January 24th, 2019

Elire at COLLABORATE 19

ONE event. NUMEROUS takeaways to help drive results for your business all year long! COLLABORATE 19 is the premier, user-led, technology and applications forum for the Oracle community. Produced by three independent user groups, IOUG, OAUG and Quest, COLLABORATE 19 is your event – created by users for users.

• 1,000+ sessions and panels packed with customers sharing their stories, case studies and practical “how-to” content

• Community-sourced education led by experts – for everyone, at every stage of their technology journey

• Breaking product news, roadmaps and insider information from Oracle executive management and developers

• Education and training for functional, technical and hybrid users

• Access to hundreds of other customers across industries to build your personal and professional network, including special interest group (SIG) meetings, geographic networking events and receptions

• An Exhibitor Showcase packed with products and solutions providers who can help you solve your specific challenges

• Unique events such as the Women in Technology Forum—connect with key women who are examples of success in a fast-changing environment

Team Elire will be exhibiting at Booth #442 as well as presenting SEVEN Sessions on our Industry Best Practices and recent client successes! Add our sessions to your schedule below:

106840 – Rewarding a Talented Global Workforce: Talent Profile and Workforce Compensation; a Yum! Case Study
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | April 8, 2019 | CC 3RD FL 303A

106660 – Springfield Clinic Case Study: Lean Something New with Oracle Learning Management Cloud
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | April 9, 2019 | CC 3RD FL 303A

105320 – PTF – Automation in Testing; Configuration; Conversion; and Production
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | April 9, 2019 | GH 3RD FL BONHAM D

106640 – Rethinking Performance Reviews with a Rapid Implementation of Oracle HCM Performance Management
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | April 9, 2019 | CC 3RD FL 303B

106570 – Implementation and Beyond: An Evolution of BI Cloud Reporting Strategies
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | April 10, 2019 | CC 3RD FL 302A

105440 – Money in the Bank – Cloud ERP Implementation Success
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | April 10, 2019 | CC 3RD FL 302B

103320 – Winning Tactics – PeopleSoft Treasury in a Regulated World
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | April 11, 2019 | GH 3RD FL PRESIDIO B

Ready to access a wealth of information to help you navigate your technology journey? COLLABORATE 19 takes place April 7-11, 2019 at Henry B. Gonzáles Convention Center in San Antonio, TX.

Register by February 14 to save big!

Select the user group most closely aligned with your interests at www.attendcollaborate.com.

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November 7th, 2018

Oracle OpenWorld 2018: Top 5 Technology Highlights

Team Elire packed their bags and set off for an exciting week of networking, knowledge sharing, and Oracle product updates at Oracle OpenWorld from October 22nd-25th. While in San Francisco, the Elire team was able to take advantage of all #OOW18 had to offer – including exciting keynotes, product roadmaps, product demonstrations, customer success stories, and networking with other Oracle Partners and User Group Partners!

With four days of action-packed activities and sessions, there were a LOT of exciting announcements for the future of Oracle’s Cloud and On-Premise solutions. If you missed out, don’t worry – below are the top five takeaways and announcements you need to know!

1. Announcement – Oracle Gen2 Cloud – During Monday’s keynote, Larry Ellison announced the arrival of Oracle’s Generation 2 Cloud Platform. Previous Cloud Platforms relied on Shared computers for User Code and Cloud Control Code – meaning that the Cloud Provider can see your customer data and User Code can access Cloud Control Code, making the system vulnerable. Previous Cloud Technology was not meant to run “Mission Critical” business applications, and security was simply an afterthought. Oracle’s new Gen 2 Cloud is run on Separate Cloud Controlled Computers, meaning that Oracle cannot see Customer Data and no user can access Cloud Control Computer or Code. This updated platform has new Cloud Architecture with security built-in from Core to Edge, allows the easy move of Enterprise Workloads to Cloud, and has Oracle’s Autonomous technology to streamline and optimize day-to-day tasks, which enables superior price performance. Gen2 Cloud is an extensible Platform for SaaS applications as well, meaning you can run your open source programs and other applications on the Oracle Cloud with ease. For more information on Gen2 Cloud, watch Larry’s keynote here.
2. Security, Security, Security with Gen2 Cloud Infrastructure Services – Another part of Larry’s first keynote included the introduction of Oracle Gen2 Cloud Infrastructure Security Services. This new security infrastructure includes key management services – creating customer control of network keys for all levels. Additionally, the Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) automatically and continuously monitors and remediates changes and threats. CASB utilizes AI technology and machine-learning to observe your network usage patterns and recognize anomalies to identify and kill security threats immediately with minimal downtime – specifically 99.9995% availability, even under attack. A press release on the announcement can be viewed here.
3. Analytics Data Warehouse – As a part of the closing keynote, Larry Ellison announced the new Fusion Analytics Data Warehouse, enabling extended analytics for all fusion applications. The Data Warehouse is built on Oracle Analytics Cloud and Autonomous Data Warehouse with packaged KPIs, visualizations, and dashboards. The analytics can be produced in a matter of seconds without database design, tuning, ETL, modeling, etc. Just a few clicks and your fusion data is at your fingertips!
4. Oracle Digital Assistant Voice UI – The closing keynote also announced the new Digital Assistant Voice User Interface, allowing you to interact with your Siri and Alexa devices for transactions throughout your Fusion applications. A video of the interaction can be viewed here. 
5. Mark Hurd’s Predictions for 2025 – Similar to the last OpenWorld, Mark Hurd included his predictions for 2025. Predictions this year were comprised of the inclusion of AI technology in ALL Cloud Apps – predicting that these apps will have AI woven into all business apps and platform services, further distancing them from legacy apps. Mark predicted that AI will power 85% of customer interactions, which would improve service levels, engagements, and allow retailers to create personalized experiences on any channel. This would infer that hotels could run 24/7 without people constantly at the front desk and for all industries to connect with their customers in new, innovative ways. He also predicted that 60% of the IT jobs that will exist in 2025 have not been created yet – including Data Professionals, Robot Supervisors, Human to Machine UX Specialists, Smart City Technology Designers, and AI Assisted Healthcare Technicians. Interested in learning more? View Mark Hurd’s keynote here.A full list of predictions can also be found here.

Stay tuned for more information on individual product keynotes and roadmaps!

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September 18th, 2018

5 Reasons to Attend Oracle OpenWorld

The Oracle Event of the year – Oracle OpenWorld – is upon us! For those who have not attended, Oracle OpenWorld offers 2,000+ sessions focused on transforming and planning for tomorrow’s technology – on hot topics including Oracle Cloud, Block Chain, Adaptive Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, and more. Whether you have attended in the past or are gearing up for your first OOW experience, here are our top 5 reasons you should attend:

1. 3,000+ Oracle Customers and Partners – Learn from the experts! Oracle’s Partner Network offers a wealth of information and best practice experience for you to leverage as a consultant, user, or learner
2. 500+ Sessions and Case Studies on Emerging Technology – think hot button industry topics like AI and Blockchain. Leverage this opportunity to learn more about the future of technology while addressing your current technology needs
3. 60,000 attendees from 175 countries – NETWORKING! OOW is the largest Oracle User networking opportunity in the world; take the time to connect with industries and geographies different from your own and exchange lessons learned
4. Give back – Oracle OOW has made a conscious effort to leave a positive impact on the community that hosts OpenWorld and to plan for the waste a conference this large entails! 100% of onsite emission is offset by Oracle, 81% of ingredients for meals are sourced from within 250 miles of San Francisco, and almost 8,500 meals were donated to local charities at OOW 2017! A conference with a purpose!
5. Oracle CloudFest. 18 – a full night of festivities featuring Beck, Portugal. The Man., and Bleachers where you can decompress and enjoy a fun night out with your team!

To learn more about the sessions available, visit the full session catalog here. 

Visit the Oracle OpenWorld website for registration information (hotel pricing ends September 21st!) and their FAQ for useful tips and tricks.

Planning to attend? Elire will be presenting with Yum! Brands (CAS3707) and Oracle (PRO4335). Visit our booth #3025 and learn more about our sessions!

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July 9th, 2018

Elire at #PSRECONNECT 2018!

Next week, Team Elire will be in Rosemount, IL for Quest PeopleSoft RECONNECT! As largest PeopleSoft focused conference around, RECONNECT offers more than 200 deep-dive sessions across all PeopleSoft product areas including PeopleSoft in the Cloud, Selective Adoption, Testing Automation, Fluid UI, and more! With over 600 Cross-Industry Attendees representing Financial Services, Healthcare, Utilities, Public Sector, Education and others, the networking opportunities through Special Interest Groups, Roundtables, Receptions, and Exhibitor Showcases is unmatched!

Elire will be presenting FIVE sessions this year, as well as exhibiting at Booth #403. Stop by during open exhibiting hours and enter to win a Yeti Backflip Cooler!

101360 Tue. Jul. 17 | International Ballroom C
12:45 – 1:45 pm PeopleSoft Treasury SIG Meeting

101710 Wed. Jul. 18 | Heathrow AB
8:00 – 9:00 am PeopleSoft on Oracle Cloud: What Does this mean for your PUM Strategy?

101740 Wed. Jul. 18 | Grand Ballroom F
8:00 – 9:00 am Accounting Standards Made Easy with PeopleSoft Lease Administration

102560  Wed. Jul. 18 | International Ballroom C
11:15 am – 12:15 pm  Double the PeopleSoft 9.2 Upgrade Fun – Henderson, NV’s FSCM & HCM Public Sector Success Story

102260 Thu. Jul. 19 | Grand Ballroom F
1:45 – 2:45 pm Taking Accounts Payable to the Future: 5 Pillars of Automation

Discounted registration is available through July 12th here. 

To schedule a time to connect with the Elire team or speak with our Experts, email [email protected]

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April 27th, 2018

RECAP: COLLABORATE 18 in Las Vegas!

Thank you to all who joined us in Las Vegas for COLLABORATE 18! We always love connecting with our clients, the Quest International Users Group and OAUG Communities, and other PeopleSoft Experts!

Elire was honored to present ten sessions on Oracle Cloud, Lease Administration, Peoplesoft 9.2 Upgrades, AP Automation, PeopleSoft on Oracle Cloud, and Treasury! For a complete list of our sessions, click here. 

Aside from Sessions, the Elire team exhibited at Booth #730 to answer questions and connect users with our Subject Matter Experts. 

If you missed us at the booth or would like to set up a follow up, contact [email protected]

We look forward to seeing everyone at COLLABORATE 19 in San Antonio, TX!

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April 4th, 2018

COLLABORATE 18 – Why YOU should attend!

ONE event. NUMEROUS takeaways to help drive results for your business all year long! COLLABORATE 18 is the premier, user-led, technology and applications forum for the Oracle community. Produced by three independent user groups, IOUG, OAUG and Quest, COLLABORATE 18 is your event – created by users for users.

• 1,200+ sessions and panels packed with customers sharing their stories, case studies and practical “how-to” content • Community-sourced education led by experts – for everyone, at every stage of their technology journey

• Breaking product news, roadmaps and insider information from Oracle executive management and developers

• Education and training for functional, technical and hybrid users

• Access to hundreds of other customers across industries to build your personal and professional network, including special interest group (SIG) meetings, geographic networking events and receptions

• An Exhibitor Showcase packed with products and solutions providers who can help you solve your specific challenges

• Unique events such as the Women in Technology Forum—connect with key women who are examples of success in a fast-changing environment

Team Elire will be at Booth #730 as well as presenting a variety of sessions on Lease Administration, Oracle Cloud HCM and ERP, 9.2 Upgrades, and MORE! 

Read more about our COLLABORATE presence here!

Ready to access a wealth of information to help you navigate your technology journey? COLLABORATE 18 takes place April 22-26, 2018, at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Select the user group most closely aligned with your interests at www.attendcollaborate.com.

Conference #OAUG, C18LV, COLLABORATE, conference, Las Vegas, Oracle Conference, Quest International Users Group

January 10th, 2018

Join Elire in Las Vegas for COLLABORATE 18!

Team Elire will be making the trip to beautiful Las Vegas, NV once again for COLLABORATE 18. For those who have not attended, COLLABORATE offers over 1,200 sessions from Oracle customers, development and product leads, and solution partners – including Team Elire! This year we are pleased to announce we will be presenting 11 presentations in both the PeopleSoft and Oracle Cloud product spaces. Elire Subject Matter Experts and Team Members will also be available in the exhibit hall at Booth 730 to answer your questions during all open exhibition hours and events. 

Check out our sessions: 

Session 101990 – Moving from On-Premise to Oracle Cloud: BI Reporting Best Practices
Sunday, April 22 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Reef B
Presenters: Sharon Perkins (Yum! Brands) and Sherwood Daniels (Elire)

Session 102030 – Accounting Standards Made Easy with PeopleSoft Lease Administration
Sunday, April 22 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Surf E
Presenters:  John Wallace (Elire)

Session 108480 – “Game Changer” – Life after PeopleSoft Implementation
Tuesday, April 24 | 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM | Reef B
Presenters: Janet Division (Wells Fargo Home Mortgage) and Grant Bernardy (Elire)

Session 106230 – When an Oracle Partner becomes the Customers. Elire’s Internal Cloud ERP Implementation Journey
Tuesday, April 24 | 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM | South Seas D
Presenter: David Alvarado (Elire)

Session 102050 – Reinventing AP Automation with Open Imaging Integration in PeopleSoft
Tuesday, April 24 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Surf B
Presenters: Peter Lopes (Canon Imaging Solutions) and Patrick Gahagan (Elire)

Session 106380 – Rewarding a Talented Global Workforce: Talent Profile and Workforce Compensation, A Yum! Case Study
Tuesday, April 24 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Reef E
Presenters: Priya Natesan (Yum! Brands), Wesley Welsh (Yum! Brands), and Aaron Bulthuis (Elire)

Session 102010 – PeopleSoft on Oracle Cloud: What does this mean for your PUM Strategy
Wednesday, April 25 | 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM | Surf D
Presenter: Arturo Carreno (Elire)

Session 102870 – Double the PeopleSoft 9.2 Upgrade Fun – Henderson, NV’s FSCM & HCM Public Sector Success Story
Wednesday, April 25 | 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Surf C
Presenters: Jacquie Thibault (City of Henderson) and Jeff Hilliard (Elire)

Session 108300 – Having Your Cake and Cash Forecasting Tool!
Wednesday, April 25 | 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Surf B
Presenters: Kristen Bentley (Wells Fargo Home Mortgage) and Cory Bratts (Elire)

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July 24th, 2017

Conference Recap: Elire at RECONNECT 2017!

Last week, PeopleSoft Users from across the nation took over the “Windy City” of Chicago, IL for Quest International Users Groups‘ PeopleSoft RECONNECT Conference 2017. Team Elire set up camp for the week at Booth #405. The conference started with an exciting and informative lunch & learn with Senior Director of Product Strategy – PeopleSoft, Marc Weintraub, and Vice President, PeopleSoft Strategy & Product Management, Rebekah Jackson. The Senior Oracle Executives provided an overview of the roadmap for PeopleSoft, as well as engaged users to provide feedback on where they were at with the future of their PeopleSoft solution and what their current pain points entailed. 

Elire’s first presentation, Predict Your Future with Simplified Cash Forecasting: How Allegis Improved its Treasury System, was presented later in the afternoon by Elire Managing Consultant, Logan Wacker. This presentation was a case study on how Allegis and Elire created value by utilizing transaction level addenda to allow for proper categorization of transactions and by applying a cash forecasting rolling balance application to compute the daily beginning cash balance on a specific source set balance record.

The evening entailed the PeopleSoft Super Session and Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall. Team Elire welcomed clients and PeopleSoft Users to Booth 405 to engage with our experts, test out our new Strategic Roadmap Quiz, and learn more about our remaining five sessions. 

The team wrapped up Day One with a Chicago staple – Lou Malnati’s Deep Dish pizza!

Day Two started bright and early with Team Elire’s, “Pain in Your Bank Recon? PUM 18 has your Automated Solutions.” This session, also by Managing Consultant, Logan Wacker, focused on the expanded bank reconciliation capabilities with PeopleSoft PUM 18 that helps to maximize match rates, minimize manual use intervention, and reduce customizations. Not only was this deep dive informative, it was selected as a “Best of Reconnect Presentation” and will be presented as a complimentary Quest webinar on September 27th! Register here.

Our next presentation, “Testing, Testing, 123! Leveraging PTF with your Continuous Delivery Model,” was given by Elire’s Industry expert and Managing Consultant, Valentin Todorow. This deep dive session demonstrated how to automate PeopleSoft testing with PTF, specifically after the latest PeopleSoft Image, showcasing the value other clients have seen and a live demo of the tool. 

Elire Director of Sales, John Scott, and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage NA Vice President -Treasury Operations, Janet Division, facilitated the PeopleSoft Treasury SIG Meeting, connecting Treasury Users to discuss hot topics, share best practices, and network. 

The afternoon was action packed as well with Elire’s remaining two presentations. “Masterminding PeopleSoft Bank Reconciliations,” presented by Elire Partner, Carlos Conde, was a Case Study on Security Finance Corporation’s automation of their bank reconciliation processes. The session focused on how SFC’s PeopleSoft reconciliation problems were solved, allowing them to smoothly and efficiently reconcile 670,000+ check items and 36,000+ on a monthly basis. 

Elire’s final presentation of the conference was a case study on St. Elizabeth Healthcare’s successful PeopleSoft 9.2 Cash Management Implementation. Elire Managing Consultant, Tenzin Tsering, demonstrated the new features implemented including Bank SetId redesign, historical payment conversion, and AP integration into Financial Gateway to produce ACH payments.

Day two ended with a dinner celebrating our valued Clients and Partners at Gibson’s Bar & Steakhouse. 

The last day of RECONNECT wrapped up with a PeopleSoft Question & Answer session and final Exhibition Hours. Thank you to all who stopped by the Booth and entered to win our various prizes – including a YETI Cooler and Beats Earphones!

The team has already booked their calendars for PS RECONNECT 2018 – we hope to see you all there! To request a copy of any of our presentations, please email [email protected].

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June 29th, 2017

Elire Sessions at #OOW17 – Join us in San Francisco!

Team Elire is excited to annouce that we have FIVE presentations at Oracle OpenWorld 2017! Add our sessions below to your agenda and make sure to stop by Booth #4006 to network with our Experts!

Make Your Last PeopleSoft Upgrade Count: An Emory University Success Story [SUN5442]
Presenters: Michael Merrill (Elire), and David Miller (Emory University)
Sun. October 01 | 9:45 – 10:30 AM | Moscone South – Room 309

A major goal for Emory University’s PeopleSoft 9.2 upgrade was to optimize their investment in the system and take advantage of improved PeopleSoft functionality while heavily reducing the number of customizations needed for their system. Learn first-hand from Emory and Elire, on the upgrade techniques, methodology, approach, & other tools used to successfully reduce Emory’s customizations by 40% as part of their 9.2 Upgrade. Now live on 9.2, Emory is fully prepared to take on PeopleSoft Selective Adoption and PeopleSoft Update Manager using the tools and approach learned during their 9.2 upgrade. Whether your organization has upgraded to PeopleSoft 9.2 or not, you will learn valuable lessons from this highly successful 9.2 upgrade.

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May 9th, 2017

Chi-Town Here We Come! Visit Elire at RECONNECT 17!

Pictured above: The team at last years RECONNECT Networking Fiesta!

Team Elire returns to the Windy City July 16 – 18, 2017 for Quest International Users Group RECONNECT 17. RECONNECT is the premiere PeopleSoft education and networking event pf the year! With over 150 sessions focused on Selective Adoption, Fluid User Interface, PeopleSoft in the Cloud, Testing Automation, PeopleSoft Pillars, and PeopleSoft Industries, RECONNECT provides unlimited potential to energize your users and provide direction on the future of PeopleSoft. RECONNECT also offers a variety of Special Interest Groups, Roundtables, Receptions, and the Exhibitors Showcase to connect you with the Experts – including Team Elire! Elire will be at the Exhibitor Showcase, as well as presenting six sessions. Add the below sessions to your agenda via the RECONNECT App!

Session #100440 – Predict Your Future with Simplified Cash Forecasting: How Allegis Improved its Treasury System
Tuesday, July 18 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM | Florence
Presenters: Logan Wacker (Elire)

Session #100430 – Pain in your Bank Recon? Pum 18 has your Automated Solutions
Wednesday, July 19 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM | DaVinci AB
Presenters: Logan Wacker (Elire)

Session #102210 – Testing, Testing, 123! Leveraging PTF with your Continuous Delivery Model
Wednesday, July 19 | 9:15 – 10:45 AM | International Ballroom B
Presenter: Valentin Todorow (Elire)

Session #101390 – PeopleSoft Treasury SIG Meeting
Wednesday, July 19 |11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | DaVinci AB
Presenters: Paul Barnett (Ameritas), Janet Division (Wells Fargo, N.A. Finance) and John Scott (Elire)

Session #101370 – Masterminding PeopleSoft Bank Reconciliations
Wednesday, July 19 | 1:30 – 2:30 PM | International Ballroom D
Presenters: Heidi Emory (Security Finance) and Carlos Conde (Elire)

Session #102200 – Obtain value from New Features in PeopleSoft 9.2 Cash Management – A St. Elizabeth Success Story
Wednesday, July 19 | 4:30 – 5:30 PM | Heathrow AB
Presenters: Sandra Broerman (St. Elizabeth Healthcare), David Stein (St. Elizabeth Healthcare), and Tenzin Tsering (Elire)

Registration is still open – including early bird pricing until June 21st : https://www.questdirect.org/conference/reconnect/register.

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