Recent Posts by Rebekah Jackson

As part of our efforts to educate the PeopleSoft community on all things PeopleSoft, I am excited to announce that we have started a podcast series titled “PeopleSoft Chat.”   In this podcast series, you will hear from a number of influential people who play a significant role in championing PeopleSoft.  The audio-only podcast format allows for a casual and candid conversation about important topics that are at the forefront for PeopleSoft customers.  No slideware, no...

As many of you know from my last post, when Oracle first announced support for PeopleSoft through at least 2030, we also committed to a rolling 10 years of support.  Since it’s now 2020, it was time for us to review and extend the support date, and we have. The Lifetime Support Policy datasheet for Applications has been updated, and now shows all PeopleSoft continuous delivery releases supported through at least 2031. We remain committed to a rolling 10 years of support for...

In response to the COVID-19 challenges that customers are facing, Oracle is extending support for all Classic / Classic Plus features that were scheduled for de-support this calendar year.  Specifically, all features targeted for de-support at the end of December 2020 will be extended and supported through the end of December 2021. The full list of features can be found in the Lifetime Support Summary for PeopleSoft Releases page on My Oracle Support (Doc ID 2238983.2), in the...

Based on the tremendous success of the PeopleSoft Innovators program – and your feedback – we are pleased to announce that we are expanding the program!    You now have three ways to be recognized as an Innovator: Feature Innovators: This is for customers who adopt recently delivered strategic capabilities.  The list of features that qualify will change over time since we are constantly shipping new features. Feature Innovators receive a digital badge for each feature deployed,...

These days we are all swimming in a sea of information (and misinformation).  Because of that, I’m never surprised when customers ask what Oracle’s support policy is for PeopleSoft.    If you happen to be wondering, here are the 3 things you need to know: In 2018, Oracle announced support for PeopleSoft through at least 2030.  See the Lifetime Support Policy datasheet for Applications for the published dates. At the same time, we confirmed a rolling 10-year commitment to support...

It may be cliché, but 2019 flew by!    It was a pretty remarkable year for the PeopleSoft community.  We delivered hundreds of new capabilities in releases, shipping nearly every month.  Customers rolled out lots of new features to their users.  Many shared their stories to benefit fellow members of the community. And 2020 is shaping up to be even more exciting!   What were your favorites? Did you catch everything that happened?   I asked the PeopleSoft product strategy and...

PeopleSoft customers continue to innovate at a faster pace than ever before.  At Oracle OpenWorld today, PeopleSoft announced the newest PeopleSoft Innovators.  These customers represent the real end user and business value that you can achieve with PeopleSoft, across many dimensions: using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure or Oracle Digital Assistant, implementing new products, deploying new features with Selective Adoption, eliminating invasive customizations, building test...

Today’s competitive climate demands organizations that are nimble, respond rapidly to business and technology changes, and constantly deliver value for their users and their bottom line.  Many PeopleSoft customers are leading the way, driving strategic transformation initiatives that continuously evolve their systems, their operational processes, and how they do business and serve their employees and customers.  They are adopting Cloud technologies, improving user experience,...

Today at Oracle OpenWorld, Oracle announced the newest PeopleSoft Innovators.  These 17 organizations are using the latest capabilities in PeopleSoft to drive measurable value for their organization - in areas ranging from running PeopleSoft in the Oracle Cloud (Infrastructure as a Service), to Fluid user interface adoption, to deploying newly delivered features rapidly with Selective Adoption, to eliminating customizations and embracing new configuration capabilities, and...