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Oracle Cloud authors on buzzwords, misconceptions and more

Authors Madhup Gulati, Adeesh Fulay and Sudip Datta answered some questions we had about the Oracle cloud. See what they shared with us.Feature

Oracle application performance management done right

Being proactive with your Oracle application performance management is crucial to stemming system slowdowns, according to this tip.Tip

Collaborate 2013 Oracle user groups show guide

Collaborate 2013 is one of the biggest Oracle user group conferences of the year, and SearchOracle.com editors are on hand to cover it from start to finish.Collaborate 2013

Managing the cost-based optimizer in E-Business Suite

An OAUG board member and Oracle Applications DBA explains how to use the cost-based optimizer to manager E-Business Suite stats.Tip

New Oracle user group president talks upgrades, customizations

Margaret Wright, the new president of the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG), talks about her vision for the group and challenges its users face.Q&A

Acme Packet buy designed to enhance Oracle communications portfolio

Oracle's $1.7 billion acquisition of Acme Packet is mainly to bolster Oracle communications software, experts say.News | 05 Feb 2013

Get executive approval for enterprise BI projects by emphasizing value

Database, application and senior IT managers can get executive approval for their BI projects by spotlighting the value of proper implementation.News | 05 Feb 2013

EA plays the standardization game: Benefits of an Oracle environment

EA was feeling the limits of its heterogeneous shop. Read on to learn the benefits they found in implementing a standardized Oracle environment.News | 09 Oct 2012

Demystify the Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Subledger Accounting Engine

Features within the Subledger Accounting Engine of Oracle E-Business Suite R12 represent big changes in how enterprises can perform accounting tasks.Tip

A Girl in an Oracle World

The Girl in an Oracle World series celebrates women in technology by examining the careers of three prominent female Oracle pros.series

Online patching support highlights upcoming Oracle EBS 12.2 release

Oracle EBS 12.2 is expected out this year, and support for online patching will be one of its key features.Tip

Doing an Oracle patch update the right way is no easy task

Knowing which Oracle patch update is the right one, and how often to apply them, is key to keeping IT and end users happy.Feature

Collaborate 2013 Oracle user groups show guide

Collaborate 2013 is one of the biggest Oracle user group conferences of the year, and SearchOracle.com editors are on hand to cover it from start to finish.Collaborate 2013

Reading the conference tea leaves with Oracle apps expert Floyd Teter

Floyd Teter, Oracle applications expert, tells us what he expects out of the 20th anniversary Collaborate conference, including news and memories.Podcast

Spend smart on Oracle ERP implementations

Oracle ERP implementations usually take about a year-and-a-half, but a couple examples show that spending smart can shrink the timeline.Oracle Revelations | 20 Mar 2013

No ERP customization for you, says solar company to users in upgrade

With a potential IPO on the horizon, Amonix had to upgrade its ERP system fast. So it prohibited any ERP customization.Feature

Managing the cost-based optimizer in E-Business Suite

An OAUG board member and Oracle Applications DBA explains how to use the cost-based optimizer to manager E-Business Suite stats.Tip

Oracle Fusion Applications implementation: Slower than expected?

A Forrester report says Oracle Fusion Applications forces a tough choice for users and may be why adoption is slow. But not everyone agrees.Feature

Oracle E-Business Suite R12 upgrade aided by checklists

A pre- and post-upgrade checklist will go a long way toward ensuring a successful Oracle E-Business Suite R12 upgrade.Tip

Demystify the Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Subledger Accounting Engine

Features within the Subledger Accounting Engine of Oracle E-Business Suite R12 represent big changes in how enterprises can perform accounting tasks.Tip

Efficiency more than a pipe dream with JD Edwards applications

The Womble Company, an industrial pipe coating company, needed more efficient JD Edwards reporting applications. Learn how they found the right match.Case Study

Collaborate 2013 Oracle user groups show guide

Collaborate 2013 is one of the biggest Oracle user group conferences of the year, and SearchOracle.com editors are on hand to cover it from start to finish.Collaborate 2013

Spend smart on Oracle ERP implementations

Oracle ERP implementations usually take about a year-and-a-half, but a couple examples show that spending smart can shrink the timeline.Oracle Revelations | 20 Mar 2013

Are JD Edwards and Oracle mobile applications the future of business?

Soaring mobility adoption means enterprises have to 'go mobile.' Learn why JD Edwards and Oracle mobile apps will change business in the near future.Tip

No ERP customization for you, says solar company to users in upgrade

With a potential IPO on the horizon, Amonix had to upgrade its ERP system fast. So it prohibited any ERP customization.Feature

Oracle Fusion Applications implementation: Slower than expected?

A Forrester report says Oracle Fusion Applications forces a tough choice for users and may be why adoption is slow. But not everyone agrees.Feature

New Oracle user group president talks upgrades, customizations

Margaret Wright, the new president of the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG), talks about her vision for the group and challenges its users face.Q&A

Three important facets of Oracle Hyperion project implementation

When implementing an Oracle Hyperion project, a company must be aware of technical, management and roadmap issues.Answer

JD Edwards upgrade: Consolidate EnterpriseOne business units

Companies can consolidate their business units when doing a JD Edwards upgrade, but knowing how and when to do it isn't an easy task.Tip

Oracle E-Business Suite R12 upgrade aided by checklists

A pre- and post-upgrade checklist will go a long way toward ensuring a successful Oracle E-Business Suite R12 upgrade.Tip

Collaborate 2013 Oracle user groups show guide

Collaborate 2013 is one of the biggest Oracle user group conferences of the year, and SearchOracle.com editors are on hand to cover it from start to finish.Collaborate 2013

Reading the conference tea leaves with Oracle apps expert Floyd Teter

Floyd Teter, Oracle applications expert, tells us what he expects out of the 20th anniversary Collaborate conference, including news and memories.Podcast

Why Ray Wang is excited about Collaborate 2013

Find out what analyst R 'Ray' Wang of Constellation Research is most excited about regarding the upcoming 2013 Oracle Collaborate conference.Podcast

Oracle Fusion Applications implementation: Slower than expected?

A Forrester report says Oracle Fusion Applications forces a tough choice for users and may be why adoption is slow. But not everyone agrees.Feature

Oracle rebrands Oracle Cloud, offers few details

Oracle Cloud, first announced last fall, will include more than 100 applications, the company said this week, but the availability date and cost are still up in the air.News | 11 Dec 2012

Oracle OpenWorld 2012 preview: Three questions

We asked four well-known Oracle experts three important questions about Oracle OpenWorld 2012, which is coming up next week.News | 11 Dec 2012

Support of Oracle customizations

Sebastian Grady, president of Oracle third-party support firm Rimini Street, explains how Oracle does not support Oracle software customizations.VIDEO

OpenWorld and JavaOne 2012 conference coverage

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Oracle OpenWorld 2012 special report

The 30th annual Oracle OpenWorld conference has 50,000 registered attendees and is packed full of sessions and keynotes on Oracle databases, applications, middleware and hardware, among other topics. OpenWorld occurs the same time as JavaOne 2012, and together the two take over a large chunk of San Francisco for the entire week.

Editors from SearchOracle.com and SearchCloudApplications.com will be at OpenWorld the whole week, capturing all the news and focusing on user sessions on Oracle Database 12c, engineered systems and other hardware, Oracle application upgrades, cloud computing and other topics.guide

Oracle OpenWorld 2012 preview: Three questions

We asked four well-known Oracle experts three important questions about Oracle OpenWorld 2012, which is coming up next week.News | 26 Sep 2012

Efficiency more than a pipe dream with JD Edwards applications

The Womble Company, an industrial pipe coating company, needed more efficient JD Edwards reporting applications. Learn how they found the right match.Case Study

Collaborate 2013 Oracle user groups show guide

Collaborate 2013 is one of the biggest Oracle user group conferences of the year, and SearchOracle.com editors are on hand to cover it from start to finish.Collaborate 2013

Why Ray Wang is excited about Collaborate 2013

Find out what analyst R 'Ray' Wang of Constellation Research is most excited about regarding the upcoming 2013 Oracle Collaborate conference.Podcast

Spend smart on Oracle ERP implementations

Oracle ERP implementations usually take about a year-and-a-half, but a couple examples show that spending smart can shrink the timeline.Oracle Revelations | 20 Mar 2013

Are JD Edwards and Oracle mobile applications the future of business?

Soaring mobility adoption means enterprises have to 'go mobile.' Learn why JD Edwards and Oracle mobile apps will change business in the near future.Tip

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne One View Reporting can save money

An Infosys consultant argues that JD Edwards EnterpriseOne One View Reporting can save big bucks over customized reporting.Feature

Former JD Edwards employee still loves Oracle products

Jennifer Barton has worked with Oracle apps for a long time, having spent her early career with JD Edwards. Here's part two of the "Girl in an Oracle World" series.Feature

JD Edwards upgrade: Consolidate EnterpriseOne business units

Companies can consolidate their business units when doing a JD Edwards upgrade, but knowing how and when to do it isn't an easy task.Tip

Tips for designing JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Android mobile applications

A SearchOracle.com guest columnist explains how to build an Android mobile application that connects to Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne.Tip

A Girl in an Oracle World

The Girl in an Oracle World series celebrates women in technology by examining the careers of three prominent female Oracle pros.series

How Papa John's implemented career succession planning with PeopleSoft

Papa John's may be better known for their pizza than their new career succession planning implementation, but maybe that should change. Find out why.Case Study

PeopleSoft HCM users get a productivity boost in PeopleSoft 9.2

In this podcast, MIPRO consultants discuss the new features contained in PeopleSoft 9.2, and provide tips on how users can approach an upgrade.Podcast

Going in-house with Oracle Fusion Applications demands vast skill set

Companies adopting Oracle Fusion Applications will naturally want to build it in-house. But the complexities of the application platform may make that unfeasible – at least for now.News | 11 Dec 2012

Support of Oracle customizations

Sebastian Grady, president of Oracle third-party support firm Rimini Street, explains how Oracle does not support Oracle software customizations.Video

Cost savings lure Oracle customers to third-party application support

Going to third-party Oracle support means saving money and possibly having customizations supported. But concerns about upgrades down the road may provide pause.News | 23 Apr 2012

Collaborate 2012 Oracle user groups show guide

Conference Coverage

End of support drives Oracle application upgrades, says survey

A recent survey of 327 Oracle application pros by the Oracle Applications Users Group found that end of support was by far the biggest driver for upgrading.News | 15 Mar 2012

Going in-house with Oracle Fusion Applications demands vast skill set

Companies adopting Oracle Fusion Applications will naturally want to build it in-house. But the complexities of the application platform may make that infeasible – at least for now.News | 07 Mar 2012

Oracle partner struggles with Fusion, but gives thumbs-up

Texas-based Oracle partner eVerge Group has had difficulty moving from PeopleSoft to Fusion Applications, largely because the hosted model gives them less control of their application. But overall they are happy.News | 01 Feb 2012

OAUG President Mark Clark talks Fusion, R12, cloud computing

Oracle Applications Users Group President Mark Clark riffs on Fusion Applications, R12 upgrades, the economic slowdown, cloud computing and virtualization.News | 03 Oct 2011

Oracle application performance management done right

Being proactive with your Oracle application performance management is crucial to stemming system slowdowns, according to this tip.Tip

Oracle Hyperion 11.1.2.3 to be available next week

The next upgrade to Oracle Hyperion, 11.1.2.3, will be generally available next week. Here a few of the new features.News | 10 Apr 2013

Three important facets of Oracle Hyperion project implementation

When implementing an Oracle Hyperion project, a company must be aware of technical, management and roadmap issues.Answer

Accessing Hyperion financial information from mobile devices

Pushing Oracle Hyperion financial information to mobile devices means considering what data to push there and what kind of devices your workers have.Tip

More business content, mobile interest highlight Kscope12

Mark Wilson from TopDown Consulting examines some of the better sessions from Kscope12, the Oracle Development Tools User Group conference.Tip

Implementing a Hyperion system in 3 weeks -- it can be done

An Oracle Hyperion system implementation in three weeks? Yes, it can be done. Communications firm Neustar implemented Hyperion in less than a month and gained efficiencies in the process.News | 16 May 2012

Support of Oracle customizations

Sebastian Grady, president of Oracle third-party support firm Rimini Street, explains how Oracle does not support Oracle software customizations.Video

Collaborate 2012 Oracle user groups show guide

Conference Coverage

Hyperion upgrade creates issues with migrating Essbase data

One reader asks how to properly migrate Essbase data when upgrading from Hyperion 9.3.1 to 9.3.3 and then 11.1.2.1.Answer

Hyperion EPM 11.1.2.2: major release?

Hyperion EPM 11.1.2.2 is technically just a patch, but one top Hyperion consultant argues that it is actually a major release.Tip

Acme Packet buy designed to enhance Oracle communications portfolio

Oracle's $1.7 billion acquisition of Acme Packet is mainly to bolster Oracle communications software, experts say.News | 05 Feb 2013

Salesforce vs. Siebel faceoff: Salesforce inventing CRM's future

In this Salesforce vs. Siebel faceoff, one analyst argues that Salesforce is inventing the future, while Siebel is trying to get into it.Faceoff

Oracle Siebel vs. Salesforce faceoff: Siebel is more versatile

In this Oracle Siebel vs. Salesforce faceoff, one consultant says Siebel users have more options without paying much more than Salesforce customers.Faceoff

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Support of Oracle customizations

Sebastian Grady, president of Oracle third-party support firm Rimini Street, explains how Oracle does not support Oracle software customizations.Video

What is a philosophical adoption of CRM?

Simon Boardman, vice president at Eagle Creek Software Services, explains what it means to have a philosophical adoption of CRM.Video

Going in-house with Oracle Fusion Applications demands vast skill set

Companies adopting Oracle Fusion Applications will naturally want to build it in-house. But the complexities of the application platform may make that infeasible – at least for now.News | 07 Mar 2012

Oracle details integration with RightNow

Oracle has finalized its $1.5 billion acquisition of CRM SaaS provider RightNow Technologies, and to celebrate executives held a webcast outlining their future plans for all the CRM and cloud products the two have on the table.News | 06 Feb 2012

Was 2011 the year of ‘peak software’?

Two recent headlines have columnist Denis Pombriant pondering the future of licensed software and the future of interactions both person-to-person and business-to-business.Column | 23 Dec 2011

Oracle-RightNow: Expert reactions and the Cloud Services Agreement

There's plenty of reaction about Oracle's $1.4 billion acquisition of RightNow, but its impact on licensing might be the most important.Blog | 26 Oct 2011