Moving to Oracle Cloud HCM can be a game-changer for your business, but how do you ensure a seamless transition? What happens to your data during the migration, and how do you maintain clean, standardized data with top-notch security? The answer lies in leveraging Oracle Soar.

What Makes Oracle Soar Different from Traditional Migrations?

Traditional cloud migrations can be complex and challenging. They often place a heavy burden on your team, requiring them to master new concepts, navigate potential pitfalls, and execute a migration plan with perfect timing. Even the most skilled teams can find themselves overwhelmed, leading to delays, frustration, or even abandonment of the migration altogether.

Oracle Soar offers a different approach, with a streamlined, two-stage migration process that reduces the risks and complexity of moving to the cloud.

The Two-Step Migration Process with Oracle Soar**

Oracle Soar’s Gen 2 Cloud Migration uses a two-step process to make your transition smoother and more efficient:

1. Preparation and Planning: The foundation of a successful migration lies in meticulous preparation and planning. Oracle Consulting partners with you to thoroughly survey your data and business processes, creating a detailed plan for an automated migration to Oracle Cloud. This step involves cleaning up your data to ensure it’s ready for continuous innovation in a cloud environment. Up to 90% of the migration work is completed in this stage, covering everything from data analysis to ensuring data quality and security.
2. Automated Migration: Once the preparation is complete, Oracle Soar takes care of the rest with an automated migration process. This reduces the time, effort, and risk involved, allowing your business to transition smoothly and start benefiting from the cloud sooner.

Why Choose Oracle Soar? Key Benefits for Your Business

Oracle Soar’s approach brings several advantages:

• Pay-As-You-Go Pricing: Migrate at your own pace and pay based on the outcomes, not just the time spent. This flexibility allows for a phased migration within six to twelve months, avoiding unnecessary complexity.
• Transparency and Control: With Oracle Soar, you gain complete visibility into the migration process. Executive and delivery-level reporting keep you informed about every step.
• Modern, Secure Architecture: Reduce security vulnerabilities with a state-of-the-art infrastructure that improves data accuracy and ensures continuous platform improvements.

Oracle Soar in Action: The City of Tampa’s Success Story

The City of Tampa faced significant challenges with its outdated HCM and ERP systems, leading to inefficiency and security vulnerabilities. They needed a fast, cost-effective migration to a future-proof system. After a thorough evaluation, including a study with KPMG, they chose Oracle Soar.

Russell Haupert, CIO, CTO, and Director of Technology and Innovation at the City of Tampa, highlighted the benefits: “What we wanted was a fast migration to a supported system that was cheaper than what we had and would support us into the future. And we got that with Oracle Cloud ERP and HCM.”

By following Oracle Consulting’s recommendations and leveraging their expertise, the City of Tampa achieved a smooth and successful migration, staying on time, on budget, and meeting all functional requirements.

Key Takeaways: Is Oracle Soar Right for You?

Oracle Soar’s rapid, automated cloud migration is suitable for various applications and databases, including:

• Applications: EBS, PSFT, SEBL, JD Edwards, OMC/OEM, Hyperion, Disaster Recovery, Custom & 3rd Party Apps
• Databases: Oracle Databases, Non-Oracle Databases, Autonomous Data Warehouse & Analytics
• Analytics: Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC), OBIEE, BI Apps, AWS Redshift

Learn More and Connect with the Community

For more information on migrating your PeopleSoft HCM data to the cloud, visit the Quest Learn Library, and to connect with others on the journey, join the Move to Cloud Community group.