At a recent press conference and open questions session during Oracle OpenWorld 2016, Oracle Executive Chairman and CTO Larry Ellison highlighted why Oracle focuses on Workday as its most important Cloud software competitor, and not Salesforce.com. Ellison’s answer was clear: The size of the prize is much bigger for ERP Cloud Applications, where Workday has an offering and Salesforce does not.
This Q&A also highlighted some inherent strengths of Oracle’s Cloud ERP solution, over the competition:
- Oracle has rewritten all of its ERP Applications for the Cloud, ahead of key competitors.
- When a customer chooses Oracle Cloud ERP, not only are they getting the software they need, but also storage, network, servers, and service.
- In addition to the core Financials and HCM Applications, Oracle Cloud ERP offers Supply Chain, Core Manufacturing, Order Management, Logistics, PLM, and Procurement – a much bigger and better-integrated solution.
To read more about Oracle’s focus on being the leader in ERP Cloud Applications and why they talk more about Workday than other competition, read Chris Murphy’s article, here!
Are you planning to attend the Michigan Oracle Users Summit (MOUS) tomorrow, November 2? If so, don’t miss AST’s Usha V. presenting 
Congratulations to Goutham G. for earning recognition as AST’s Employee of the Month for October 2016!
The Oracle Applications Users Group and its Northern California affiliate are hosting the OAUG Connection Point – NorCal on Monday, October 24, 2016 at the Oracle Conference Center in Redwood Shores, CA! This is a one-day event for Oracle users that will amplify your product knowledge, provide opportunities to interface with experts, and network with peers all under one roof.
Your Big Data effort could be the most involved project your company takes on in the near future. Using the Big Data concept to help predict how and where to do business is a huge undertaking. The first steps include defining what Big Data means to you and taking inventory of what your organization may already have that’s useful.
We have challenged all of our employees to obtain at least one Oracle Cloud Certification before 2017 arrives, and we’re calling it the AST Cloud Olympics. It hasn’t been long since this announcement, and we are already on our way to being a 100% Oracle Cloud Certified team! Read on for this month’s massive list of new Oracle Specializations within AST!
A key challenge that many large cities face today is how to cost effectively and efficiently provide municipal services to citizens through a rapidly expanding plethora of channels – mobile phones, websites, email, apps, and social media. How can leading cities retain control of costs when new channels are constantly emerging?
As summer fades and cooler temperatures roll in, we think about winding down 2016 (already!), but that doesn’t mean we’re slowing down here at AST!