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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NameSolution & 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
Solution Components:
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
- Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS)
- Oracle WebCenter
- Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE)
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.