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Oracle WebLogic Server 12c is a leading application server across conventional and cloud environments. It is the cornerstone of Oracle cloud application foundation, the industry’s most complete, best-of-breed platform for developing cloud applications.

Whether your organization is beginning to consider its options for WebLogic Server 12c, or you have already started implementing it into your IT environment, Oracle experts can help. Oracle GET THE MOST FROM ORACLE WEBLOGIC SERVER Consulting provides the expertise and operational best practices to help you get there faster and with less cost and risk.

KEY FEATURES Benefits from Oracle WebLogic Server Services • Identify the list of technologies in use in your Oracle WebLogic Server Oracle WebLogic Server Services can help you choose the right solution and environments integrate it into your existing environment while staying focused on your critical business • Alignment of Oracle WebLogic Server needs. With Oracle WebLogic Server 12c, you can: 12c functionality and core features with business goals  Outperform your competition—Fast, scalable technology enables IT to • Determine an upgrade path for all key change swiftly as the business grows technologies, libraries, and frameworks  Simplify deployment and management—Fast application deployment and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) assembly lifecycle management • Establish the architectural vision for an upgrade  Accelerate time to market—Leverage development with the latest Java • Create a roadmap for executing an standards and open source code deployments on Oracle WebLogic upgrade Server • Build a development environment using best practices  Perform seamless upgrades—from prior Oracle WebLogic Server • Comprehensive audit of an existing editions, Oracle GlassFish Server, JBoss, and IBM WebSphere. WebLogic Server 12c implementation. Oracle experts provide the skills and experience to plan, architect, implement, and KEY BENEFITS project manage a solution based on your unique environment and business • Leverages Oracle expertise to identify objectives. The goal is to help you achieve a successful, long-term WebLogic common challenges for your upgrade Server strategy and deployment that leverages your existing information • Produces a comprehensive catalog of technologies and frameworks in use architecture and assets, and enables you to quickly adapt to evolving business and market needs. • Identifies areas of technical risk before an upgrade begins Oracle WebLogic Server Services • Resolves immediate issues and concerns Oracle Consulting Migration Assessment for Oracle WebLogic Server • Establishes an architectural plan to assist in infrastructure planning How is your Oracle WebLogic Server environment performing? • Provides a roadmap that supports

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scheduling and budget planning. What can you do to further benefit from your Oracle WebLogic Server ORACLE CONSULTING CL O U D investment? SERVICES PORTFOLIO • Oracle Consulting Architecture Oracle Consulting Oracle Consulting Advisory for Oracle WebLogic Server Blueprint and Roadmap for Oracle Cloud Are you ready for Oracle WebLogic Server 12c? • Oracle Consulting Rapid Start for Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle What is the best upgrade approach that will impact my business the least? • Oracle Consulting Rapid Start for Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Consulting Migration Assessment for Oracle WebLogic

WHY ORACLE CONSULTIN G Server • Leading Expertise: Oracle's own Oracle Consulting understands that customers have choices in how they upgrade experts providing thought leadership for to WebLogic Server 12c and who implements it. When that choice is either internal every Oracle solution IT resources or a third party partner, we offer the opportunity for Oracle Consulting • Broad Coverage: “End-to-end” lifecycle to provide analysis of the functionality and performance of the implementation, as services across the entire Oracle product footprint well as recommendations to get the most from your investment.

• Global Scale: 13,000 Oracle experts in 145 countries, serving over 20 million Key Activities users  Comprehensive audit of the existing Oracle WebLogic Server 12c • Unified Methodology: Based on industry standards, high quality results implementation – including platform infrastructure, architecture, across complex projects operational processes, and production readiness

• Flexible Delivery: Onsite, offsite, and  Perform a technical review of the Oracle WebLogic Server 12c based offshore, along with innovative solutions such as Expert Services and software infrastructure relating to applications, development, deployment Architecture Services processes, and production readiness

R E L A T E D AREAS  Provide guidance to key stakeholders on the use of standard Oracle • WebLogic Server 12c functionality and core features to align with business goals • Oracle SOA Suite • Oracle BPM Suite  Provide assistance and guidance to help resolve current open critical • Oracle WebCenter Suite issues via Oracle Support

 Review Oracle task outputs in engagement report summarizing findings, impacts, short and long term recommendations with key stakeholders. Oracle Consulting Advisory for Oracle WebLogic Server

The Oracle WebLogic Server Upgrade Advisory will help you plan for the upgrade of your existing WLS environments from their current versions to the latest release of Oracle WebLogic Server by bringing Oracle experts in to plan your upgrade, allowing you to leverage the many new and improved features of WebLogic Server - while avoiding unplanned downtime and project delays that can result from errors in the environment upgrade process. Leverage Oracle Consulting’s deep expertise in WebLogic Server to quickly identify common challenges and potential technical issues and create a roadmap for completing your environment upgrade with minimal risk.

Key Activities

 Identify WebLogic Server 12c upgrade business drivers, objectives, and success factors for your upgrade

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 Facilitate executive support and stakeholder identification needed for upgrade strategy execution Oracle Review Consulting the current environment(s), upgrade architecture goals,

principles, standards, and challenges

 Identify candidate applications and domains for assigning short-term and long-term upgrade priorities

 Understand various WebLogic Server 12c upgrade paths and factors influencing the timeline

 Identify key WebLogic Server 12c upgrade project milestones

 Evaluate pragmatic choices for transitioning or upgrade, resulting in a solid iterative upgrade implementation plan

 Review Oracle task outputs in engagement report summarizing findings, impacts, short and long term recommendations with key stakeholders

How We Are Different

The Oracle Consulting team is focused exclusively on Oracle Technologies, and we have the experts that others turn to for leading practices in Oracle hardware and software implementations. We know how to best optimize your investment in Oracle products and can provide your business with tightly integrated, comprehensive, superior services throughout your ownership experience.

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Leverage Oracle’s methods, tools, and extensive experience with customer implementations across diverse industries and geographies. Tight integration across Consulting, Development, Support, Education, and Global Delivery puts the entire Oracle team behind your success. To learn more, contact your local Oracle Consulting representative, or visit www.oracle.com/consulting.

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