Collaborate 11 kicks up next weekend in Orlando, Florida (assuming the weather and the US Government budget permit the planes to fly). I'm looking forward to it for several reasons: 1) getting face-to-face with friends I only see a few times each year; 2) gathering more user stories from Oracle Applications customers; 3) hearing more about Fusion Applications (some folks on this subject are sharing more info, while others appear to not know what they're talking about - some presentations will be educational and some will just be entertaining).
As usual, I can't get to all the interesting stuff in this conference. I'll be focusing on Fusion Apps, E-Business Suite, and maybe a little SOA and BI if I can get it in. Based on those focus areas, this is what looks good to me at Collab 11:
Product Release Announcements
I expect we'll hear about one significant product update, possibly two. We may also hear about one or two product releases…I definitely see some noisy water on a few fronts, so it'll be interesting to see if any results surface during the conference. This is all speculation on my part, but isn't that half the fun of Collaborate?
Oracle Fusion Soup to Nuts II
It's nice to see Soup to Nuts take on a life of it's own. I haven't really had any role in this year's set of workshops, but it's good to see other people running with the idea. It's taken on a life of it's own and this year's agenda looks really strong.
My Presentations
I'll be presenting twice on Fusion Applications:
- Fusion Applications: A Peek Under The Hood, Session ID 7631, Monday, 3:45 - 4:45 in Room W105B
- Fusion Applications: How Is The Journey So Far?, Session ID 7642, Tuesday, 3:15 - 4:15 in Room W105B
I'll be walking my usual thin line between sharing information without getting myself into legal trouble…should be an entertaining dance, so come on by if you have the time.
E-Business Presentations
Oracle E-Business Suite Technology: Vision, Release Overview and Product Roadmap - Lisa Parekh
Get Ready for EBSR12.1! Tasks to Complete Now to Ease The R12.1 Upgrade Process
Data Smog: Surviving the Information Glut Factor at the World's Largest Healthcare Payer - John Stouffer
Key Techniques and Tools to Reduce Your Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Technical Upgrade - Elke Phelps
Advanced Technology Deployment Architectures for Oracle E-Business Suite - Steven Chan
Leveraging Cloud Computing in an ERP Eco-System - Mike Rulf
Oracle E-Business Suite Applications Strategy and General Manager Update - Cliff Godwin
Oracle E-Business Suite and the Coexistence Strategy with Fusion Applications: Platform Perspective - Nadia Bendjedou
CS - Accounting in R12: Procure-to-Pay Process - Mohan Iyer
Technical Roadmap for Oracle Fusion Middleware, E-Business Suite R12 and Oracle Fusion Applications - John Stouffer
SML Publisher in E-Business Suite for Newbies - Srini Chavali
Business Flow Overview and Master Data Management - Mohan Dutt
Fusion Applications
Oracle Fusion PPM: Next Generation Project Portfolio Management Applications - LIam Boyd
Record to Report Business Flow in Oracle Fusion Applications - David Haimes
Fusion Applications - Move Now or Wait? - Debra Lilley
Implementing Fusion Applications Using The Oracle Unified Methodology - Bruce Dehner
Oracle Fusion Middleware Extensions and Patterns for Oracle Fusion Applications - Paul Johl
Oracle Fusion Applications Technical Architecture and Deployment Overview - Steve Miranda
The Fusion Applications' User Experience: Transforming Work into Insight
Other Stuff
Facebook for Oracle! All About Oracle Webcenter for Non-Technical Folks - Basheer Khan
Physical Ordering of Data - Is It Ever Useful? - Mark Farnham
Understanding Oracle and Industry Cloud Computing Directions - A Decision-Maker's Guide - Ron Batra
Grid Next Generation - The Virtual Enterprise Extended - Ray Payne
So there you have it...my picks, for what they're worth. Collab 11 looks to be a pretty spiffy gathering...hope to see you there (look me up and say "hi").
E-Business Presentations
Oracle E-Business Suite Technology: Vision, Release Overview and Product Roadmap - Lisa Parekh
Get Ready for EBSR12.1! Tasks to Complete Now to Ease The R12.1 Upgrade Process
Data Smog: Surviving the Information Glut Factor at the World's Largest Healthcare Payer - John Stouffer
Key Techniques and Tools to Reduce Your Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Technical Upgrade - Elke Phelps
Advanced Technology Deployment Architectures for Oracle E-Business Suite - Steven Chan
Leveraging Cloud Computing in an ERP Eco-System - Mike Rulf
Oracle E-Business Suite Applications Strategy and General Manager Update - Cliff Godwin
Oracle E-Business Suite and the Coexistence Strategy with Fusion Applications: Platform Perspective - Nadia Bendjedou
CS - Accounting in R12: Procure-to-Pay Process - Mohan Iyer
Technical Roadmap for Oracle Fusion Middleware, E-Business Suite R12 and Oracle Fusion Applications - John Stouffer
SML Publisher in E-Business Suite for Newbies - Srini Chavali
Business Flow Overview and Master Data Management - Mohan Dutt
Fusion Applications
Oracle Fusion PPM: Next Generation Project Portfolio Management Applications - LIam Boyd
Record to Report Business Flow in Oracle Fusion Applications - David Haimes
Fusion Applications - Move Now or Wait? - Debra Lilley
Implementing Fusion Applications Using The Oracle Unified Methodology - Bruce Dehner
Oracle Fusion Middleware Extensions and Patterns for Oracle Fusion Applications - Paul Johl
Oracle Fusion Applications Technical Architecture and Deployment Overview - Steve Miranda
The Fusion Applications' User Experience: Transforming Work into Insight
Other Stuff
Facebook for Oracle! All About Oracle Webcenter for Non-Technical Folks - Basheer Khan
Physical Ordering of Data - Is It Ever Useful? - Mark Farnham
Understanding Oracle and Industry Cloud Computing Directions - A Decision-Maker's Guide - Ron Batra
Grid Next Generation - The Virtual Enterprise Extended - Ray Payne
So there you have it...my picks, for what they're worth. Collab 11 looks to be a pretty spiffy gathering...hope to see you there (look me up and say "hi").
3 comments:
It would be interesting to know what positioning Oracle will apply to their recent ATG purchase.
Although you might assume that ATG impacts B2C and high volume B2B ecommerce "retail", in fact the platform is broader than that and could be disruptive yet complementary to their overall CRM positioning (Fusion CRM/Siebel).
Tech-wise, it will sit comfortably with Fusion.
The best bits: Support for large volumes, Personalisation (including ability to send different versions of pages to different groups of people), multi-language.
What it needs for support: CRM (lead management/customer recapture, promotions), Order management (Fusion DOO should be a good fit, but EBS would work, too), maybe Product Data Hub.
A good example of ATG in action for a cross-over B2C/B2B audience worldwide is Premier Farnell (B2C: www.cpc.co.uk, B2B:www.farnell.com, www.newark.com). This is all run from a very small number of ATG instances, with a non-Oracle PIM solution behind it.
Miles
Hey Floyd,
As always, I appreciate your run down on the sessions. Between "nervous water" "noisy water" and "sound of thunder" I think you should change your name to The Weahterman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormwatch_(comics))
Very interesting article, I enjoyed reading it.
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