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PeopleSoft Weekly Issue #14 – 3rd October 2012

October 3, 2012

Issue #14 – 3rd October 2012

News and Latest Developments

FSCM 9.1 – PeopleSoft Mobile Expenses and Approvals now available

Oracle announce the Mobile Expenses and Mobile Approvals tablet/smartphone web apps. Also in the linked article are a couple of YouTube videos showing how the application will look.

HCM 9.1 – PeopleSoft Mobile Company Directory

Oracle announce the Mobile Company Directory tablet/smartphone web app. The above article contains some screenshots and there’s a nice video.

Announcements from Larry’s Keynote

There were a number of important announcements during Larry’s opening keynote at OpenWorld. Succeed’s Duncan identifies the main points.

Functional

Moving Student Center to the Homepage

Larry from GreyHeller shows how Stony Brook University split out the Student Centre page into homepage pagelets.

Absence Management White Papers

Oracle’s Carolyn Cozart lists some of the Absence Management White Papers that are available.

Technical

PeopleSoft Query with Ruby

Chris Malek from the Cedar Hills Group shows how to access aPeopleSoft Query using Ruby over HTTP.

iOS6 and PeopleSoft

Chris from GreyHeller has checked out the iOS6 caching bug and concludes that it doesn’t have any impact on PeopleSoft.

Watching

Fusion Tap – Increasing the velocity of business

If you watch one thing this week, make it this. A very, very impressive video detailing Oracle’s 3-pronged attack on the mobile market (web applications, native tablet applications and native smartphone applications). Includes a couple of amusing digs at SalesForce and Workday.

From Dreamforce – Branson and Benioff

It’s an hour long, but a really interesting chat between Salesforce’s Marc Benioff and Virgin’s Richard Branson.

Reading

Node.js is taking over the Enterprise

The question nowadays is not whether or not Node will break out of its so-called “hipster hacker” bubble, but rather how much of the digital world it will conquer … a lot of the most interesting stuff might be at a Walmart or an Oracle.

And Finally…

An Analysis of Common PIN Numbers

Succeeder Simon spotted this excellent article analysing the popularity of some PIN Numbers, superbly mashed up with some excellent visualisations and a couple of XKCD comics.

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PeopleSoft Weekly Issue #13 – 26th September 2012

September 26, 2012

Issue #13 – 26th September 2012

News and Latest Developments

Cloud IaaS service coming from Oracle

Amongst a host of teaser announcements for what he’ll reveal at OpenWorld, Larry Ellison has stated that an ‘Infrastructure as a Service’ (IaaS) offering is coming. This would put Oracle in direct competition with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Excitingly, Larry also mentioned the multi-tenancy features in the upcoming Oracle Database 12c product.

Larry’s pay hits $96m

Larry’s pay leapt 24 percent last year to an impressive $96m (which puts him approximately 1/5 of the way to saving up for his next Hawaiian island). Safra Catz and Mark Hurd both topped $50m.

Functional

A First for CRM at Oracle OpenWorld

This is the first year that OpenWorld will feature Fusion CRM customers who’re actually live on the product. Adam May, Director of Fusion CRM gives his highlights.

PeopleSoft Business Process Maps

The homepage for PeopleSoft Business Process Maps (HCM, CRM, FSCM and ELM), posted by Kyle Benson on twitter (@kbenson).

Technical

PeopleSoft Test Framework and IE9 issues

Lee Greffin describes how he overcame an issue with the PeopleSoft Test Framework and Internet Explorer 9.

History Of Browser-Based PeopleSoft

Chris from Grey Heller reminds us all how PeopleSoft started using the browser to deliver its content.

Watching

What/Who is PeopleSoft Information Development?

A short YouTube video introducing the PeopleSoft InfoDev team and the initiatives that they’re behind.

Reading

PeopleTools gems at OpenWorld 2012

The PeopleSoft Technology Blog gives a run-down of the sessions that you don’t want to miss at OpenWorld. Make sure you find a space in your schedule for the 2nd session on your list – Steve and Duncan from Succeed will be talking alongside Oracle’s Matthew Haavisto.

Oracle using Pinterest

It’s not clear whether this is the work of PeopleSoft Information Development (mentioned above), but Oracle is expanding its Social Media reach and has come up with an inventive use for the latest industry shooting-star – Pinterest.

And Finally…

The Secret Phrase Top Innovators Use

How do Google, Facebook and IDEO jumpstart the process that leads to innovation? Can you guess the phrase that starts it all?

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PeopleSoft Weekly Issue #12 – 19th September 2012

September 19, 2012

Issue #12 – 19th September 2012

News and Latest Developments

Oracle acquires SelectMinds

Another week, another acquisition.

For those who thought the tie-in between Enterprise Software and Social Media was mostly within CRM it might be time to reconsider. Oracle have purchased SelectMinds, a company specialising in using Social Media to improve the quality of referrals and to further the reach of job adverts.

Functional

Real-time information for HMRC

Succeeder Jacki writes about the upcoming changes in the UK for reporting information to HMRC and how this affects PeopleSoft Payroll.

New HCM9.1 Bundle and GP Update

There have been a couple of new releases for PeopleSoft HCM that have appeared on the Support site over the last week or so, including HRMS 9.1 Bundle #10 and Global Payroll 9.1 Update 2012-C (support login required).

Technical

New Paper on the PeopleSoft Interaction Hub

The PeopleSoft Interaction Hub (the new name for the Enterprise Portal) will work best when used with PeopleTools 8.52 and upwards, but it is possible to use it with earlier versions. This document sets out exactly which functionality you gain by using the Interaction Hub with each PeopleTools version.

Guaranteeing Process Start Time

Chris Malek examines why process set to start at a certain time can sometimes not start until much later.

Reading

Logica’s PeopleSoft Hackathon

This sounds like it would be a lot of fun to be involved with. 14 Logica employees had a two-day PeopleSoft hackathon to investigate and build something new on PeopleSoftfrom a mixture of known and unknown technologies. John van der Kooij gives a run-down of how their event was structured, what they focussed on and the end result.

Use of Social Media within HR

This study examines the use of LinkedIn, Twitter and FaceBook

within the Enterprise. The integrated social and collaboration services within Oracle WebCenter also get a mention. We found the second half of the linked PDF to be most interesting as it shows the areas where social can have the most influence in the future, and ends with a graph showing the revenue increase for social media savvy employees.

Watching

The simplicity of the Oracle Stack

A short but enjoyable video showing how the pieces of Oracle’s stack fit together. There’s no new announcements here, but it’s a wonderfully simple explanation of their strategy.

And Finally…

The World’s biggest database – and it’s not on Oracle

Google has unveiled ‘Spanner’, a globe spanning database. It appears to be optimised more for reading than writing,so would be more applicable to BI reporting than transactional ERP systems like PeopleSoft. It’s an interesting product however.

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PeopleSoft Weekly Issue #11 – 12th September 2012

September 12, 2012

Issue #11 – 12th September 2012

News and Latest Developments

Oracle Sues CedarCrestone

In a move that surprised many, Oracle filed a lawsuit this week alleging that longtime services partner CedarCrestone was stealing Oracle software for use in its services offerings. This is notable as CedarCrestone are a much closer partner than the two previous recipients of lawsuits (TomorrowNow and Rimini St).

Functional

Five ways to save Payroll costs

John Eckersley – one of the UK’s most experienced payroll consultants – shows how to keep unnecessary complexity out of your payroll implementation.

A series of UPK posts

Michael Van Adrichem has added a 6th post to his series on the User Productivity Kit.

Technical

PeopleSoft UI Highlights

Jeff Robbins – Senior Director of PeopleSoft Development – discusses the areas of the UI that are changing with the upcoming releases of PeopleSoftapplications and PeopleTools.

Reading

Paco’s letter

Paco Aubrejuan – Oracle’s SVP for PeopleSoft – has published an open letter to PeopleSoft customers who are attending OpenWorld.

Advisor Webcasts for PeopleSoft

PeopleSoft guru Hakan Biroglu has posted to the Blogging About Oracle Applications blog reminding us that Advisor Webcasts are a great source of info.

And Finally…

Larry’s Americas Cup Preparation

We had no idea the America’s Cup yachts had so many sensors, displays and a database!

Another great visualisation

At Succeed we love to see an interesting set of data that’s presented in a novel way. This is the best we’ve seen in a little while. The dataset is the popularity of surnames in different London boroughs, and one glance (once you’ve dragged the slider to the left) shows more than a paragraph of text could.

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PeopleSoft Weekly Issue #10 – 5th September 2012

September 5, 2012

Issue #10 – 5th September 2012

Welcome to the 10th issue of our newsletter.

News and Latest Developments

PeopleSoft CRM 9.2 Release Value Proposition unveiled

There are many PeopleSoft CRM customers who will be keen to see what has made it into the next release. In addition to improvements common across all applications (such as Secure Enterprise Search) there is a complete overhaul of Self Service (for Helpdesk and for Support), quick creation of POIs, automatic helpdesk case creation and a lot of improvements for Marketing (especially within Higher Education).

PeopleTools 8.53 Beta Programme

The beta programme for PeopleTools 8.53 has started and Succeed are involved. Once we find out what we can and can’t show/discuss we hope to post screenshoots/details of the highlights on our blog.

Functional

The new PeopleSoft CRM Community has gone live

Spotted on twitter this week: Oracle have announced the newPeopleSoft CRM Community covering Help Desk, Support and Online Marketing (login required).

Technical

PeopleTools 8.51.20 has been released

The latest patch for PeopleTools 8.51 has been released. This is the first one for the last-but-one version of PeopleTools that hasn’t been published (as far as we can see) to the FTP site. You have to locate it in Oracle Support (login required).

Options for sending emails

Chris from Cedar Hills Group outlines the available methods for sending emails from within PeopleSoft, some occasions where it could go wrong, and a proposed enhancement to mitigate the risk.

The Top 10 confusing things in Oracle

Succeeder Dave spotted this blog entry about some of the quirks in the Oracle Database. All established products have quirks like this, it’s interesting to see them identified and listed.

Reading

Is HR the new IT?

Page 34 of the linked PDF (an issue of Talent Management) discusses the changes in HCM, and in particular the need for mobile access for certain applications.

Workday files for IPO

There has been a lot of analysis this week about the Workday IPO filing. The most interesting aspects to read for us were the extensive measures that Workday have put in place to prevent any chance of a hostile takeover. Another piece of research shows that “subscription contracts are non-cancelable, and typically have a term of three to five years.”, which is quite a lock-in. It also points out that the CEO of one of their main reference customers Flextronics is on the Workday board.
Additional points to note are that Workday’s document reveals implementations are 3-9 months (which isn’t especially fast). They also state that their main competitors (who they name as Oracle and SAP) are able to devote more resources to developing their products which may adversely affect their business, that it’s a risk that they rely on third-party data centres and that some customers might be put off due to the lack of customisation options available in their software.

Comparing Fusion to Workday

An opinion piece from someone who has first-hand experience of both Fusion and Workday, showing which aspects from each product are ahead, and which has the momentum.

And Finally…

The best interface is no interface

Although this initially sounds like a maxim that’s good in theory but impractical to implement, it’s a very enjoyable read. It brings in examples from many industries, ending at the very desirable Nest thermostat.

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PeopleSoft Weekly Issue #9 – 29th August 2012

August 29, 2012

Issue #9 – 29th August 2012

Welcome to a ‘double issue’ of newsletter due to last week’s holidays!

News and Latest Developments

Gartner on when to adopt Fusion

Gartner have produced a report covering the ‘when to move to Fusion’ issue. Their recommendation is that only early adopters move over now, and you definitely shouldn’t put off upgrading PeopleSoft just because you might go to Fusion in the future.

IBM buys Kenexa, enters HCM cloud market

IBM has paid $1.3bn for Kenexa, a rival to SuccessFactors (recently bought by SAP) and Taleo (recently bought by Oracle). This is IBM’s first foray into enterprise applications and puts them head-to-head with Oracle in a market they haven’t previously competed in.

Oracle Open World 2012

Succeed are speaking at OOW 2012

Succeed will be sending people to OOW again this year, and this time we’re presenting too. Click the above link for our joint session with Oracle on ‘Delivering a Groundbreaking UI with PeopleTools’. Other notable UK/PeopleSoft speakers are Graham Smith (Oxfam, ACE Director and UKOUG Tech Chairman) on ‘A Guide to Properly Enhancing PeopleSoft‘ and David Kurtz (Oracle ACE, DB guru) on‘Performance Tuning for PeopleSoft Admins‘.

Functional

The Problem With Performance Reviews

Is the performance review model broken? Is there a better way? Also, in the comments of the article is a link to Wooboard. Would anyone like to see something like this inPeopleSoft?

HR Decibel Soundcasts

HRoi Consulting have started experimenting with Podcasts as a mechanism for sharing their PeopleSoft HCM knowledge. They’ve posted on Time & Attendance and Absence Management so far. This isn’t the first time they’ve tried something new as they’ve also produced a series of ERP Movies.

Technical

Strengths And Weaknesses Of PeopleTools

Chris Malek gives a rundown of hits and misses of working in PeopleTools versus other programming languages and frameworks.

Formatting Pagelet Output

Iouri Chadour has posted 4 or 5 entries on his Working Scripts blog recently concerning Portal pagelets, jQuery and iScripts. They’re well worth a look.

PeopleTools 8.52.10 patch released

The latest patch for PeopleTools 8.52 has been released. This is the first one that hasn’t been published (as far as we can see) to the FTP site. You have to locate it in Oracle Support.

Reading

Does Multi-tenancy matter?

PeopleSoft is single-tenant. Workday is multi-tenant. Fusion could be either. Which is preferable, or does it even matter?

Is Android Winning?

Gartner (who know a thing or two about the industry) have reported that Android is out-selling iPhone by 3-to-1. Number of phones sold doesn’t necessarily mean Android is more profitable however. Interestingly, GreyHeller suspect iPhone will triumph in the Enterprise.

What the Apple vs Samsung result means for you

Some great analysis of Apple’s patent victory here. The summary seems to be that prices will rise, innovation will drop, and Samsung got a bargain (becoming the #2 mobile vendor for just $1bn). Apple won’t hit Samsung too hard for licensing though, as Samsung supply the chips for the iPad and iPhone.

Salesforce, the party dampener

Dennis Howlett questions whether Salesforce.com is in as good a postion as many believe it to be.

And Finally…

Nina Vs. Siri: Where Nuance Beats Apple

Nina is a new virtual assistant released for both iPhone and Android

that is aimed more at the business market. It also allows you to develop new integrations using an open SDK and a handy set of APIs. Unlike Siri, Nina recognises not just what is being said, but also who has said it. This means that your voice can be used to authenticate you. There are demos of Nina in action here.

28 ideas for an awesome office

A lot of this will depend upon how open minded a workplace environment you have, but there are some fun ways to liven your office and give it a little of the ‘start-up feel’.

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PeopleSoft Weekly Issue #8 – 15th August 2012

August 15, 2012

Issue #8 – 15th August 2012

News and Latest Developments

Jim Marion’s OpenWorld Sessions

The Oracle OpenWorld agenda is filling out and the schedule builder is now live here (login required). Jim has selected some of the must-see sessions for PeopleSoft techs at OpenWorld and it looks like there’s some great content (and we’re obviously delighted that Succeed’s session on ground-breaking UIs gets a mention!). There’s no word from Jim whether he’ll be at the Pearl Jam/Kings of Leon appreciation event though …

Work.com is coming

Sravya – one of Succeeds Functional experts – spotted that Salesforce.com are debuting their HCM offering ‘Work.com’ at their Dreamforce conference. As this runs just prior to OpenWorld we wonder whether (after last year’s shenanigans) Larry will let Marc Benioff on stage at OOW this year.

Functional

Controlling country-specific sub pages in HCM

HROI Consulting detail how to remove access to the collapsible country-specific sections that appear on some of the pages in PeopleSoft HCM.

Tools and Code

PeopleSoft On Demand Training Classes Available

Oracle University now offers some of its classes in a new Training On Demand format. It’s great to see Oracle keeping up with the shift to online learning. Hopefully it’s a success and they can update the courses to PeopleTools 8.52 or 8.53 versions (as PeopleTools 8.50 came out in 2009 and there have been many improvements in that time).

PeopleTools 8.52 and IE9 Header issue

Duncan has documented an issue in the latest Tools patch which partially shifts the portal header off the top of the screen on PIA content pages. He also shows an interim fix until the issue is patched.

Reading

Was Taleo a better investment than SuccessFactors?

SAP has had a troubled time of late, and there are growing suspicions that their latest purchase might not turn out as well as they’d hoped.

The coming change in Self Service

Self Service is changing. It used to just allow you to change address details, check your payslip and maybe your rota. In 2012 it’s more about engagement, with recognition, rewards and kudos.

Watching

Customer Stories – TCU’s PeopleMobile Implementation

In this webinar, Josh Harmon of TCU discusses TCU’s successful implementation of GreyHeller’s PeopleMobile. Gartner recommends updating your mobile strategy every 6 months, and the first section is good background on TCU’s journey through their mobile vendor analysis. From 37 minutes onwards it’s into the demo.

And Finally…

Olympics Visualisations

At Succeed we’re very focussed on the aesthetic side of the UI, and Jacki spotted the above linked visualisations. Just as interesting is the analysis here from the NYT – One Race, Every Medalist Ever.

Also on the subject of visualisation, we’d like to spend some time exploring the new Chartwell Graphical Font. Even if you’re busy, it’s worth scrolling down and watching the first 90secs of the video.

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PeopleSoft Weekly Issue #7 – 8th August 2012

August 8, 2012

Issue #7 – 8th August 2012

News and Latest Developments

Elizabeth Arden selects Fusion HCM

One of the most established names in the beauty industry – and long-term PeopleSoft customer – Elizabeth Arden has implemented Fusion HCM in the Oracle Cloud. After evaluating SaaS HCM vendors they selected Fusion for its global presence, ability to grow to fit future HR functional needs at the company, the ease of installation without customization, and Oracle’s reputation as a leader in HCM solutions.

SAP agrees to pay Oracle $306 million in TomorrowNow case

SAP has agreed to pay Oracle US$306 million in connection with the corporate-theft case that Oracle filed against it and a former SAP subsidiary in 2007. However, it wasn’t a perfect week for Oracle as they suffered a setback when a Californian court ruled that they are in breach of a contract with Hewlett-Packard Co.

Functional

PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 RVP – Absence Management feature analysis

A nice breakdown of what is outlined in the RVP for HCM 9.2 for the Absence Management module, and what they view as missing. The HRoi bloggers had a busy weekend as they also posted on Some known limitations of PeopleSoft Delegation Framework and PeopleSoft Delegation framework and Leave of Absence.

Tools and Code

Simplify your PeopleSoft Trace files with TraceMagic

This is a newly released tool that seems to be a rewrite of the old PSTraceViewer. It sometimes struggles with large files, but shows potential (and they provide the source code if you wish to tweak it). A MOS account is required if you want to try it (download the .zip and look under \bin\release).

Reading

ERP implementation benchmark: Comparing SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft

The above article is a good summary but it’s worth also reading the full report here. There are some interesting findings, including the average ERP payback is 2.4 years, and that the highest proportion of Oracle’s customers say that they have realised 51-80% of the projected benefits. Interestingly the average implementation cost as a percentage of revenue for SAP is almost double that for implementing Oracle. Here’s an accompanying video which gives more statistics, including how much cheaper Oracle is than SAP on average (watch here).

The Enterprise Tablet Market Shifts to Android

Currently the iPad dominates the Enterprise Tablet market with a 60% share. Not so long ago the same was true in the smart-phone market and now Android phones outsell iPhones 2-to-1. Will the same happen in the tablet market?

Watching

GreyHeller’s “Advanced Query Tips And Techniques” Webinar

The guys from GreyHeller (ex-GreySparling, and needing no introduction) have kindly uploaded one of their regular series of Webinars to view at your leisure. It’s 50 minutes of great content, although if you’re in the office you’re going to need headphones to get full value from it.

And Finally…

5 Reasons Why The Enterprise Is Not So Boring After All

TechCrunch’s Alex Williams explains 5 reasons why the enterprise software market keeps his interest.

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PeopleSoft Weekly Issue #6 – 1st August 2012

August 1, 2012

Issue #6 – 1st August 2012

Our final ‘internal beta’ newsletter. Comments and feedback welcome – email duncan.davies@succeed.co.uk.

News and Latest Developments

UBS picks Fusion HCM

UBS the Global Investment Bank and long-term user of PeopleSoft has selected

Fusion Applications as its next HCM system. The factors that determined the choice – ahead of competing cloud HCM vendors – was the breadth of functionality that Fusion provides and the security model.

Oracle buys Xsigo for software-defined networking

Oracle has acquired Xsigo software, enabling its cloud operation to pool and share capacity between Virtual Machines. Could this mean that Oracle isn’t going to push multi-tenancy and will instead have a single-tenant architecture, but with shared resources?

Fusion Tap Is Now On The Apps Store!

Fusion Tap is the application that iPad owners can use to access Fusion HCM and CRM. Although you need a SaaS account to use it properly, there is a demo mode so you can swipe and tap your way through and get a good idea of what it’ll be like. As a first version, it’s very, very nice.

Functional

Is Salesforce the future of HCM?

With the acquisition of performance review ‘cool kid’ Rypple and the appointment of John ‘Mr Enterprise’ Wookey to run it, is Salesforce serious about HR?

Technical

Watermarks on BI Publisher Reports

David Wiggins – one of Succeed’s premier Techs – demonstrates how a watermark can be applied to a BI Publisher report.

Report to window option not appearing

Duncan Davies – Succeed’s CTO – has noticed on a couple of recent installs the Report to Window option is no longer enabled by default. Here he walks through how to fix it.

Reading

Managing remote teams

With mixed on-site/off-shore teams becoming more prevalent, here’s how to ensure that everyone works as a team regardless of geographic location.

Netflix open sources Chaos Monkey

“By frequently causing failures, we force our services to be built in a way that is more resilient.”

Netflix has opened Chaos Monkey to the world. Although we suspect no PeopleSoft customers have architecture on the scale of Netflix, it’s an interesting method of testing resilience to outage. We’re looking forward to reading about Janitor Monkey too.

And Finally…

UKOUG PeopleSoft Partner of the Year Competition

Succeed were honoured to win the coveted UKOUG PeopleSoft Partner of the Year competition last year. The award is voted for by end users, which made us particularly proud. This year, we’re hoping to retain our crown. If you like our work or what we stand for, head over to the link above to vote. Thanks!

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PeopleSoft Weekly Issue #5 – 25th July 2012

July 25, 2012

Issue #5 – 25th July 2012

Our fifth ‘internal beta’ newsletter. Comments and feedback welcome – emailduncan.davies@succeed.co.uk.

News and Latest Developments

UKOUG PeopleSoft Conference Call for Papers

The call for papers has opened for the PeopleSoft Conference to be held in the ICC, Birmingham on Mon 3rd / Tues 4th December 2012. There are two streams of content over the 2 days, covering HCM, GP, Technology and Financials, plus the opportunity to cross into the main conference for sessions of interest (BI, Fusion, Database etc).

Workday secretly files for IPO

Workday – one of the more recent competitors to PeopleSoft in the HCM space – has filed

for a secret public listing, suspected to be sometime in October. Founded by former PeopleSoft execs David Duffield and Aneel Bhusri, Workday has become a thorn in Oracle’s side, with Larry taking the time to name them in a recent interview. Perhaps he’ll buy some shares …

UKOUG PeopleSoft Partner of the Year Competition

Market Trends

Proof we’re in a post-PC era

The team at Grey Heller have some figures on why tablets and mobile are king, and why PC sales are ‘resetting to a lower baseline’. They also have a follow-up post tying the above opinion with recent figures from eBay.

Functional

Rethinking the Business of HR

One of Oracle’s rising stars – Humair Ghauri – discusses the challenges facing HR in the coming years, and how we need to adapt to remain effective.

Technical

Tools Patches, Zips and Passwords

The recent change in the Oracle Support site has meant a number of changes in the way that we accomplish some tasks. How we locate and download PeopleTools patches is one of those.

VM Templates Under Oracle Enterprise Linux

Following on from Jim Marion’s posts on converting the ‘bare metal’ VM Templates into VMs that can run under a host operating system, the team at Logica are promising a series of step-by-step posts detailing the process.

Reading

Is NoSQL a threat to Oracle?

Does the rising popularity of NoSQL databases such as CouchDB, MongoDB and Hbase pose a threat to the traditional Relational Database vendors, and to Oracle (which potentially stands to lose more than most)?

User Interface design at Toyota

It’s always nice to see a truly great UI, but it’s even more valuable when someone walks you through the process of creating it. As you scroll down the page you can appreciate the amount of effort through meetings, discussions and debate that went into each of the iterations.

And Finally…

New Programming Jargon

Every client has its own set of terminology specific to that business, but we love this list of programming jargon. There’s a few that will be added to Succeed vocabulary.

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