Enterprise
Application Hosting
Lowering
the Total Cost
of
Application Ownership
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Client
Testimonials
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Hosting
of our PeopleSoft applications by CedarCrestone has delivered as
promised to reduce our cost of ownership, provide a high degree of
availability with strong performance metrics, and free up resources for
other value-added opportunities. We value the relationship very
highly and have not been disappointed. read story
City of Milwaukee
Williams Lea has been very happy with CedarCrestone's
Hosting capabilities. It is reassuring to know that our apploications
are being hosted by a dependable company like CedarCrestone. The end
result of our partnership is increased profitability and efficiency in
our business processes. Throughout the whole project, we have developed
a strong relationship with the People at CedarCrestone.
read story
KCTCS is spending less money with CedarCrestone each
year to host our systems than we previously spent on hardware and
software alone. The end result is we have capital and people freed up
to focus on student-facing systems. read story
Kentucky Community and Technical College System
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Doing More with
Less
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Application
hosting is one of several IT outsourcing models. It's increasingly
being evaluated by organizations for a combination of tactical,
strategic, and transformation reasons. A business decision to outsource
typically demands both cost reductions and service level improvements
to be seriously considered. At a very minimum, outsourcing must
have cost-neutral impacts.
How is it then that application hosting can deliver cost reductions
while achieving service level improvements? Not a bad question
considering the current economic climate.
The contents of this month's articles, tools, and case studies focus on
how CedarCrestone's application hosting can deliver superior services
at a lower total cost. It's through integrating deep-industry and
Oracle-stack specialization across technology, people, and process that
our Customers can do more for less.
Technology. Enterprise
solutions span multiple technology components. Primary and
secondary data centers, facilities, infrastructure, networks, systems,
and all the underlying hardware and software that together comprise
hosting system environments. CedarCrestone's application hosting
employs best-of-breed technology components across the board. We have
architected systems from the ground up to provide enterprise-class
services to the many. Nearly all components are either scaled or
shared across customers, driving per-unit technology costs
down. Our vendor contracts have been negotiated with material
volume discounts. All technology-component replenishments and
upgrades are included over the contract's term, thus
incorporating a full-technology view with hard-fee stability and
commitment. With
deep specialization in the Oracle application and technology stack,
CedarCrestone scales and drives efficiencies into its underlying
technologies in ways not feasible in individual customer environments.
This leads to enhanced system capabilities delivered for lower total
costs.
People.
Technology is rendered useless without the specialized people and
skills to make it all work. In the enterprise application space,
this involves leveraging many resource types across the technology
lifecycle. Lifecycle functions include planning, architecting,
implementing, administering, and replenishing/ upgrading all underlying
technologies. Resource needs are extensive and include senior
executives and directors responsible for strategic and business
planning, line operational management, and the technical and functional
staff to support all underlying technologies.
CedarCrestone
employs highly specialized resources experienced in supporting
technologies across the Oracle-stack lifecycle. CedarCrestone
resources are shared across many customers and span the resource value
chain inclusive of both onshore and offshore personnel. When customers support systems
internally, limited internal resources are often spread across numerous
administrative and industry applications, thus specialization and
commitment levels can be a challenge. Non-administrative customer
priorities can impede the ability to deliver businesses with access to
the right Oracle resource skill set at the right time.
Process.
People support technology through defined operating approaches,
processes, and procedures. Hosting providers are heavily
incentivized to refine and hone their processes to deliver on-going
productivity gains. CedarCrestone's application hosting
specializes solely on the Oracle application and technology lifecycle,
thus enabling world-class, consistent results for Oracle solutions that
are not otherwise achievable through more general processes not honed
for Oracle. Increasingly,
we see customers focused on developing processes and solutions to
deliver expanded and improved services to their business versus
individually administering underlying technology which are not core to
their business.
Ultimately, whether a customer opts to leverage a 3rd party for
application hosting will lie with the economic justification that comes
through a close evaluation of options. No two situations are the
same and each requires a thorough review to determine what will and
won't work. Cost reduction, cost avoidance, opportunity creation,
and other intangible impacts all play into this evaluation. Read
on to find out more about CedarCrestone's application hosting and how
it has enabled customers to Do
More for Less.
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Hosting Justification
Worksheet
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With
today's economic struggles, CedarCrestone realizes the greater challenges
that IT faces when economically justifying any initiative. CedarCrestone
has developed a series of Outsourcing white papers which provide thought
leadership for those who are considering a hosted solution. The fourth
white paper in the series entitled "Economic Justification for Hosting"
contains a "Hosting Justification Worksheet" and addresses the
four categories of savings and benefits as it pertains to hosting:
- Cost reduction
- Cost avoidance
- Opportunity creation
- Other benefits and tangibles
The worksheet is
freely available to anyone who is interested. Likewise, our
management consultants are also available at any time (and at no cost) to
assist in the usage and application of this tool.
You may contact
any of our management consultants by sending an email to contact@cedarcrestone.com.
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Upcoming
Events
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December
2008
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HR & IT
Collaborate for High-Impact Business Results
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Palo Alto, CA
- Join Oracle,
CedarCrestone and HCI for an in-depth look at the key connections
between HR and IT. CedarCrestone's Alexia Martin will be the keynote
speaker, delivering the results of the 2008-2009 HCM Workforce
Technologies Survey. For more information on this seminar, click HERE.
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Total Workforce Management for Public Sector
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Webinar 2:00PM Eastern - PeopleSoft 9
Pension Administration product demonstration and client testimonial.
Rick Humphress, Public Sector HCM Industry Expert, presents
"Demographic Shifts and Workforce Globalization have created a war
for Talent." During the presentation we will be discussing: An
Aging Workforce plus a Less Skilled Workforce equals a Talent Crisis;
It is not just about managing Pension Administration but improving the
Talent and Retirement Management Life Cycle; Case study presented by
New York State Teachers Employee Retirement System. To register for
this event, click HERE.
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Total Workforce Management for Public Sector
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Webinar 2:00PM Eastern -
Incorporating Fusion Middleware into your State & Local PeopleSoft
HCM solution with "A Taste of SOA." The benefits of SOA are
wide ranging. State and local agencies can leverage SOA allow for
easier connectivity, improved IT productivity, reduced cost, enhanced
interoperability and extended application function. As Oracle's 2008
Titan Award winner for "SOA Suite Solution &
Integration", CedarCrestone will present: An Intro to SOA; Why is
it "SOA Suite"?; Getting started with "A Taste of
SOA"; How does SOA help me align for the future of PeopleSoft 9.x
and Fusion apps? To register for this event, click HERE.
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HR & IT Collaborate for High-Impact Business
Results
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Phoenix, AZ - Join Oracle,
CedarCrestone and HCI for an in-depth look at the key connections
between HR and IT. Max Davis-Johnson (Assoc V Pres University Tech) and
Adrian Sannier (University Tech Ofcr & VP) both of Arizona State
University will be presenting, with CedarCrestone's Alexia Martin
delivering the results of the 2008-2009 HCM Workforce Technologies
Survey. For more information on this seminar, click HERE.
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Total Workforce Management for Public Sector
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Webinar 2:00PM Eastern - Making the
leap to PeopleSoft 9.x and beyond. Based on experiences and feedback
from current clients and participants in the "Total Workforce
Management" series, CedarCrestone presents potential paths and
deployment alternatives for Oracle's PeopleSoft Public Sector clients
who are developing their multi-year strategies for Talent Management
and defining their ERP futures. To register for this event, click HERE.
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HR & IT Collaborate for High-Impact Business
Results
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Houston, TX - Join Oracle,
CedarCrestone and HCI for an in-depth look at the key connections
between HR and IT. CedarCrestone's Alexia Martin will be the keynote
speaker, delivering the results of the 2008-2009 HCM Workforce
Technologies Survey. For more information on this seminar, click HERE.
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As a Certified Advantage Partner of Oracle, CedarCrestone
has extensive expertise in Oracle technology and Oracle applications with
specific expertise in PeopleSoft Enterprise, Oracle E-Business Suite, and
Fusion Middleware. Be on the lookout for the next installment of
CedarCrestone's Host eNewsletter to learn more about CedarCrestone's
commitment to the Oracle space.
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CedarCrestone delivers real client success by providing
consulting, technology, and managed services for the deployment,
management, and optimization of Oracle applications and technology.
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