ERP in the Cloud - Its ready, are you?

Jim Venn, ERP Specialist, Version 1

 Oracles ERP Roadmap
Oracle e-Business Suite

Oracle e-Business Oracle e-Business Oracle e-Business Oracle e-Business

Suite (R11i) Suite (R12.1) Suite (R12.2) Suite (R13.X)

Oracle Cloud ERP

Oracle Fusion Oracle Cloud ERP

Oracle Fusion Oracle Fusion
Co-Existence Financials (10) Financials (11) Financials (X)
E.g.
e-Business Finance & Procurement
Fusion Accounting Hub
Cloud HCM
Cloud Taleo Oracle Fusion Oracle Fusion Oracle Fusion
Financials (10) Financials (11) Financials (X)
Oracle Application Support Agreements
as of February 2016
Release Release Date Premier Extended Sustaining Notes
Support Ends Support Ends Support
Ends

11.5.8 Nov 2002 Nov 2007 Not Available Indefinite

11.5.9 Jun 2003 Jun 2008 Not Available Indefinite

All Extended Support

11.5.10 Nov 2004 Nov 2010 Nov 2013 Indefinite
fees waived
Year 1 Extended Support
12.0 Jan 2007 Jan 2012 Jan 2015 Indefinite
fees waived
Year 1 Extended Support
12.1 May 2009 Dec 2016 Dec 2019 Indefinite
fees waived

12.2 Sep 2013 Sep 2021 Not Available Indefinite TBC

Copyright Oracle : http://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/lifetime-support-applications-069216.pdf

Oracle Database Support Agreements
as of February 2016
Release Release Date Premier Support Extended Support Sustaining
Ends Ends Support Ends

10.1 Jan 2004 Jan 2009 Jan 2012 Indefinite

10.2 Jul 2005 Jul 2010 Jul 2013 Indefinite

11.1 Aug 2007 Aug 2012 Aug 2015 Indefinite

11.2 Sep 2009 Jan 2015 Dec 2020 Indefinite

EE12.1 Jun 2013 Jul 2018 Jul 2021 Indefinite

SE12.1 Jun 2013 Aug 2016 N/A Indefinite

SE1 12.1 Jun 2013 Aug 2016 N/A Indefinite

Indefinite
SE2 12.1 Sep 2015 Jul 2018 Jul 2021

Copyright Oracle : http://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/lifetime-support-technology-069183.pdf

 Typical Customer Journey
Start

I have an ERP No
Cloud strategy

Yes

I want a full No I want some No I am risk I am risk

SaaS offering SaaS offering averse averse
Yes

Yes I am risk
averse
Yes No Yes No Yes No

Move to EBS Consider Move to EBS Consider Move to EBS Consider

R12.2 Health check R12.2 Health check R12.2 Health check

Migrate EBS to Cloud

Migrate EBS to Cloud
Implement SaaS solutions

Oracle Cloud Cloud ERP & EBS EBS

ERP EBS IaaS On IaaS On premise
 Cloud Considerations
Benefits of the Cloud

Flexibility and Scalability

Disaster Recovery

Security

Reduced Capital Expenditure

Hardware and Software Maintenance

 Cloud Options

Software as a Service (SaaS) move to Oracle Cloud ERP

Applications

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) moving reliance on

internal hardware and support, including all Hosting options

Note that Oracle EBS is only currently certified on the Oracle Cloud.
Cloud ERP Options Cloud Applications
EBS On Premise Cloud ERP
Purchase Annual Rent a Flexible Service
Licenses Support

CapEx
OpEx
Outdated Software
Disk Missed Business
Benefit

Latest Software
Data Centre Maximum
Costs Servers Business Benefit

IT Staff
Network End Users
Finance and Standard Processes
Procurement
Super Users
Configure system
Disaster Upgrades Customisations
/Recovery and Patches
 Oracle Cloud ERP Overview

Receivables & Assets

Revenue
Accounts Management Expense
Payable Management

Financial Planning and

Reports Centre Increase Productivity Budgeting

Social Mobile Integration Analytics

General
Reporting &
Ledger
Analytics

Improve Insight and Analysis

Oracle E-Business Suite vs Oracle Cloud ERP
Oracle e-Business Suite
Mature Product and Technology
Complete Functional Footprint
Can be hosted and supported On-Premise
Large Global Install Base
3rd/In-house Support and Maintenance
Customisable
Low cost option
No upgrade path to Fusion
Oracle Investment?
Oracle Cloud ERP
Future direction for Oracle
Rich Product Set and Features
Shares many Products and Technology
Innovative Commercial Terms
Embedded BI reporting tools
Delivered as SAAS
Less Complete Functional Footprint
Limited Global Reference
Less 3rd Party/In-House Support/Maintenance
Configurable but not Customisable
 Oracle Cloud ERP Experience
No upgrade path from EBS
Functionally rich in Finance, Procurement and Projects
Out of the box pure SaaS
Align with standard Oracle Fusion processes
Vastly improved reporting capabilities
Improved interfaces
No access to the back end
Minimum learning curve
Bug free(ish)
 Cloud EBS Options
EBS On Premise v EBS IAAS

Purchase Annual
Licenses Support
CapEx

Customisations Network
Upgrades
and Patches
Rent a Flexible Service Disk

OpEx IT Staff
Data Centre Servers
Disaster
Costs
/Recovery
 Move to latest Oracle EBS Release 12
Upgrade vs Re-Implement
Upgrade
Configuration & Processes carried forward on like for like basis
All historic data carried forward

Re-implementation
Opportunity to:
Restructure Chart of Accounts (and other key flexfields)
Review business processes
Conference Room Pilot required OR
Base on existing implementation
Cleanse/remove data
Data migration implications
Scripts/Dataload for required data items
Access historic data on frozen 11i instance
Move to latest Oracle EBS Release 12
Upgrade

Element Pro Con

No ability change to key flexfields
No ability to change Set of Books (3 Cs)
No data cleansing
No change to business process
Data transformation known issues
Longer downtime of Production environment
No requirement for data migration
All historical data available for reporting
No major configuration requirements
Move to latest Oracle EBS Release 12
Re-Implementation

Element Pro Con

Opportunity to change key flexfields
Opportunity to change Set of Books (3 Cs)
Data cleansing
Opportunity to change business process
Remove Data transformation known issues
No major downtime of Production environment
Data migration requirements
Reporting on historical data
Configuration requirements
 Move to latest Oracle EBS Release 12
Known Upgrade Issues

Data corruption to subledger transactions

DFF attribute numbering
Subledger security issues
Custom Folders may need recreating
Issues vary based on client / upgrade iteration
Ramifications of moving to Sustaining Support
Sustaining Support

Fixes and updates only for existing issues

No new critical patch updates
No new Tax, Legal and Regulatory updates
No guarantee of certification with existing 3rd Party solutions
No guarantee of certification with new 3rd Party solutions
Also applies to Extended Support
 Oracle ERP Roadmap Options
Option Activities Benefits Impacts

As Is Health-check Minimal change & services. Lack of mobile functionality.

functional/technical Continued licensing Age of hardware

As Is IAAS Review appropriate IAAS Commercials Project transition

options IAAS flexibility, DR.
Continued licensing
Upgrade to R12.2 Patch or Mobility. Patching or
On Premise or SaaS Upgrade 12.2 extended support timescales. Project upgrade.
Review IAAS Continued Licensing IAAS to support multiple
environments
Oracle Cloud ERP Migration Ease of use Project:
Mobility Subscription fees
Migration of support investment Data Migration,
Future Oracle roadmap User Adoption/Training
Interfacing
AN Other ERP Migration New functionality/approach Project:
Data Migration
User Adoption/Training
Interfacing
New licensing
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Support Agreements: Applications -
http://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/lifetime-
support-applications-069216.pdf
Support Agreements: Database -
http://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/lifetime-
support-technology-069183.pdf