Situation Before EBS Upgrade

This drilling contractor provides drilling services to the energy industry around the globe with a fleet of offshore drilling rigs, semi-submersible, and dynamically-positioned drillships. The client’s Oracle EBS technology is at the center of its global business processes and required an upgrade to the latest stable version of EBS (12.2.11) as discontinuation of Oracle Support for its existing version (12.1.3) was imminent.

Key objectives for this upgrade included the following:

  • Migration of existing functions to the new release
  • Continuation of Support by Oracle, including:
    • Security updates
    • Critical patch updates
    • Legal and regulatory updates

AST helped upgrade EBS to a stable version to leverage the latest technological advancements, ensuring continued and improved business operations.”

John Maruyama Director - Sales, AST
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AST helped upgrade EBS to a stable version to leverage the latest technological advancements, ensuring continued and improved business operations.”

John Maruyama Director - Sales, AST

Solution & Benefits of EBS Upgrade

AST worked closely with the client to swiftly upgrade its Oracle EBS modules from Release 12.1.3 to Release 12.2.11, including data migration. To ensure seamless system and third-party compatibility with the upgraded modules, AST and the client established key interfaces and custom code verification.

This important upgrade to the client’s EBS modules has delivered the following benefits:

  • Ability to leverage the latest technology enhancements
  • Stability of the system for at least five years with R12.2
  • Premier Oracle Support for the EBS environment
  • Custom objects migration
  • Reduced downtime
  • System performance improvements recognized by business users
  • Critical business operations and revenue-generating activities continue during patching
Industry: Energy

Solution Components:

  • Oracle E-Business Suite
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Why AST?


AST’s nearly three decades of expertise in Oracle E-Business Suite implementations, upgrades, and cloud migrations delivered a successful migration to Oracle EBS 12.2.11, ensuring continued Oracle Support and ongoing performance improvements.