Quest Experience Week—our annual virtual conference—happened last week, and it was another great chance for our community to hear from the Oracle PeopleSoft team about new developments within PeopleSoft. Marc Weintraub, Vice President of Product Strategy for PeopleSoft, gave the keynote on PeopleSoft day, which focused on the product line update and Oracle's ongoing investment…

With Oracle’s ongoing commitment to support and invest in PeopleSoft, the value of Oracle support for PeopleSoft has never been greater. The current state of PeopleSoft is strong with over 5,000 customers worldwide and 70% of them adopting the current PeopleSoft offering. A dedicated team of over 1,000 resources builds onto the existing 65,000 person…

PeopleSoft Cloud Manager Update Image 5 features an automated PeopleTools 8.55 to 8.56 upgrade, PeopleTools 8.56 Provisioning and Provisioning Status, Cloud Manager Self-Update, additional features when utilizing Database Cloud Services and Cloud Manager REST API Support. PeopleSoft Cloud Manager now uses templates to quickly provision new PeopleTools 8.56 environments. It’s easier than ever to monitor…

It’s no surprise the value customers are seeing with 9.2, specifically in the areas of Fluid and Selective Adoption. I’ve had the opportunity to talk with many customers about what they are doing in these areas, like Krista Weatherford, HR Business System Manager for Clackamas County. Krista manages their PeopleSoft HCM system. We were able…

I recently had a conversation with Pam Dymoke, Functional Manager of the Financial Modules at Hennepin County about their Selective Adoption strategy. Hennepin County is the largest of 87 counties in the State of Minnesota. With an annual budget over $1.9 Billion, it has more than 1 million residents in 45 cities, being supported by…

Quest conferences are known for delivering a valuable breadth and depth of knowledge sharing that attendees apply and share when they are back at their day job. Nevertheless, we know that many Quest subscribers haven't made it yet to a conference. What can you expect to learn if you budget to attend a Quest conference in 2018, such as COLLABORATE in April?

I recently spoke with Michelle Erkenswick, PeopleSoft Technical Lead for Jack Henry & Associates, who primarily supports the Human Capital Management (HCM) system, but also serves in an advisory capacity to other PeopleSoft areas. We discussed how Jack Henry & Associates is using Fluid within their PeopleSoft systems. Founded in 1976, Jack Henry & Associates…

Arkalgud Venkatesh, IT Manager at Alameda County, recently sat down with me to discuss Alameda’s Selective Adoption strategy. Arkalgud is responsible for the county’s PeopleSoft footprint, including their use of Selective Adoption, and our conversation helped shed light on a few key pieces of strategy that can help others utilize what Selective Adoption has to…

I recently had the opportunity to meet with Andrew Maxedon, IT Architect for Finance systems at Centene, to discuss their annual get-current strategy for their PeopleSoft environment. Key Takeaways My conversation with Andrew highlighted a few key points that other organizations should consider as they define their Selective Adoption Strategy: Adopt at minimum an annual…

MIPRO Consulting (MIPRO), a consultancy focused on implementing, upgrading and optimizing Oracle’s PeopleSoft applications, announced the publication of their white paper Optimizing Your PeopleSoft 9.2 Deployment. The Optimizing Your PeopleSoft 9.2 Deployment white paper walks through the formal and structured process that will allow organizations to optimize PeopleSoft 9.2