Welcome to the Future of PeopleSoft Managed Services: Things Just Got Easier
With all Oracle PeopleSoft releases except for 9.2 in sustaining support and no announcement of 9.3, our customers have been finding creative ways to control costs and make things easier to do. Getting off Oracle support has been one of the best decisions you’ve made, so now let’s explore what happens next. We’ll reveal how one client running a blend of PeopleSoft 9.1 and 9.2 started by dropping their expensive Oracle support for third-party support – then engaged us to manage their systems. In this OnDemand Webinar, Frank Reneke, GVP & GM of Oracle Services for Rimini Street and Anne Plese, Sr Director of Product Marketing explore how we are helping our clients strengthen their financial position to accelerate digital transformation – all while taking back control of their roadmap in a time of uncertainty. Tune in to find out the steps that you can take toward a simplified operating model.
Oracle EBS Global User Survey Insights
Join in on a review of results and insights from a survey of Oracle EBS users around the world. Economic uncertainties and business demands are causing IT teams to make some major decisions for their organizations today. And with no Oracle EBS 12.3 release on the horizon, and 12.1 moving into sustaining support in December 2021, users are facing some serious questions about their roadmap: Should you upgrade and be faced with continuous updates for the next 10 years? Should you move to the cloud? Can you continue innovating on your current release? How will any of these options impact your organization and generate the most value for your business? Oracle EBS customers were surveyed and asked of their opinions about decisions they’re making around these topics. Discussion focuses on how these decisions will impact how your company will survive, stabilize, and thrive moving forward.
Prioritizing IT Initiatives to Drive Recovery and Business Impact
Costs continue to be under pressure across the enterprise as businesses react to the severe and on-going economic and industry pressures. At the same time, the need to accelerate digital business initiatives has increased, not decreased, but there is not new funding available given the current environment. Cost optimization has become a mantra for many businesses in 2020 as their revenues have been squeezed or even crushed. Join industry expert and Forrester analyst, Mark Bartrick and Former CIO (CF Industries, Valspar, Medtronic) Tom Grooms, as they examine the pressures IT leaders face today and explore options for optimizing tech spend right now in order to help fund new initiatives that will drive competitive advantage and growth in the post-COVID economy. Topics covered include: CIOs top priorities for the coming 12 months Why Tech Cost Optimization is front of mind right now Pragmatic strategies to shift legacy spend to help pay for revenue-generating initiatives Watch the OnDemand webinar today!
How IT Leaders Can Rethink SAP ERP Strategy
Digital transformation is a high priority for IT leaders these days, as is driving pandemic recovery, growing the top line, and reducing costs. SAP licensees have additional considerations including SAP innovation, S/4HANA, and avoiding SAP lock-in. In this on-demand webinar, Rimini Street’s Hari Candadai speaks with accomplished former CIO Tom Grooms (previously of CF Industries, Valspar, and Medtronic) and global SAP expert Jennifer Perry on key considerations for rethinking SAP ERP strategy now. Highlighted in the discussion are findings from a recent IDG SAP global survey including the importance of maximizing the current SAP investment and using or considering third-party support as part of an SAP ERP strategy.
The State of IT Innovation: Priorities and Challenges of 900 Global IT Leaders
A recent global survey of 900 IT leaders and financial decision-makers revealed the top priorities and challenges they face when it comes to funding and investing in innovation. The results, which were published in a report entitled “IT Leaders Frustrated with Barriers to Innovation and Falling Behind” by llan Oshri highlights the biggest blockers to innovation. 77% cited overspending on “keeping the lights on,” which left them without the budget to innovate 76% referenced “lack of board support for significant investment in innovation” 74% said being “locked into vendor contracts that restrict innovation” as another obstacle If this sounds familiar and you’d like to learn more, this webinar is for you. Pat Phelan, former Gartner analyst and VP of Market Research at Rimini Street, discusses the major findings from this research and shares actionable insights based on real-world examples. You will walk away understanding: The top barriers IT organizations face around funding innovation today How best-in-class IT leaders light up their innovation roadmap by shifting the balance from just “keeping the lights on” to strategic investments Why companies like Welch’s, a $700 million processing and marketing subsidiary of the National Grape Cooperative, shifted their IT cost containment strategy to invest resources and savings into innovation using third-party support as a key enabler How YOU can flip the “innovation” switch on, particularly if you are struggling to get line-of-sight on a multi-year roadmap Why over 1500 global enterprises are selecting Rimini Street for third-party support to accelerate their innovation strategy Check out this 30-minute, On-Demand webinar to learn how to keep IT innovation moving forward.
5 Ways to Avoid a Surprise Audit: SAP Indirect Access
With SAP’s early success in two widely-publicized lawsuits involving Indirect Access, many SAP customers have been left feeling anxious as to how they would fare should they face an audit now that the legal precedent for non-compliance has been set. Reassurances from SAP CEO Bill McDermott at last year’s Sapphire Now conference did little to assuage those fears. SAP’s license model is complex, especially when it comes to allowing homegrown, web or third-party applications that access or manipulate SAP data…or users who get access to SAP data through other applications. Unfortunately, many CIOs think they are properly licensed and in compliance with their SAP software maintenance agreements…until they get the audit notifications. The speakers cover: Why Diageo lost the case and how the court ruling was decided How audits can be used to drive innovation and road map clarity (and why you should not be afraid of them) Who you should engage during the audit process so you make the right decisions every step of the way Dan Ashton, Sr. Director of Product Marketing at Rimini Street hosts this 30-minute discussion with Sebastian Schoofs, Executive Director at VOQUZ and Jeremy Sayler, Director of License Advisory Services at Rimini Street. This is the fastest way for you to learn the 5 ways to avoid surprises with SAP’s Indirect Access and control your destiny.
5 Hidden Traps That Are Keeping You in Your Oracle ULA
Oracle Unlimited License Agreements (“ULA”) by themselves are neither good nor bad. Whether they are good or bad for your business is based entirely on how you negotiate the terms and conditions and manage the ULA throughout the entire lifecycle of the contract. If you enter into a ULA with the right terms, manage it properly and exit via certification with the maximum licenses, then your ULA can be a valuable arrangement for your company. However, if you leave anything to chance, you can inadvertently impact your long-term IT strategy, including the ability to move around based on your budget, resources, and roadmap. Don’t get locked into terms that don’t work for you. Tune into this 45-minute webinar and learn about the five ways an Oracle ULA can trap your team, hurt your budget and stifle innovation.Join Craig Guarente, CEO of Palisade Compliance and former Oracle GVP responsible for License Management Services (Customer Audits) along with Dan Ashton of Rimini Street to get guidance and learn how you can not only avoid ULA lock-in but reduce your support costs, free up resources and focus on your new IT initiatives.
Understanding the Risks of SAP’s Vision for Cloud and S/4HANA
For years, SAP has been a safe bet in enterprise resource planning systems. Today, SAP’s roadmap isn’t as straightforward. The potential risks of moving to SAP S/4HANA too quickly or shifting your ERP into SAP’s cloud products come with a price tag and risk that most CIOs may not be ready for. SAP is pushing S/4HANA hard with high-pressure tactics that include declaring an end of support for SAP ECC6*, the current mainstream implementation. This leaves customers with three options: 1) Stay put and wait for S/4HANA – continue paying a seemingly high yearly maintenance cost that may not deliver much in the way of enhancements, while trying to save up for an eventual move to S/4HANA 2) Commit to S/4HANA now – start your move right away, despite what many customers see as a huge cost of implementation and risk of disrupting business operations for little or no proven return on investment 3) The smarter strategy – move your maintenance to Rimini Street, reduce your annual maintenance costs by up to 90% and put that money towards your roadmap, regardless of your ultimate destination in. Join Pat Phelan, former Gartner Vice President of Research and now VP of Market Research for Rimini Street as she examines the pros and cons of each of these options. If your organization is currently using SAP’s Business Suite, you won’t want to miss this webinar. *On Feb. 4, 2020, SAP had announced mainstream support for SAP Business Suite 7 until 2027.
Is It Time to Reroute Your ERP Roadmap?
To accelerate business transformation, cloud-first strategies are being deployed by nearly every organization in the world. Yet, there is a lot of confusion about how to move (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS) as well as what to move. Vendors are applying a great deal of pressure on their clients to move back-office applications (ERP, CRM and other transaction-based systems of record for the business) to proprietary clouds…without clear justification or a complete view of what it will cost. Pat Phelan, former Gartner analyst and now the head of market research and strategy at Rimini Street, shares lessons learned and insights gained from over 25 years of working with IT leaders on how to move ERP into the cloud era without breaking the bank or introducing unmanageable risk, including: various cloud models, particularly which have made the greatest impact to their business the open versus proprietary cloud debate, in light of vendors abandoning their internally deployed software roadmaps real-world challenges associated with an ERP rip-and-replace (including solution readiness, resourcing, funding customization) Digital transformation is forcing ERP decisions like never before. Don’t get caught out with a ‘cloudy roadmap’, watch this webinar now.