Cloud Advisory Services and Cloud ERP Solutions

Expert Cloud Strategy Services: Vendor-Neutral Advisory, Planning, and Support

Many CIOs are turning to cloud computing as a top strategy to reduce “lights-on” spend on ERP and to improve IT’s ability to respond to today’s business priorities. Many Oracle and SAP customers are realizing their ERP vendor may not be the right cloud vendor, as they adopt a hybrid IT strategy and seek a trusted partner to help select their best cloud approach.

Rimini Street Cloud Advisory Services are designed to enable and empower clients to build an ERP cloud strategy that keeps them on a Business-Driven Roadmap, not a vendor-dictated path.

Services

Cloud ERP vendor analysis

Vendor-agnostic comparative review of top cloud vendors to “lift and shift” Oracle and SAP ERP to the cloud including vendor-incentive programs.

Cloud ERP deployment models

IaaS versus SaaS strengths and weaknesses analysis for ERP environments, including best practices and client success stories.

Cloud ERP operations

Deep-dive considerations and recommendations for cloud ERP operations including licensing, security, performance, interoperability, and data integration.

TCO/ROI analysis for cloud ERP

Detailed, documented TCO/ROI analysis comparing current ERP state to proposed cloud models, including any vendor incentives.

Client-tailored cloud ERP migration plan

Detailed project plan, offered as an additional service, with timelines and milestones, including cost of migration and running in final proposed cloud ERP solutions.

Why Rimini Street

Organizations worldwide trust Rimini Street to help them extract more value from their enterprise software investments. This includes guidance on cloud strategy to ensure the cloud path selected meets the long-term business needs of the organization.

Better model

Avoid hidden costs and pitfalls in vendors’ cloud ERP system offerings with Rimini Street cloud advisory services. Navigate complex contracts and incentive programs for cloud-based ERP systems while maintaining financial and strategic ERP roadmap control.

Better people

Robust, expert-led and responsive support for Oracle or SAP platforms enables focus and thoughtful ERP cloud strategy, planning, and execution without vendor-dictated timetables.

Better outcomes

Rimini Street saves clients up to 90% on total support costs and puts them in control of their cloud strategies. Rimini Street experts can help ensure the cloud ERP solutions under consideration aren’t just benefiting the ERP vendor, but driving measurable, sustained savings and deliver strategic benefits.

Cloud Advisory Services from Rimini Street

Compare the value

Carefully evaluate cloud ERP roadmap options before making a decision.

Vendor-Dictated Roadmap for Cloud	Business-Driven Cloud Roadmap with Rimini Street
ERP Vendor Cloud Lock-in • Customers forced to adopt specific software releases and vendor-proprietary technologies to use a vendor’s cloud ERP, forcing long-term lock-in and loss of roadmap control	Better Model • Innovate around the edges of ERP implementations, with the flexibility to keep current ERP fully supported for at least 15 years while choosing when and how to adopt the industry’s leading, open cloud solutions for IaaS or SaaS including hybrid IT deployments
Dated Support Approach • Forced reliance on a dated ERP vendor support model, with technologies and resources not designed to meet most of the new operational requirements of Cloud ERP	Better People • Rimini Street combines the world’s leading independent, third-party support for ERP with the industry’s leading cloud advisory services and support teams — to optimize cloud ERP solutions
Higher Costs and Business Risk • Pay the vendor approximately three to ten times or more¹,² than what a company pays in annual maintenance fees today to adopt proprietary cloud ERP solutions that can reduce financial and strategic leverage in the future	Better Business Outcomes • Predictable, sustained cost savings up to 90% on total ERP maintenance and support costs combined with the savings and benefits of open-cloud IaaS, SaaS, or hybrid IT, while maintaining full ERP roadmap control
¹https://earlyadopter.com/2019/10/17/why-oracles-cloud-is-not-state-of-the-art/ ² https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2019/12/13/oracle-corp-orcl-q2-2020-earnings-call-transcript.aspx

Vendor-Dictated Roadmap for Cloud

Business-Driven Cloud Roadmap with Rimini Street

ERP Vendor Cloud Lock-in

• Customers forced to adopt specific software releases and vendor-proprietary technologies to use a vendor’s cloud ERP, forcing long-term lock-in and loss of roadmap control

Better Model

• Innovate around the edges of ERP implementations, with the flexibility to keep current ERP fully supported for at least 15 years while choosing when and how to adopt the industry’s leading, open cloud solutions for IaaS or SaaS including hybrid IT deployments

Dated Support Approach

• Forced reliance on a dated ERP vendor support model, with technologies and resources not designed to meet most of the new operational requirements of Cloud ERP

Better People

• Rimini Street combines the world’s leading independent, third-party support for ERP with the industry’s leading cloud advisory services and support teams — to optimize cloud ERP solutions

Higher Costs and Business Risk

• Pay the vendor approximately three to ten times or more¹,² than what a company pays in annual maintenance fees today to adopt proprietary cloud ERP solutions that can reduce financial and strategic leverage in the future

Better Business Outcomes

• Predictable, sustained cost savings up to 90% on total ERP maintenance and support costs combined with the savings and benefits of open-cloud IaaS, SaaS, or hybrid IT, while maintaining full ERP roadmap control

¹https://earlyadopter.com/2019/10/17/why-oracles-cloud-is-not-state-of-the-art/

² https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2019/12/13/oracle-corp-orcl-q2-2020-earnings-call-transcript.aspx

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Additional Resources

Webinar

Why Enterprises Are Rethinking Their Oracle Relationship and Cloud Strategy

In this webinar, Sr. Product Marketing Director, Jason Kotsaftis, and VP of Market Research, Pat Phelan discuss the findings from Rimini Street's 2019 Oracle Applications Survey.

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Research Report

Are Oracle Cloud Risks Worth the Rewards?

Is Oracle’s roadmap taking you where you want to go, or should you be following your own Business-Driven IT Roadmap? Our new research report looks at cloud stops along Oracle’s IT roadmap and details what they involve, and what they could mean for your business. Each stop along Oracle’s roadmap can lock you deeper into its technology stack and may include risks and hidden costs. Is limiting your future IT options and flexibility through a single vendor best for your business? How would Oracle Cloud look if viewed through the lens of a Business-Driven IT Roadmap, that squarely aligns all your IT strategies and tactics with the critical needs of your business? Download the full report for helpful insights as you consider whether Oracle is the right long-term partner for your cloud success.

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eBook

Getting to the Cloud on Your Terms: 3 Things That Get in the Way

Not Ready to Move Your ERP Systems to the Cloud Today? You’re Not Alone.

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The Real Costs and Risks of Oracle ERP and Oracle Cloud

The growing cost of yearly maintenance for Oracle ERP and Oracle Cloud systems drain enterprise innovation budgets and resources. NCH, a global leader in industrial, commercial, and institutional maintenance products and services, saves $2.5 million a year in maintenance costs with independent, third-party support. More than just savings, they are experiencing better response times, plus greater expertise and flexibility than traditional software vendor support. In the ebook, “The Real Costs and Risks of Oracle ERP and Oracle Cloud,” learn about Oracle support alternatives and why sticking with Oracle support might stunt enterprise growth and diminish ROI. Topics covered include: Walking away from costly annual maintenance fees, and reducing the need for the expertise and resources to keep pace with Oracle updates Understanding financially engineered deals that lead to vendor lock-in and long-term costs Comparing the true costs of staying with your vendor’s dictated roadmap versus the role of a hybrid approach Creating a Business-Driven Roadmap tailored to fit your business needs while reducing the occurrences of overpaying for unnecessary features and modules Looking at client examples of savings and benefits gained from switching to independent, third-party support With Rimini Street independent, third-party support for Oracle ERP software, you can regain control of your IT roadmap and join the growing number of enterprises that have reallocated budget, time, and organizational talent toward growth and innovation.

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eBook

Global Enterprises Drive Innovation with Hybrid IT Strategy

Cloud is a dominant force in enterprise software today. Moving data and workloads to cloud-based environments can drive competitive advantage, particularly by helping enterprises meet changing customer demands and enable new processes. Despite their popularity, cloud systems may not be the optimal strategic solution for entire IT landscapes. In many cases, internally deployed, customized ERP systems are robust and highly-functional, and there is no business case to move them to the cloud. Creating a hybrid IT strategy then becomes a smart path to optimizing IT budgets, choosing best-of-breed SaaS solutions, and accelerating digital transformation. To help fund these hybrid IT solutions, many organizations are switching from software vendor support to independent, third-party support, saving up to 90% on total maintenance costs and redirecting scarce IT budget dollars to innovation. In this informative e-book, you’ll meet five Rimini Street clients that are executing a hybrid IT strategy facilitated by third-party support, reallocating savings to initiatives such as: Low-code application development New marketing programs Rollout of electronic data interchange (EDI) for e-commerce Development of a cloud-based information technology service management (ITSM) application Freeing up IT staff for new projects Find out more about the benefits of third-party support for hybrid IT solutions. Read this new eBook.

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