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Madeline Vied

Quest International Users Group, Communication Specialist

The Cloud Wrap-up: Opinions on Cloud Computing from Around the Web

Posted: May 15, 2012

Oracle Embraces Cloud Computing, the New Consumption Model   The clouds have lifted at Oracle, one might say. In a series of briefings at the recent Oracle Industry Analyst World 2012, the software vendor set its sights on the cloud computing market, announcing a broad portfolio of products and services to enable public, private and hybrid c...

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713 Points

Madeline Vied

Quest International Users Group, Communication Specialist

Is Gamification A Great Motivator?

Posted: May 15, 2012

The game is afoot in business, as more and more organizations integrate game mechanics into their internally and externally facing applications and processes. The market for gamification is expected to grow significantly in the next few years. But why gaming? Why now?   Research from Gartner indicates that by 2015, 50% of organizations ...

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713 Points

Madeline Vied

Quest International Users Group, Communication Specialist

ComputerWorld: Most Oracle users prefer Fusion in the cloud

Posted: May 09, 2012

Most of the 250 customers that have so far licensed Oracle's recently-launched Fusion Applications have chosen a hosted deployment model, according to a senior executive at the software vendor.   The majority of the customers are also running Fusion "in a coexistence fashion" alongside long-installed Oracle business software, such as the E-B...

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Madeline Vied

Quest International Users Group, Communication Specialist

Career Advice: Careers in the Cloud, Abandoning IT, Resume Writing and More

Posted: May 09, 2012

Allan Hackney, senior vice president at John Hancock Financial Services, is this month's ComputerWorld Premier 100 IT Leader, answering the following questions:   My friends in the IT field seem to be moving toward jobs at cloud computing firms. I'm in IT operations at a traditional company. Am I missing the boat?   I'm in testing and...

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1243 Points

Rebekah Sellers

Quest International Users Group

Editor's Blog - CIO Forum Trends and Takeaways

Posted: May 08, 2012

CIO Forum 2012: Trends and Takeaways Look for the full trends and takeaways research paper coming later this month!   More than 100 attendees came to the 2012 CIO Forum: A QLC event and made the day a great success. The event kicked off with a keynote address from R "Ray" Wang, principal analyst and CEO of Constellation Research. Five c...

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148 Points

Daniel Strassberg

Quest International Users Group, Executive Director Quest ANZ

13 months in a year JD Edwards

Posted: May 07, 2012

I have been asked by an Australian company the following and need user help:   " We have been asked by the business to investigate the feasibility of implementing Period 13 for audit adjustments. If you have implemented period 13 at your site, could you please provide any setup, reporting, cut off etc. issues that you came across and the sol...

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Rebekah Sellers

Quest International Users Group

Editor's Blog - PeopleSoft Information Portal

Posted: May 07, 2012

Did you know there's a one-stop shop for Peoplesoft information on Oracle.com (and no, it's not a search box!)? Check out the PeopleSoft Information Portal and you will see links by product area to PDF documents you can view or download to your desktop for quick reference anytime. Each PDF contains direct links to every kind of informatio...

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Rebekah Sellers

Quest International Users Group

Editor's Blog - Mentoring, Meeting of the Members and New Products

Posted: Apr 25, 2012

What a Wednesday we've had, and it's only getting better! Many folks are already getting dolled up for the Back to the 80s party tonight, but the day was chock-full of great sessions, discussions and speakers.    Some gems from the day:   The sharp gals at the Women in IT Panel talked about mentoring in and out of the workplace, ...

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Rebekah Sellers

Quest International Users Group

Editor's Blog - Standing Room Only at COLLABORATE 12

Posted: Apr 24, 2012

From Quest's Sunday night first-time attendee orientation to the Oracle keynote with CIO Mark Sunday, many of the events here in Las Vegas at COLLABORATE have required extra chairs - a problem we're okay with!   Tuesday marks a full day of education with classes running all day, and nearly everyone stopped in to hear Mark Sunday talk about O...

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Rebekah Sellers

Quest International Users Group

Editor's Blog - The Inside Scoop on JD Edwards World A9.3

Posted: Apr 23, 2012

With each new release and update, Oracle's JD Edwards World continues to offer solutions that deliver robust capability, renowned stability, and a proven low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Our latest release, JD Edwards World A9.3, builds on these enhancements with application and reporting innovations, more streamlined processes, improved control ...

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Sacha Wilinson

Ndevr Pty., Ltd.

JD Edwards OneView Reporting

Posted: May 16, 2012

Ndevr loves the latest version of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne - we are so excited about it that we started a new blog section within our website dedicated to all the new things in 9.1.   One of our first articles posted covers OneView Reporting!   Shortly we will be holding a webcast that will look at the differences between OneView Rep...

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121 Points

Brett Beaubouef

NTT America, IT Director

Fact or Fiction: Hybrid ERP Deployments

Posted: Apr 28, 2012

With cloud computing and cloud ERP gaining additional attention in the marketplace, ERP vendors, resellers, and solution providers are quickly positioning their products and services as “cloud-enabled”. However, in my humble opinion, to simply put ERP software on a hosted server and provide subscription-based pricing does not a cloud s...

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Erin Thompson

Sheetz, Inc., HR Systems & Process Manager

Employee Handbook Software

Posted: Apr 03, 2012

Is anyone using a specific package to deliver their Employee Handbook and would recommend it?

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287 Points

Dave Hyzy

Benderson Development Company, Director of Information Technology

Out of FOCUS

Posted: Mar 29, 2012

It was with a great deal of excitement and anticipation that I greeted the announcement of Quest’s consolidation of their regional conferences into one applications-centric summit in Denver, birthplace of JDEdwards. Christening the affair “InFocus” harkened back to the halcyon days of JDE, when annual “Focus” conferen...

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322 Points

Melissa Penfield

Majestic Realty Company, Director of Business Systems

Are you a JD Edwards Southern California User?

Posted: Mar 27, 2012

Do you reside in the San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles, San Bernardino or Ventura areas? Join your local JD Edwards Southern California User Group (SCUG)!    Visit our website at www. jdescug.org to find out more.  We are a Quest RUG (Regional User Group) that holds quarterly one day meetings that provides you with Quest/SCUG...

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121 Points

Brett Beaubouef

NTT America, IT Director

Best of Breed vs. Integrated ERP

Posted: Mar 25, 2012

We have all heard the proverb “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.”   Applying this concept to business software, we would conclude that a business solution is only as strong as its weakest integration.  Usually overlooked and underestimated, integration is one of the most important factors to consider as part ...

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Brett Beaubouef

NTT America, IT Director

ERP Application Strategy Roadmap for Maximizing Long-Term ROI

Posted: Mar 25, 2012

You have just implemented your ERP solution – congratulations!  Now what?  Will your ERP experience become an endless cycle of applying maintenance patches and upgrades?  Many customers only realize a fraction of the business value that ERP can provide.  Too often customers rely on their ERP vendor to provide the long-term...

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Brett Beaubouef

NTT America, IT Director

Developing a Business Case for ERP Customizations

Posted: Mar 25, 2012

To customize or not to customize – that is the question which continues to be a source of contention and confusion.  On one hand, customization(s) can result in an expensive ERP solution.  However, ERP software enhancements can provide a competitive advantage or cost reduction that is customer-specific.  The challenge is not in...

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Kimberly Steider

Channellock, Inc., MIS Manager

Using American Express to pay suppliers - A/P setup

Posted: Jan 12, 2012

We are embarking on a new initiative cultivated through AMERICAN EXPRESS who canvassed our Suppliers to be paid by credit cards. Has anyone set up their Accounts Payable to process through this non check route? We will be separating the G/L account, most likely through document type. Would be interested in anyone's experience with this.

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60 Points

Susan Saige

SBM Corp, PR/HR Analyst

Looking for DBA setup help

Posted: Dec 21, 2011

Trying to set up a DBA that calculates XX per hour worked after reaching 600 hours worked, cummulative.  I cannot seem to get the exact combination needed.  I have one DBA to gather the 600 hours and another to calculate the amount, but I can't seem to get the DBA to see YTD total of hours and continue to calculate the amount, pay period ...

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