Oracle E-Business Suite is a very helpful and complex enterprise resource planning (ERP) tool. As a result, implementing EBS involves manual scripting and processes. Thus, changes are often slow and error prone. Additionally, EBS users often customize the platform so that it better fits their needs. This can add another layer of difficulty (and opportunity …
What a week! Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco is the largest Oracle conference in the world! It was a whirlwind of events, excitement, and education. As always, there were many new insights and takeaways on the current state of technology. Here are our top takeaways from the week: Digital Assistants Siri, Google Now, Cortana, Alexa. …
Oracle OpenWorld 2019 in San Francisco is coming up quickly. It’s the biggest Oracle event of the year with a lot of great presentations and amazing influencers. Flexagon’s President, Dan Goerdt, is a conference veteran, attending and speaking at over 10 events in 2019. I sat down to ask Dan about what he is most …
Cloning is an important part of managing an Oracle E-Business Suite implementation. It allows the syncing of recent and relevant data into the non-production environments. The cloning process isn’t without its drawbacks however. In its purest form, the clone takes an exact copy of the Production database and overlays a non-prod environment. With this process, …
In the final blog article in the FlexDeploy Loves E-Business Suite series I will incorporate Continuous Integration and Automated Testing, enabling DevOps at a powerful scale. Incorporating the key elements of DevOps enables rapid and high-quality software delivery to customers, placing more focus on IT’s greatest value – innovation! FlexDeploy Loves Oracle E-Business Suite: Series …
In this blog article I will expand on the solution which was showcased in FlexDeploy Loves E-Business Suite: Crawling, and enable Continuous Delivery using FlexDeploy Pipelines and Releases. In the previous article I configured the workflows, topology, and project configuration, and performed basic adhoc build and deployments. FlexDeploy Loves Oracle E-Business Suite: Series Overview DevOps …
This is the third article in our series on what makes FlexDeploy a perfect fit for Oracle E-Business Suite users. In this blog article I will walk through the core components of FlexDeploy, which enable the basics of build and deployment automation. I will demonstrate how to build and deploy Oracle E-Business Suite customizations across …
In this blog series, I will introduce FlexDeploy’s DevOps solution for Oracle E-Business Suite, walking through several use cases and deployment models. Using the crawling/walking/running metaphor, we will explore how FlexDeploy can support escalating DevOps maturity requirements. The challenges are real, but why should ERP teams be left in the cold? FlexDeploy Loves Oracle E-Business …
In 2019, DevOps is not just some passing trend. IT organizations are buying in because they are asked to manage an increasing number of business applications in complex heterogeneous environments. As the breadth and complexity rises, the demand for innovation and the ability to execute faster is escalating. DevOps provides a platform for IT staff …
Automation is a major theme in IT, especially when it comes to DevOps culture and CI/CD methodologies. Automation can greatly reduce the stress and manual tasks involved in enhancing software or developing new functionality. With application release automation tools, processes that previously required long hours, and resulted in ongoing frustrations with manual steps and scripts, …