In this episode, Paco Aubrejuan, Senior Vice President, and Russell Broom, Vice President of PeopleSoft Strategy and Development, talk about Oracle’s investment strategy for PeopleSoft and the company’s continued commitment to PeopleSoft Customers.
Oracle’s PeopleSoft strategy ensures customers can continue to thrive with the platform while preparing for future innovations.
The core of the investment strategy is focused on increasing productivity across three key areas: end-user experience, line of business functionality, and IT operations. Russell and Paco discuss key innovations like the new PeopleSoft landing page, smart prompts, the strategic evolution of search indexes for data access, the introduction of Work Center 3.0 with work management capabilities, and a new tool for providing insights into application customizations.
Highlights from the discussion include:
Oracle’s Commitment to PeopleSoft
- Long-Term Investment: Oracle remains committed to PeopleSoft, with a rolling 10-year support policy. This ensures customers can continue running their businesses on PeopleSoft well into the future.
- Focus on Productivity: The primary goal is to help customers do more with less by increasing productivity across end-users, lines of business, and IT operations teams.
Key Investments in PeopleSoft
- User Experience Enhancements:
- Smart Prompts and Dropdowns: Streamline data entry by suggesting frequently used values, saving time for power users.
- Landing Page: A modern, role-based interface replacing traditional home pages, dynamically tailored to individual users with actionable notifications and work items.
- Work Management: Evolution of WorkCenters into WorkCenter 3.0, introducing lightweight assignment capabilities and insights for better task management.
- Operational Efficiency:
- Customization Insights: New tools to identify, analyze, and manage customizations, reducing maintenance costs and conflicts during updates.
- Lifecycle Management: Continued investment in PeopleSoft Cloud Manager for OCI to simplify patching, scaling, and backups.
- Search and Data Access:
- Enhanced Search Indexes: Real-time indexing ensures data synchronization, security, and performance, making indexes a strategic component for data access and AI integration.
- Generative AI Strategy:
- Oracle’s generative AI investments are focused on cloud applications. While PeopleSoft won’t natively integrate generative AI, customers and partners can leverage OCI AI services and PeopleSoft’s integration capabilities for custom solutions.
The full episode is available on our YouTube channel
So, What’s Next for PeopleSoft Customers?
- Upgrade to PeopleTools 8.62: Essential for accessing new features like the Landing Page, Customization Insights, and enhanced search capabilities.
- Adopt Application Updates: Leverage new functionality delivered in upcoming application images for 2025.
- Explore Cloud Applications: For customers seeking generative AI capabilities, Oracle’s cloud applications offer native integration and AI Studio for advanced automation.
Key Takeaways
- Productivity First: Oracle’s investments are centered on making PeopleSoft users and operations teams more productive.
- Modernization: User experience enhancements like the Landing Page and WorkCenter 3.0 reflect a commitment to modern, efficient interfaces.
- Strategic Data Layer: Search indexes are now a cornerstone for data access, security, and future AI integrations.
- Customization Management: New tools provide visibility and control over customizations, reducing costs and conflicts.
For more details, visit the PeopleSoft Information Portal and join us RECONNECT Dive Deep in October to dive deeper into these topics.
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