Cloud Questions and Answers for JD Edwards Customers
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Cloud Questions and Answers for JD Edwards Customers Get Started Copyright © 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates | Revised November 2, 2020 IntroductionIntroduction Introduction What does it mean to be in the cloud? What are the benefits of the cloud? Here at Oracle we have had many discussions with This document is intended to provide answers to the Do JD Edwards customers have to move to thecloud? our JD Edwards customers about the cloud. most frequently asked questions by JD Edwards JD Edwards customers, like all owners of traditional customers about the cloud. We hope it answers your What’s the difference between a cloud application and business applications, are looking ahead to the future cloud-related questions in the same straightforward running EnterpriseOne on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure? and considering how they may benefit from cloud manner you’ve come to expect from the JD Edwards technology. team. What are Oracle Cloud Applications? Determining the right technology approach for your Our goal as your technology partner is to help your Can Oracle Cloud Applications meet ourneeds? business is never an easy task. It can be especially organization determine the right path forward in the challenging when considering changes to a solution cloud. We hope this document is informative and helps Can we use Oracle Cloud Applications withEnterpriseOne? as essential to your business as JD Edwards. As a your organization evaluate the available cloud options. result, many JD Edwards customers have questions How do customizations work in Oracle Cloud about cloud technology, cloud applications, and Applications? the specific options that are available to them as How does integration work in OracleCloud JD Edwards and Oracle customers. Applications? What is required to maintain Oracle CloudApplications? Which JD Edwards customers have embraced Oracle Cloud Applications? How do we run EnterpriseOne on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure? Which JD Edwards customershave moved to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure? What’s the best path to the cloud for us? More information 2 Cloud questions and answers for JD Edwards customers Introduction What does it mean to be in the cloud? WhatWhat does does it it mean to to be bein the incloud? the cloud? What are the benefits of the cloud? In the simplest terms, being in the cloud means Oracle Cloud Applications (SaaS) Do JD Edwards customers have to move to thecloud? two things: The Oracle Cloud Applications suite supports the • The solution is located somewhere else and same business processes as JD Edwards What’s the difference between a cloud application and running EnterpriseOne on Oracle Cloud accessed through the internet rather than located EnterpriseOne. While a few customers have moved to Infrastructure? on hardware that you own and maintain on premise. Oracle Cloud Applications, some customers are integrating JD Edwards EnterpriseOne with Oracle What are Oracle Cloud Applications? • You pay a subscription fee to access the solution Cloud Applications to augment and extend existing rather than paying up-front for a perpetual license. functionality. Can Oracle Cloud Applications meet ourneeds? The subscription fees include technical support; the JD Edwards on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS) solution provider applies patches and updates to the Can we use Oracle Cloud Applications withEnterpriseOne? solution on your behalf. JD Edwards EnterpriseOne applications can be run on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Rather than buying and How do customizations work in Oracle Cloud By comparison, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne maintaining hardware and network components, Applications? customers can instead subscribe to physical applications by themselves are not in the cloud. hardware and storage capacity and use these to run How does integration work in OracleCloud They are traditional software applications sold Applications? JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. Many JD Edwards through a perpetual license and have historically customers are taking this approach today. What is required to maintain Oracle CloudApplications? been deployed on premise. You have many options through which you can take Which JD Edwards customers have embraced Oracle Cloud Applications? advantage of the cloud. These options fall mainly into two categories: using Oracle Cloud Applications How do we run EnterpriseOne on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure? (SaaS – Software as a Service) and running JD Edwards on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS – Which JD Edwards customershave moved to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as a Service). Infrastructure? What’s the best path to the cloud for us? More information 3 Cloud questions and answers for JD Edwards customers Introduction What are the benefits of the cloud? What does it mean to be in the cloud? WWhathat are are the the benefits benefits of the cloud?of the cloud? The cloud provides your organization many benefits Organizations can quickly gain value from the latest when compared to on-premises solutions, with the main innovations in technology such as machine learning, Do JD Edwards customers have to move to thecloud? advantages being the low cost of maintenance and ease artificial intelligence, IoT, blockchain, and digital of staying current with the latest technology. assistants through continuous, automatic updates that What’s the difference between a cloud application and running EnterpriseOne on Oracle Cloud With cloud infrastructure or with cloud applications, help streamline and automate business processes. Infrastructure? there is no hardware to purchase or maintain. Cloud-based solutions stay more up-to-date because Maintenance tasks, such as applying security and the vendor takes the responsibility for this across the What are Oracle Cloud Applications? technical patches, maintaining the operating system entire system, which alleviates the burden on the and applying updates, are all performed by Oracle, as individual customer to stay current. In addition, cloud- Can Oracle Cloud Applications meet ourneeds? your cloud vendor. The lack of hardware and system based solutions are configurable, enabling maintenance typically results in reduced overhead in organizations to eliminate customizations and adopt a Can we use Oracle Cloud Applications withEnterpriseOne? terms of IT resources, including hardware and services set of standardized best practices for business How do customizations work in Oracle Cloud provided by system administrators. In addition to the processes to support the enterprise. Applications? cost savings, many organizations find the cloud compelling because IT operations are not their core It’s also important to note that the cloud is where How does integration work in OracleCloud Applications? competency. By leaving system maintenance to Oracle, Oracle is making its largest and most strategic investments today and into the future. organizations can focus their critical resources on What is required to maintain Oracle CloudApplications? strategic initiatives, competitive differentiators, and other areas that support their core mission. Which JD Edwards customers have embraced Oracle Cloud Applications? Additional benefits associated with the cloud include more frequent updates with the latest feature How do we run EnterpriseOne on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure? improvements and technology advancements, the standardization and optimization of business processes, Which JD Edwards customershave moved to Oracle Cloud and greater flexibility and agility as your business scales Infrastructure? and adapts to change. What’s the best path to the cloud for us? More information 4 Cloud questions and answers for JD Edwards customers Introduction Do JD Edwards customers have to move to the cloud? What does it mean to be in the cloud? What are the benefits of the cloud? In short, no. As a JD Edwards customer, you can As a JD Edwards customer, you are also an Oracle Do JD Edwards customers have to move to Do PeopleSoft customers have to moveto the cloud? continue to run EnterpriseOne for as long as it meets customer. You can benefit from Oracle’s best-in-class the cloud? your business needs. Oracle continues to invest in cloud offerings including subscription-based cloud What’s the difference between a cloud application and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne with regulatory updates, applications and technologies, industry-leading running EnterpriseOne on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure? functional enhancements, simplified and automated analytics capabilities, and an infinitely scalable system administration, and strategic new capabilities infrastructure to support your business needs. What are Oracle Cloud Applications? that drive digital process transformation. New We believe that there is an Oracle cloud capability Can Oracle Cloud Applications meet ourneeds? JD Edwards EnterpriseOne features are available that can address your current business challenges quarterly with hundreds of new capabilities every and that will deliver value to your organization. We Can we use Oracle Cloud Applications withEnterpriseOne? year. In addition, as specified in the Oracle Lifetime recommend that you focus on the challenges your Support Policy for Oracle Applications Guide, Oracle business needs to solve and become aware of all the has extended the Premier Support for Oracle JD How do customizations work in Oracle Cloud cloud options so that you can manage your Applications? Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.2 until at least 2031, enterprise applications in a way that yields maximum reinforcing our commitment to customers and How does integration