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Get
What You Want
The cloud has changed how—and how fast—customers can get a new
feature into the software they're using. A software user can
suggest a change through one of Oracle's online communities and the
community votes it up or down. Because Oracle updates its cloud
software multiple times a year, the most-popular new features can
be added in a matter of months.
"In our last release, 80 percent of the features came from feedback
directly from customers, a lot of it from online customer
communities," says Chris Leone, who leads Oracle's 2,000-some
developers focused on Oracle Human Capital Management Cloud.
More than 17,000 people are part of the Oracle HCM Cloud community
alone, and they're not just giving Oracle ideas—they're also
sharing ideas, report templates, and tips with each other. "They're
saying, 'Hey, take advantage of this new succession planning
feature or this new career development tool,'" Leone says. Learn
more about how you can take advantage of this thriving community in
Customers Drive Cloud App
Innovation. |
— Chris Murphy, Oracle director of cloud content
Watch the Video: Answers to Six Key
Questions on HR Cloud Innovation |
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Six
Dangers of 'Frankensteining' Your Cloud Environment
It's OK to move incrementally to the cloud, but only if you build
an overall cloud strategy to avoid living with a monster of
kludged-together parts that keeps the IT department focused on
maintenance rather than innovation. "An organization that wants to
service the needs of the business and simplify IT should consider
more-integrated out-of-the-box cloud solutions," says Oracle
executive Jon Chorley. What else does he
suggest? |
Why Oracle Cloud Is a Better Choice than AWS or Azure
When it comes to the cloud, customers require choice. "People want
to be able to work in a hybrid environment and move at their own
pace," said Oracle Vice President Ashish Mohindroo during an Oracle
OpenWorld 2016 session on digital disruption. Amazon Web Services
(AWS) and Azure are incomplete clouds, whereas Oracle provides a
complete integrated stack. "This is Oracle's biggest
differentiator," he said. "We're greater than the sum of our
parts." Learn how Oracle enables you to pick your own path to the
cloud. |
Five Questions to Ask When Choosing a Secure ERP Cloud
Provider
In a recent Harvard Business Review survey, 62 percent of
the participating C-level executives cited data security in the
cloud as a top concern. Certainly as you start vetting cloud
providers, data security, cost, and processing power in the cloud
should be examined carefully, especially in high-volume transaction
environments such as telecommunications and financial services. The
first question to ask: "Is our ERP cloud provider viable?" See
what else should be on
your list. |
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Discover Profit Winners with Oracle Profitability and Cost
Management Cloud Service |
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Cloud Innovator |
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Video:
Learning Systems Provider Blackboard Stays Current with the
Cloud
With customers in more than 100 countries, development in multiple
countries, and global growth plans, Blackboard has complex HR needs
for a 2,800-employee company. Jonathan Sax, vice president of HR
operations at Blackboard, says he chose a cloud-based HR system in
order to meet those global needs, lessen the internal IT support
burden, and provide a steady stream of innovation and new features.
Watch the
video to learn more about his strategy. |
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