Oracle EBS Challenges, Strategies, and Future Plans: 2020 Global Survey Results and Recommendations
Infographic: Oracle EBS licensees’ challenges, strategies, and future plans. Cost and support quality are the top concerns, say Rimini Street 2020 survey results.
Rimini Street: Extend the Life of ERP Software
Upgrading or migrating your Oracle or SAP software can waste valuable resources needed for innovation and growth. Rimini Street can help extend the life of your current, stable software for five, ten, or more years.
The State of IT Innovation: Priorities and Challenges of 900 Global IT Leaders
A recent global survey of 900 IT leaders and financial decision-makers revealed the top priorities and challenges they face when it comes to funding and investing in innovation. The results, which were published in a report entitled “IT Leaders Frustrated with Barriers to Innovation and Falling Behind” by llan Oshri highlights the biggest blockers to innovation. 77% cited overspending on “keeping the lights on,” which left them without the budget to innovate 76% referenced “lack of board support for significant investment in innovation” 74% said being “locked into vendor contracts that restrict innovation” as another obstacle If this sounds familiar and you’d like to learn more, this webinar is for you. Pat Phelan, former Gartner analyst and VP of Market Research at Rimini Street, discusses the major findings from this research and shares actionable insights based on real-world examples. You will walk away understanding: The top barriers IT organizations face around funding innovation today How best-in-class IT leaders light up their innovation roadmap by shifting the balance from just “keeping the lights on” to strategic investments Why companies like Welch’s, a $700 million processing and marketing subsidiary of the National Grape Cooperative, shifted their IT cost containment strategy to invest resources and savings into innovation using third-party support as a key enabler How YOU can flip the “innovation” switch on, particularly if you are struggling to get line-of-sight on a multi-year roadmap Why over 1500 global enterprises are selecting Rimini Street for third-party support to accelerate their innovation strategy Check out this 30-minute, On-Demand webinar to learn how to keep IT innovation moving forward.
5 Ways to Avoid a Surprise Audit: SAP Indirect Access
With SAP’s early success in two widely-publicized lawsuits involving Indirect Access, many SAP customers have been left feeling anxious as to how they would fare should they face an audit now that the legal precedent for non-compliance has been set. Reassurances from SAP CEO Bill McDermott at last year’s Sapphire Now conference did little to assuage those fears. SAP’s license model is complex, especially when it comes to allowing homegrown, web or third-party applications that access or manipulate SAP data…or users who get access to SAP data through other applications. Unfortunately, many CIOs think they are properly licensed and in compliance with their SAP software maintenance agreements…until they get the audit notifications. The speakers cover: Why Diageo lost the case and how the court ruling was decided How audits can be used to drive innovation and road map clarity (and why you should not be afraid of them) Who you should engage during the audit process so you make the right decisions every step of the way Dan Ashton, Sr. Director of Product Marketing at Rimini Street hosts this 30-minute discussion with Sebastian Schoofs, Executive Director at VOQUZ and Jeremy Sayler, Director of License Advisory Services at Rimini Street. This is the fastest way for you to learn the 5 ways to avoid surprises with SAP’s Indirect Access and control your destiny.
Understanding the Risks of SAP’s Vision for Cloud and S/4HANA
For years, SAP has been a safe bet in enterprise resource planning systems. Today, SAP’s roadmap isn’t as straightforward. The potential risks of moving to SAP S/4HANA too quickly or shifting your ERP into SAP’s cloud products come with a price tag and risk that most CIOs may not be ready for. SAP is pushing S/4HANA hard with high-pressure tactics that include declaring an end of support for SAP ECC6*, the current mainstream implementation. This leaves customers with three options: 1) Stay put and wait for S/4HANA – continue paying a seemingly high yearly maintenance cost that may not deliver much in the way of enhancements, while trying to save up for an eventual move to S/4HANA 2) Commit to S/4HANA now – start your move right away, despite what many customers see as a huge cost of implementation and risk of disrupting business operations for little or no proven return on investment 3) The smarter strategy – move your maintenance to Rimini Street, reduce your annual maintenance costs by up to 90% and put that money towards your roadmap, regardless of your ultimate destination in. Join Pat Phelan, former Gartner Vice President of Research and now VP of Market Research for Rimini Street as she examines the pros and cons of each of these options. If your organization is currently using SAP’s Business Suite, you won’t want to miss this webinar. *On Feb. 4, 2020, SAP had announced mainstream support for SAP Business Suite 7 until 2027.
Is It Time to Reroute Your ERP Roadmap?
To accelerate business transformation, cloud-first strategies are being deployed by nearly every organization in the world. Yet, there is a lot of confusion about how to move (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS) as well as what to move. Vendors are applying a great deal of pressure on their clients to move back-office applications (ERP, CRM and other transaction-based systems of record for the business) to proprietary clouds…without clear justification or a complete view of what it will cost. Pat Phelan, former Gartner analyst and now the head of market research and strategy at Rimini Street, shares lessons learned and insights gained from over 25 years of working with IT leaders on how to move ERP into the cloud era without breaking the bank or introducing unmanageable risk, including: various cloud models, particularly which have made the greatest impact to their business the open versus proprietary cloud debate, in light of vendors abandoning their internally deployed software roadmaps real-world challenges associated with an ERP rip-and-replace (including solution readiness, resourcing, funding customization) Digital transformation is forcing ERP decisions like never before. Don’t get caught out with a ‘cloudy roadmap’, watch this webinar now.
5 Decisions To Consider Before Moving To SAP S/4HANA
Over the next few years, SAP customers will face difficult roadmap decisions, including a potentially costly “rip-and-replace” implementation of S/4HANA. With a published ECC 6 end-of-mainstream-support deadline*, SAP is investing more in their future applications which means customers may get minimal value for their current software maintenance fees. In this 30-minute webinar, learn about the five decisions that you need to consider before a move to SAP S/4HANA as well as what other SAP customers are doing today. Join Michael Louie, Director of Product Marketing for this informative session. Download this webinar today! *On Feb. 4, 2020, SAP had announced mainstream support for SAP Business Suite 7 until 2027.
5 ways to come out ahead on a software audit
Software audits are increasingly being used to gain leverage by ERP mega-vendors frequently to keep you on a vendor-dictated roadmap. And most find the question is not “if” you will be audited, but “when?” While most IT and Asset Management teams understand the motivation for an audit, many don’t realize audits can be leveraged to flip the narrative with their vendors. In this webinar Jeremy Sayler, Director of License Advisory Services at Rimini Street provides a checklist of the ways you can be better prepared for an audit, and more importantly, how you can gain control of your IT roadmap and vendor relationships every step of the way. Hosted by Dan Ashton, Senior Product Marketing Director at Rimini Street, this discussion will be eye-opening, particularly to Oracle and SAP licensees who are facing support renewals in the next 6-18 months.
The Oracle EBS 12.1 Support Countdown Has Begun
Every Oracle EBS licensee running the 12.1 release will lose full support from Oracle by December 2021, potentially putting their businesses at risk if they do not take action. This is forcing a choice: remain with the 12.1 release when Oracle 12.1 support moves to Sustaining Support; complete an EBS upgrade from 12.1 to 12.2, potentially costing several million dollars; purchase temporary and less-comprehensive 12.1 support extensions; or move to the cloud. Although EBS 12.2 was released several years ago, it is still not widely adopted, leaving licensees to wonder how much new value is being delivered by Oracle for existing EBS software. And for many IT organizations, there are much more urgent priorities these days than having to make an EBS decision of this magnitude and expense. In this 30-minute on-demand webinar, Rimini Street discusses critical factors that Oracle EBS licensees should consider before: committing to an EBS upgrade from 12.1 to 12.2, spending even more for less Oracle 12.1 support, or moving to Oracle Cloud. Third-party support is also discussed as a solution to free up scarce IT resources and take back control of the EBS roadmap.