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Software License Reviews – Are you ready?

05/02/2013 By Linda Anderson Leave a comment | 0 COMMENTS
Software License Reviews – Are you ready?

by Kenny Wilson, Group Commercial Director With Oracle’s Q3 FY13 nearly done and dusted, and its full year point only a few months away, it’s not uncommon to see Oracle reaching out to its client base with requests for license reviews. This can often provide a useful insight into this industry giant’s performance going into Q4 – however more compelling, usually prompts considerable consternation and discomfort in the marketplace, even more so with those particular organisations under the spotlight. Even if you…

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Oracle’s Acquisition Trail

18/12/2012 By Linda Anderson Leave a comment | 0 COMMENTS
Oracle’s Acquisition Trail

Since 2005, Oracle’s M&A department has been busy – we have seen a total of 87 acquisitions covering database, middleware, applications, products, tools, server & storage to vendor specific solutions. Why is this interesting? It’s interesting because this underpins the importance of knowing what software you have in your IT estate and how you manage it. An effective software asset management methodology is vital for managing all your ERP software vendors, however is of particular importance for Oracle and its…

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What is the perfect IT Support Team?

11/12/2012 By Linda Anderson Leave a comment | 0 COMMENTS

By Steve Graham, Senior Principal Consultant Let’s imagine for a moment it’s a perfect world and in that perfect world you have a large team of fully trained Oracle specialists lovingly managing the day to day health of your IT infrastructure, all day, all night, all year round.  They never take holidays, are never ill, have the capability to cope with any problem thrown at them and seem very happy in their work environment. However we all know that it’s…

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Oracle Support Change for E-Business 11.5.10.2

21/11/2012 By Linda Anderson Leave a comment | 0 COMMENTS

Review of the recent Oracle support change for E-Business 11.5.10.2 and the introduction of the “Exception” sustaining support period. by Stephen Graham, Senior Principal Consultant Background The terminal release of E-Business Suite 11i, 11.5.10, moved into its 3-year extended support phase in November 2010. As extended support normally runs for 3 years then that phase is due for completion in November 2013, after which the product moves to Oracle’s lowest support level of sustaining support. Sustaining support normally includes the…

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Rocela awarded G-Cloud Framework Agreement by Government Procurement Service

29/10/2012 By Linda Anderson Leave a comment | 0 COMMENTS
Rocela awarded G-Cloud Framework Agreement by Government Procurement Service

Rocela, has today announced that they have been awarded a framework agreement by Government Procurement Service for Specialist Cloud Services, within the G-Cloud framework. Rocela has unparalleled expertise in license optimisation & management, and Oracle E-Business Suite implementations, upgrades and managed services. This depth of expertise means that we can offer specialist advice and guidance to those government and public sector establishments looking to take advantage of the benefits of Cloud Technologies and shared-services. Rocela’s Cloud services consider all aspects…

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