Case Study
Oracle Cloud Applications Implementation
Foundation to Lasting Success - Fusion Applications
- Services: Implementation of Oracle Cloud Applications – Fusion
- Industry / Domain: Media
Business Requirements
A media entertainment aimed to migrate their data and applications to the cloud. They needed an IT consulting partner to design a secure & compliant cloud migration strategy.
The migration involved moving their legacy ERP application to Oracle Cloud applications (Fusion) as well as migrating their workload from the on prem data center to Oracle Cloud infrastructure
Objective
Enhance Operational Efficiency: Identify inefficiencies in the client’s current Financial Close processes and systems and provide solutions to streamline operations, reduce redundancies, and improve overall efficiency.
Implement Scalable Infrastructure and Modernize platform : To support the process efficiency migrate the to scalable and modernized platform to a) Leverage the benefits of the modern technology for enhanced user experience and maintenance cost, b) accommodate future growth and expansion without compromising performance or security
Digital Transformation: Embrace digital transformation by adopting innovative technologies, automating processes
Challenges
- Lengthy financial close process
- Many legacy systems with sub-standard or non-existent security implementation to modernize and /or migrate
- Lot of edge systems to integrate
- Very Lean Customer IT team
- Deep learning curve at the customer on these cloud technologies
- Data Migration / Conversion Complexities
- User Adoption and Training
- Manual processes executed outside the legacy on-prem application
- 15+ ERP/SCM Modules
- Regulatory Compliance Complexity
- Complex System Integration
- Customization vs. Off-the-Shelf Solution
- Implementation of Zero Trust Security in the Cloud
- Multi-Cloud integration requirements
- Legacy Data archival requirements
Risk Involved
- Parallel & Multiple Cloud Adoption Initiatives
- Lean Customer IT Team
- Data Center De-commissioning
Solutions
Implemented Oracle Cloud Applications – Fusion Suite ERP / SCM
Migrated customer workload to the modern Oracle Cloud infrastructure
Consolidated and Built Several Bolt On that were existing in different systems into Oracle PAAS solution leveraging Oracle ADB and APEX
Successfully migrated the customer on prem custom java based applications to OCI
Oracle Integration Cloud was implemented to facilitate all custom integrations between edge systems and Oracle Cloud Applications
Enabled Fusion Analytics Warehouse
Proposed and implemented Oracle ADW based archival of Legacy data and APEX based UI for easy querying and reporting for audit.
Migrated the On Prem Hyperion to Oracle Cloud infrastructure
Benefits
Customer migrated out of on-Prem data center to a more modern ,secured oracle cloud infrastructure technology and applications
Financial close time reduced from 9 days to half a day
Improved efficiency and productivity by implementing new features within Oracle Cloud applications across Finance and Supply chain
Enhanced Platform and Applications security
Significant automation reducing manual entries and there by errors.
Results
Significant Cost Savings
Optimized and Streamlined Financial / Supply chain process
Automation
Productivity