My Sessions at the ASCEND 2024 (Oracle Applications Technology Users Group) Conference

Session 1:

OATUG Cloud ERP SIG Presents Cloud Migration The Art of the Possible

2:30 PM to 3:30 PM PDT Tuesday Jun 18, 2024

 

Milano VII (Promenade Level)

 

Agenda:

 

Many Enterprises are in process to migrate their applications to cloud or are already in cloud. Cloud Migration provides great opportunity to transform but also has its own fair share of challenges. it is very critical that OATUG Members have awareness of these challenges and opportunities.. While applications have become feature rich and standardized, the migration path is quite challenging. To be successful in cloud it is important that the overall enterprise cloud strategy, change management and business process transformation has to be addressed to ensure overall success. OATUG Cloud ERP SIG Panel will be in attendance to answer questions and share implementation experiences as well as answer questions from the members on these topics.

Learning Objective 1: Provide an update to SIG Members on OATUG Cloud ERP SIG Activities

Learning Objective 2: Panel discussion on various Cloud ERP Topics

Learning Objective 3:Provide a forum to interact with other members on cloud implementation challenges and opportunities

Session 2:

 

ERP Cloud: What Happens in the Cloud Stays in the Cloud (Overview and Roadmap)

4:30 PM to 5:30 PM PDT Tuesday Jun 18, 2024

Milano VI (Promenade Level)

Agenda:

 

Oracle’s ERP Cloud provides a completely integrated suite of the ERP Applications to run your business. These applications are natively integrated with Oracle Customer Experience, Supply Chain and HCM cloud services which helps eliminate the integration overhead of synchronizing employees, sales data and more. Join us to hear about how we are making headway with AI Applications and see the Generative AI features.

Learning Objective 1: Understand how the integrated suite of ERP applications can streamline operations, reduce integration complexities, ultimately enabling more efficient, decision-making in your organization.

Learning Objective 2: Gain insight into the technical aspects of Oracle's integration capabilities with Customer Experience, Supply Chain, and HCM cloud services.

Learning Objective 3: Learn about AI Applications in ERP Cloud and Gen AI features

Session 3:

 
ERP Cloud: Analyze and Maximize Value using Fusion Data Intelligence (FDI)

9:15 AM to 10:15 AM PDT Wednesday Jun 19, 2024

 

Milano VI (Promenade Level)

 

Agenda:

Customers are increasingly adopting Oracle Cloud ERP. This paper discusses everything you need to know about Fusion Data Intelligence for Oracle ERP Cloud. Built on Oracle Analytics Cloud and powered by Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse, Oracle Fusion Data Intelligence provides customers with out-of-the-box application integration and best practice KPI’s to drive actionable insights using advanced analytics. Come and attend this presentation to see how FDI will help Oracle Cloud Application customers drive informed decisions.

Learning Objective 1: Gain a comprehensive understanding of how to leverage pre-built application integrations and KPIs to derive actionable insights from complex data sets

Learning Objective 2: Acquire a deep understanding of the technical integration capabilities and best practices for deploying FDI within the Oracle Cloud Application ecosystem.

Learning Objective 3:Learn how FDI can empower you to make informed decisions by providing comprehensive insights into Oracle Cloud Applications data. 

Looking forward to meeting you all in Vegas!

Thanks
Lakshmi

The Oracle Applications User Experience at Oracle OpenWorld 2017

The Oracle Applications User Experience at Oracle OpenWorld 2017

The Oracle Applications User Experience (OAUX) team is gearing up for an action-packed Oracle OpenWorld 2017 this October, and would like to extend an invitation to members of the OUAB to two exclusive, interactive events. Be sure to sign up today to save your spot! The Cloud User Experience Lab For the tenth year in a row, the Cloud User Experience lab is coming to Oracle OpenWorld. The UX lab offers customers and partners a first look at the future of the Oracle Cloud Applications, and the ability to test-drive proposed mobile and desktop designs. Participants will have the exclusive opportunity to work directly with Oracle user experience researchers and see how their voice can influence the roadmap of Oracle Cloud Applications. Space is limited, and advance registration is required, so sign up today! Date: Monday, Oct. 2 - Wednesday, Oct. 4 Location: The Grand Hyatt San Francisco in Union Square To learn more, please contact Claire Swarthout. Sign up Here The OAUX Exchange On Oct. 2, see what the future of Oracle’s cloud user experience holds at the OAUX Exchange. Get a look at the UX roadmaps for Oracle Cloud Applications, learn how to extend and tailor Oracle applications, and experience demos showcasing emerging technologies such as machine learning, chatbots, and robotic assistants. Date: Monday, Oct. 2 Location: The Grand Hyatt San Francisco in Union Square To learn more, please contact Shannon Whiteman Sign up Here

My sessions at the COLLABORATE-17 Conference in Las Vegas April 2-5 2017

Session 1:

(Quest International Users Group)
113980: Your Cloud, Your Implementation, Your Way 

 9:45 AM–10:45 AM Apr 3, 2017

 Lagoon B

Shince Francis, Manager, Cloud Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Lakshmi Sampath, ERP Cloud Evangelist, Oracle

Agenda:

Customers are increasingly adopting Oracle ERP Cloud (aka Fusion Applications). This paper aims to present a practical approach to implementing Oracle ERP Cloud and discusses several options to configure the application quickly. We will walk through various content migration options like Functional Setup Manager and Rapid Implementation spreadsheets along with a summary of the Integration assets available Out of Box. We will also review the various reporting options and Security in Oracle ERP Cloud. There will be a live demo on creating infolets and dashboards to get the most out of your Cloud Implementation. Last but not the least, we will also touch on the implementation leading practices, lessons learned and go through the post go-live support model.

Objective 1: Understand configuration approach, content migration options and implementation methodology for ERP Cloud
Objective 2: Best Practices in implementing Oracle Cloud based on our lessons learned.
Objective 3: Learn about reporting options including infolets, dashboards, BI Publisher, OTBI, FRS and SmartView
Audience: Technical/Functional

Session 2:

(Oracle Applications User Group)
10426: OAUG Cloud ERP SIG Session

 9:45 AM–10:45 AM Apr 5, 2017

 Breakers J

Agenda:

Grab a front row seat to educate yourself with the latest trends in the Oracle Cloud ERP world. This session provides Oracle users an excellent opportunity to share their experiences and insights from recent Cloud implementations. Learn about Cloud ERP latest release key highlights and learn from the Cloud subject matter experts. Network and benefit from the lively Q&A session.

I will be sharing the new features in ERP Cloud R12 along with a live demo.


Look forward to seeing you all next week.

Thanks
Lakshmi

My Sessions at the COLLABORATE-16 Conference

My sessions at the COLLABORATE-16 conference
APRIL 10-14 
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas

Session 1 
10061: OAUG Cloud ERP SIG Meeting

10:45 AM–11:45 AM Apr 12, 2016

South Pacific J

Agenda:

1. Update on the SIG activities from the Cloud ERP SIG team (Padam Bansal, Shince Francis)

2. Upcoming Webinar Presentations on Cloud ERP
3. What happens in the Cloud, Stays in the Cloud

Brent Grech, VP, Cloud Applications, Global Sales Engineering                             

Lakshmi Sampath, ERP Cloud Evangelist, Oracle

4. Open Questions

What happens in the Cloud, Stays in the Cloud 

 Brent Grech, VP, Global Sales Engineering, Cloud Applications, Oracle

Lakshmi Sampath, ERP Cloud Evangelist, Oracle

Oracle’s ERP Cloud provides a completely integrated suite of the ERP Applications to run your business. These applications are natively integrated with Oracle Customer Experience, Supply Chain and HCM cloud services which helps eliminates the integration overhead of synchronizing employees, sales data and more. Oracle ERP Cloud is extensible through the Oracle Platform as a Service, allowing our customers to build Java and Database applications rapidly that enables Oracle customers to innovate and leverage the information in Oracle Cloud Applications, Customer on Premise Solutions. 

Brent Grech, Vice President, Cloud Applications and Demonstration services will demonstrate an integrated Cloud demo (CX Cloud, HCM Cloud, ERP Cloud and SCM Cloud) to give you a sense of the important themes of the Oracle Cloud Applications: Social, Mobile, Analytical, Integrated and Insightful. Lakshmi Sampath will reveal informational assets available to Oracle customers and partners to explore Oracle ERP Cloud further.

Session 2 

10807: OAUG Cloud ERP SIG Presents: Test Drive Your ERP Cloud

 1:00 PM–3:15 PM Apr 12, 2016

 Mariners AB

Agenda:

Hands-on demo - please bring a laptop or iPad.

Space is limited - 50 attendees only.

Are you interested in the incredible benefits Oracle ERP Cloud has to offer, but are wary about making such a significant decision just because John at XYZ Corp told you so. Fortunately, customers like you now have the ability and the opportunity to test drive the Oracle ERP cloud at the Hands on Demo Lab and experience firsthand what the rest of the world has gotten excited about. So come on down and join the OAUG Cloud ERP SIG for your test drive. You will be provided with Demo scripts to experience the joys of Oracle ERP Cloud - Financials, Procurement and PPM along with various reporting choices in cloud including Financial Reporting, BI Publisher and OTBI. But wait, we are not done yet. You will also get to see, feel and experience the Social, Mobile and Analytical capabilities available within Cloud. But wait, we are still not done. You will also have experts from the OAUG Cloud ERP SIG and Oracle to answer all your questions during the test drive. This is truly a don’t miss opportunity for all EBS, Peoplesoft and JDE Customers. So we encourage you to reserve your spot in advance for the test drive and see why Oracle ERP Cloud is the best decision you will make.

Please sign up on the COLLABORATE website or send an email to Lakshmi.s.sampath@oracle.com to reserve your space. Please provide your name, job title and your company information. 

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Session 3:

10101: Modernize Your Business with ERP Cloud: 

 4:45 PM–5:45 PM Apr 12, 2016

 South Seas F

Terrance Wampler, Vice President, Financial Applications Strategy, Oracle

Lakshmi Sampath, ERP Cloud Evangelist, Oracle

Agenda:

Oracle ERP Cloud provides the broadest capabilities of any Cloud solution in the market today, supporting multiple business processes, such as procure to pay, quote to collect, and financial control & reporting. This session will identify the capabilities of Oracle ERP Cloud that transcends global boundaries, supports multiple industries, and includes extensive integration with other on-premise and Cloud solutions. You will learn how other customers have benefited from moving to Oracle ERP Cloud to lower costs, increase efficiency, and expand globally--all while modernizing their ERP applications. You will see a live demo of ERP Cloud as well.

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Also, Meet me at the Exhibit Hall : Oracle Booth to see a demo on Oracle ERP Cloud

Look forward to seeing you all in Vegas.

Thanks
Lakshmi

My Sessions at the COLLABORATE-15 Conference

COLLABORATE-15 My OAUG Forum Sessions in Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas from April 12th through 16th 2015:

 

Session 1:

10084: OAUG Oracle Business Intelligence-Big Data Special Interest Group (OBI-BD SIG)

Sun. April 12| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Room Jasmine C

I will be doing a quick demo on BIMAD for Fusion Applications in the SIG meeting. 

Don’t go Mad, use BI MAD

Lakshmi Sampath, ERP Cloud Evangelist, Global Sales Engineering, Oracle

Mobile App Designer is an amazing application that enables anyone to create beautiful multi-touch information-driven applications with rich interaction, rich visualization, and rich media, for mobile devices such as iPhone, iPad, Android phone and tablet, Windows, and more.  Lakshmi will present a brief overview and demonstrate the power of BI MAD’s rapid mobile report creation and deployment capabilities in a quick demo to demonstrate the power of Oracle’s rich BI framework that has become the BI fabric behind all Oracle Cloud solutions.

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Session 2:

I will be doing a quick demo on Fusion Financials Close Monitor and Period Close towards the end of this presentation.

10158: Finance Close: Get your time back.

Sun. April 12| 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Room South Seas J

Pankaj Chaukade, DELL and Lakshmi Sampath, ORACLE

This paper will highlight issues encountered while closing books. Most of the folks are well aware of the pain of closing the finance books each month and quarter. This paper will shed the light on how to make your month end close smoother without any pain but by gaining a lot of expertise after following an end to end process implemented at Dell. Dell is one of the largest Oracle application implementers in the world and we use almost all flavors of the various modules to meet the business desired goals. We will also cover those challenges encountered and lessons learned during such processes.

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Session 3:

10063: OAUG Cloud ERP SIG

Tue. April 14| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Room Reef E

Agenda:

1. Introduction to the SIG (Padam Bansal and Shince Francis, PWC)
2. Upcoming Webinar Presentations on Cloud ERP
3. Don’t Administer: Innovate.. with Oracle ERP Cloud (Brent Grech & Lakshmi Sampath, Oracle)
4. Open Questions

If you are an Oracle EBS Customer or interested in knowing about the latest and the greatest in Fusion Applications, you don’t want to miss our SIG Meeting.
You will not only become a part of the future direction for ERP Cloud, but also an information repository for your customer in assisting them help the product for the future direction.

Don’t Administer: Innovate…with the Oracle ERP Cloud

Brent Grech, VP, Fusion Applications & Lakshmi Sampath, ERP Cloud Evangelist, Oracle

Imagine how many projects you could get done if you only didn’t have to worry about hardware upgrades and failures, database and application patching, integration failures and the other painful pitfalls experienced when managing your own enterprise software implementation. How many projects has your organization put to the side, heavily reduced scope or have simply failed due to resources getting pulled away to manage your internal systems?

Oracle’s ERP Cloud provides a completely integrated suite of the ERP Applications to run your business. These applications are also natively integrated with Oracle Sales and HCM cloud services which helps eliminates the integration overhead of synchronizing employees, sales data and more. Oracle ERP Cloud is extensible through the Oracle Platform as a Service, allowing our customers to build Java and Database applications rapidly that enables our customers to innovate and leverage the information in Oracle Cloud Applications, Customer on Premise Solutions. Brent Grech, Vice President, Fusion Applications and Cloud demonstration services and Lakshmi Sampath, ERP Cloud evangelist will present a brief overview of the Oracle Cloud and available services, followed by an overview of each ERP Cloud application, and supported by a brief demonstration to give you a sense of the important themes of the Oracle ERP Cloud, Social, Integrated and Insightful.

Session 4:

10096: Central States OAUG

Tue. April 14| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Room Breakers C

We will be doing a brief presentation on On-premise vs Cloud differences, Oracle ERP Cloud/HCM Cloud/CRM Cloud Integrated demo flow, talk about the BI strategy in Fusion Applications and so on.

Session 5: Full One hour session on ERP Cloud (Come learn about Fusion Financials, Fusion Procurement, Fusion Supply Chain, Fusion PPM and co-existence strategies)

10595: Leave the Crowd: Join the Cloud

Thu. April 16| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Room Jasmine C

Lakshmi Sampath, ERP Cloud Evangelist and Brent Grech, VP, Fusion Apps, Oracle

This paper will talk about all the latest features and functionality in Oracle ERP Cloud (a.k.a.) Fusion Applications –Fusion Financials, Fusion Projects Portfolio Management (PPM), Fusion Procurement and Fusion Supply Chain Management (SCM). This presentation will also enlighten about the co-existence strategy available for EBS with Fusion Applications - Fusion Revenue Management, Fusion Accounting Hub, Fusion Reporting Cloud and Fusion DOO. Also, the enhancements, value proposition of ERP Cloud will be covered in Detail. A brief Demo of the various co-existence scenarios of Fusion Applications with EBS will be covered.