Oakland was looking for Stability and Efficiency

The City of Oakland aimed to enhance the efficiency and performance of its Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) and Business Intelligence (BI) applications by migrating from an on-premise infrastructure to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The project included ongoing infrastructure support for the cloud environment, ensuring a robust and scalable system that aligns with future IT changes and business initiatives. The client sought to achieve the following goals:

  • Database upgrades to the latest 19c version
  • Implementation of Database High Availability for EBS
  • Enhanced data warehousing to attain significant performance gains
  • Migration of legacy content from the database to the file system in WebCenter, significantly reducing costs
  • Improved overall security and performance of applications
  • Migration and stabilization of Production EBS and supporting Oracle components on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
  • Recommendations for future improvements on architecture, security, integration, and analytics/ETL
  • Recommendations for Savings on long-term cost of ownership with reduction in hardware and maintenance costs
  • Flexibility to respond more easily to future IT changes and business initiatives through a modern and more resilient system
  • Assist in ensuring proper network connectivity from the City of Oakland network to Oracle Cloud
  • Project Management and Advisory for migration and upgrade to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
  • Provisioning all required infrastructure including databases, virtual machines, and applications
  • Knowledge Transfer to city IT staff

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Solution & Benefits After the OCI Implementation

AST successfully executed this lift and shift with zero defects, showcasing their exceptional dedication and expertise. We migrated the City’s Oracle E-Business Suite and Business Intelligence applications to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. This migration not only enhanced the performance and security of the City’s applications but also laid a strong foundation for future modernization initiatives. Through meticulous planning and execution, the City achieved significant cost savings and operational efficiencies, ensuring a resilient and flexible IT environment.

The City is experiencing the following benefits:

  • Enhanced Security: Strengthened the city’s security posture on the cloud
  • Foundation for Modernization: Laid the groundwork for future initiatives such as Single Sign-On for EBS and WebCenter
  • Training and Support: Provided extensive training to the City’s technical resources to ensure smooth cloud adoption
Industry: State & Local

Solution Components:

  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
  • Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS)
  • Oracle WebCenter
  • Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE)
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Why AST?


AST’s history of successful E-Business Suite implementations, alongside our extensive knowledge of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, ensured that the City’s project occurred quickly, agilely and with minimal risk.