The document outlines Oracle's vision for PeopleSoft, which includes continuous delivery of value through frequent updates, a modern user experience including mobile access, exploiting cloud services to reduce costs and increase agility, increased automation, and secure access to data. It discusses how these can be realized through PeopleSoft in the cloud, selective adoption of updates, security measures like audits and firewalls, mobile technologies like Fluid, upgrading to the latest release, and developing strategies around adoption, platforms, and patching.

1. Implementing the Oracle Vision for PeopleSoft
Management
Oracle HCM Cloud & PeopleSoft Cedar Day 2017
Wednesday, 7th June 2017
Graham Smith and Sarah Hurley, Cedar Consulting

2. A little bit of History…
Upgrade every 3 to 5 years
Threw customisations back in
No need for intelligent customisations
Lack of incentive for housekeeping
Huge infrastructure overheads (Labour and Cost)
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9.08.9 9.1

3. Oracle’s Vision
 Paco Aubrejaun - "Selective Adoption
allows customers to reduce cost and
accelerate value."
 "What they want, when they want"
without upgrades…"
 "Oracle is committed to PeopleSoft.
We have a very high level of
investment in the products.”
 “Continuing to innovate ...from the
User Interface to architectural level.”
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4. Cloud
Services
Oracle’s Vision for PeopleSoft Realised…
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Modern
User
Experience
Continuous
Delivery of
Value
Automation
Reduced
Cost of
Ownership
Secure and
reliable
access to
data
Increased
Agility

5. Continuous Delivery of Value
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Continuous
Delivery of
Value
Rapid access to new functionality
Managing regular and frequent change
Staying secure and stable
Selective Adoption

6. Modern User Experience
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Modern
User
ExperienceDemand for more contemporary look and feel
Drive to provide access to mobile and remote workforce
Functional driven interaction (i.e. no menus)
Fluid
Grey Heller PeopleMobile/PeopleUX

7. Exploiting Cloud Services
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Cloud
Services
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Hardware, Network
• Security
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• Oracle Database in the Cloud
• Oracle Cloud Integration
• Microsoft Azure and Amazon for MS SQL Server
• Twillio messaging
PeopleSoft in the Cloud
• Customise PeopleSoft
• Cloud Manager
Opportunity to
reduce Costs,
increase Agility and
increase Security
Auto-
mation
Cost
Secure
Agility

8. Automation & Increased Agility
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Automation
Environment Refreshes and Speed of Delivery
Platform Maintenance
Application Maintenance (PeopleTools & App Updates)
PeopleSoft Cloud Manager
DPK, ACM, Puppet (PS Cloud Architecture)
PeopleSoft Test Framework
Jenkins
Increased
Agility

9. Reduced Cost of Ownership
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Reduced
Cost of
OwnershipIncreasingly expensive and complex architecture
Need for Systems to be Responsive (mobile, security, exploit value, integration)
Funtional driven interaction (ie no menus)
Cloud Infrastructure as a Service
Selective Adoption

10. Secure and Reliable Access to Data
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Secure and
reliable
access to
data
Mobile and Remote Workforce
Demands of European Data Protection (GDPR)
Increased CyberCrime
Security Audit
GreyHeller ERP Firewall
PeopleSoft in the Cloud

11. As a Result, This is PeopleSoft Today…
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Access to and
adoption of new
functionality quickly
PeopleSoft in the
cloud is a very real
opportunity
Chose when and
what to update
PeopleSoft is a rapidly evolving, Cloud
ready but highly stable, low
maintenance, highly flexible application
PeopleSoft has a roadmap to at least
2027 and 1,500 developers

12. You Don’t Need to Move to SAAS to Realise this Vision
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PeopleSoft on
Oracle Cloud
Oracle Cloud
Applications
Subscription Based Pay As You Go  
Customer Can Customise the Application  
Customer Configurability and End User Personalisation  
Technology Platform Automatically Maintained  
New Updates Delivered Multiple Times Per Year  
New Updates Automatically Applied  
Customer Determines If and When to Apply Changes  
Comparison of PeopleSoft on Oracle Cloud and Oracle Cloud Applications

13. What next ?
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What do you
need to implement
this vision?

14. What next ?
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What do you
need to implement
this vision?
Get
Secure

15. What next ?
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 If you didn’t see Nev’s session “PeopleSoft
Cyber Security – How prepared are you”,
why not have a chat to Nev
 Consider a security audit
 If you didn’t see the session “Fighting
Crime with GreyHeller ERP Firewall”, take
a look at the product
 Assess PeopleSoft in the Cloud
Get
Secure

16. What next ?
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What do you
need to implement
this vision?
Enable Your
Mobile Workforce
Get
Secure

17. What next ?
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 If you didn’t attend “Building a
Compelling User Interface – With or
Without Fluid”, why not have a chat with
Graham Smith or GreyHeller
 Review 9.2 delivered Fluid functionality
and see if it can work for you
 Consultancy services/Training for Fluid
development
 Consider GreyHeller’s PeopleUX
Enable Your
Mobile Workforce

18. What next ?
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What do you
need to implement
this vision?
Get to 9.2
Enable Your
Mobile Workforce
Get
Secure

19. What next ?
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 Why not attend a half day Upgrade
Masterclass?
 Our next Masterclass is on 13th
July at our London offices
 Get access to the latest PS Images
to evaluate 9.2, accessing our
hosted images
Get to 9.2

20. What next ?
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What do you
need to implement
this vision?
Get a Selective
Adoption Strategy
Enable Your
Mobile Workforce
Get
Secure
Get to 9.2

21. What next ?
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 Ensure you have a Selective
Adoption Strategy
 This should be part of your
upgrade deliverable, why not
have a chat with us about
how you should frame yours
Get a Selective
Adoption Strategy

22. Get a Selective
Adoption Strategy
What next ?
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What do you
need to implement
this vision?
Get a Platform
Strategy
Enable Your
Mobile Workforce
Get
Secure
Get to 9.2

23. What next ?
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 Is infrastructure really your core
business focus? Why not talk to us
to see how we could help you
reduce cost of ownership
 Hosting:
 Images
 Production support
environments
 Fully hosted and fully patched
Get a Platform
Strategy
Award winning Managed Services
team
22 Clients
“The customer service that we
receive from Cedar is a great
example of the customer support
working in partnership with the
client.” ICI - AkzoNobel

24. Get a Selective
Adoption Strategy
What next ?
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What do you
need to implement
this vision?
Get a Platform
Strategy
Know What
is Coming
Enable Your
Mobile Workforce
Get
Secure
Get to 9.2

25. What next ?
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 Get functional support from Cedar for:
 Access to latest hosted images
 Image Insight Report
 Image Impact Assessment
 Future Release Summary
 Optimsation
Know What
is Coming
Cedar Consulting Image Insight doc

26. Get a Selective
Adoption Strategy
What next ?
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What do you
need to implement
this vision?
Get a Platform
Strategy
Know What
is Coming
Enable Your
Mobile Workforce
Get
Secure
Patching
Get to 9.2

27. What next ?
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 Look at Patching as a Service:
 Image applications
 PeopleTools Upgrade
 Interim BAU Fix Update
 Deployment of Oracle Patch
Updates
Patching
Size Work, Resource and Plan
DEVELOP (Reapply)
SYSTEM TEST/UAT
DEPLOY

28. Cedar Services - Built to Suit Your Needs…
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Patching as a
Service
Selective Adoption
Strategy
Security
Fluid
Development Hosting
Access to
images
Optimisation
Impact
Assessment
Image Insight
Testing as a
Service
Environment
refreshes

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30. Graham Smith
graham.smith@cedarconsulting.co.uk
Sarah Hurley
sarah.hurley@cedarconsulting.co.uk