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Are you considering deploying SOA on Oracle Cloud?  This article by Mrityunjay Kant, “Understanding SOA Deployment Options in Oracle Cloud”, does a great job of identifying the key considerations for organizations interested in using Oracle Cloud. Kant covers the pros and …

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Are you stressed out?  Feeling overwhelmed?  Longing for some ‘cute’ in your work day?  Look no further.  Puppies are coming to AST! Yes, you read that right.  Puppies! Dog Patch Pet & Feed of Naperville, IL will be visiting us …

AST to Host Puppy Break on 3/25! Read More »

Let’s revisit the path to Cloud ERP as Gartner predicted in 2014.   As foreseen, we are referring to ERP applications as Legacy ERP and Cloud ERP.  That terminology itself is a big transformation.  The following quote from 2014 has …

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The annual California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) Conference is being held this week, March 1-4, at the Disneyland Resort Hotel in Anaheim, California! The CSMFO is the statewide organization serving all California municipal finance professionals.  It promotes excellence …

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Let’s all congratulate Santosh V. for earning recognition as AST’s Employee of the Month for February 2016! Santosh is being recognized for successfully preparing for and deploying a Hyperion solution while putting in marathon days to resolve last-minute, critical production …

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Join AST and other industry experts March 1-3 at the annual Oracle Utilities Users Group (OUUG) Conference 2016 in Phoenix, AZ! This annual “for users, by users” grassroots customer community event will once again be your opportunity for product-specific collaboration …

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We are well on our way to breaking our 2015 Certification record! Four team members from three different practices completed certifications this month! Mark H. completed his Oracle Linux 6 Sales and Presales specializations and David A. passed the Oracle …

AST Employees Tack on More Certifications! Read More »

Is your company queueing up a Big Data effort?  One of the challenges will be making it comprehensive enough to positively affect decision-making at all levels within your organization. A Big Data project should focus on more than just reducing …

Make the Most of Your Big Data Project with a Comprehensive Approach Read More »

Companies spend vast resources to harden the outermost perimeters of their enterprise. The intent of these investments is to prevent sensitive company data from becoming exposed to hackers. Unfortunately, hardening the outer perimeter of an enterprise is not enough. Without …

Protect Your Enterprise with “Inside Out” Security Read More »

In 2015 we added 70 new employees to our team and we are not slowing down in 2016! In the first six weeks of this year we have already welcomed five new people to Team AST!  Welcome to Michelle W. …

AST’s 2016 Recruiting Goals are in Motion! Read More »