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Cloud Community News & Events - December 2025

December 9, 2025

Trending Content on Quest:

How UCF migrated their PeopleSoft application to OCI

The University of Central Florida shows how to choose the right consulting partner and manage TCO while tackling the key challenges of on-prem managed services, migrating to OCI, and operationalizing new OCI processes.

Accelerating the Employee Experience with AI Agents on Total Compensation Statements

See how Baylor University is using AI Agents to make Total Compensation Statements smarter, more interactive, and easier for employees to understand through personalized, real-time support.

Cloud Migration Without the Headaches: Managing Implementation Partners for Success

Hear practical best practices and lessons learned for successfully working with vendors throughout a cloud migration—from SOW negotiation to go-live and sustainment—offering guidance relevant to any move from PeopleSoft or other systems to Oracle Cloud.

Fighting Insider Risk in Healthcare

Only a few days left to save your seat! Insider threats account for over 60% of healthcare data breaches—and many start with unchecked system access. Learn how to automate access controls in Oracle and PeopleSoft to detect risks early, stop “phantom users,” and strengthen compliance without slowing operations. Join this session to see how automation can turn access governance from a liability into a strategic advantage. Save your seat now!


LAST CHANCE! Unlock 25% More Throughput on Power11

This Thursday, December 11, you will discover how IBM’s new Resource Groups feature in AIX 7.3 can optimize Oracle Database workloads on Power11. Learn directly from IBM experts as they share real-world configurations, performance results, and how to combine Resource Groups with AIX capabilities like LPM and DLPAR for maximum efficiency. Register now before you miss it!


Quest News & Event Updates

Save the Date: Your 2026 Cloud Event Lineup

Save the dates for your 2026 Quest Oracle Cloud Community event lineup! These are your can’t miss opportunities to learn and network in the upcoming year:

May 4–7, 2026 | Oracle Cloud Summit at BLUEPRINT 4D | Dallas, TX

    • Four days of Cloud apps insights, innovation and community, including the fan favorite Cloud Symposium Day
    • Designed for business & technology leaders and key Cloud practitioners

December 7–10, 2026 | Oracle Cloud Summit – Virtual! | Online

    • Four days of in-depth Cloud Apps training and education for your full team

View the full Quest event calendar to save the dates for these events and more!


Put Your Open Roles in Front of the Quest Community

Finding the right candidate can be a challenge — but your next great hire might already be part of the Quest Community. Our Quest Career Center makes it easy to reach thousands of Oracle users, experts, and professionals who understand your technology, your industry, and your needs.

Whether you’re an HR professional, a hiring manager, or a team lead, posting your open positions on the Career Center is a smart way to connect with skilled, motivated candidates. Even if you’re not directly involved in hiring, this is the perfect time to remind your HR team about this valuable new recruitment tool.

Why post your job on the Quest Career Center?

    • Targeted reach to Oracle-savvy professionals
    • High visibility within the Quest membership network
    • Easy posting process and candidate management tools

Give your open roles the visibility they deserve — and help strengthen your team with the right talent.

Post a job now!


What Does It Mean to Volunteer with Quest — and Why You Should

Every successful user community is powered by people who step up — not because they have to, but because they believe in the mission. At Quest, our volunteer leaders, speakers, and committee members help guide our content, events, strategy, and impact.

Volunteering with Quest takes just a small time commitment—but delivers big rewards:

    • Increase your visibility among your peer group and the broader Oracle community
    • Build your network by collaborating with other leaders and volunteers
    • Influence the topics, direction, and priorities of Quest’s offerings
    • Develop leadership, communication, and event-related skills

Ready to get involved? View the Quest Volunteers Opportunities webpage to see open roles and apply. You’ll be joining others who want to help shape the Oracle community’s future.


Wrapping Up 2025 Cloud Community Meetups – Thank You!

As we close out 2025, we want to thank everyone who joined our Cloud Community meetups this year. Your insights, stories, and shared experiences have made each session engaging and meaningful.

Looking ahead, we’re excited to share that all Cloud Community series for each active community are set up for 2026! We hope you’ll continue to join us—sharing lessons learned, highlighting innovations you’ve discovered, and supporting your peers along the way.

If you haven’t yet joined a Cloud Community, now is a great time to get involved. And if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out—we’re here to help!

We’re grateful for your participation in making our community vibrant and collaborative. Check out all the meetups available in next year’s series—we can’t wait to continue the conversation with you in 2026!

Cloud HCM Community Meet-Up

Cloud HCM Community Meetups are every 3rd Wednesday at 1 pm ET! Join us for the next meetup on December 17.

Cloud Community Meetups Automated Reminders

All Quest Community Meetups include automated reminders—you’ll get an email one day and one hour before each session, and they include your personal Zoom link. Just click the link to join! If you’ve already registered, these reminders will start automatically—no action is needed from your end.

To register for any of our events: visit the Quest Events page, select the meetup you’d like to join, enter your name and email, and save it to your calendar.


Upcoming Webinars:

HCM

December 5 | 12:00 pm ET
Oracle Cloud HCM -Customer Showcase: Oracle Recruiting Strategy Showcase

December 5 | 2:00 pm ET
Oracle Cloud HCM -US Oracle Payroll Tax Engine (USOPTE) and Enhanced Address Validation

December 8 | 11:00 am ET
Oracle Cloud HCM -Product Office Hour: Recruiting

December 9 | 11:00 am ET
Oracle Cloud HCM -Oracle Workforce Management for Retail & Hospitality

December 16 | 4:00 pm ET
Oracle Cloud HCM -Deep Dive: Workforce Management for Healthcare

ERP

December 15 | 1:00 pm ET
Oracle Cloud ERP – Let’s Talk Tech – Simplifying Extension Deployment and lifecycle management in VB Studio

SCM

December 9 | 11:00 am ET
Oracle Cloud SCM – Let’s Talk Tech: Oracle Search for SCM: Setup, Best Practices and Tips

December 11 | 11:00 am ET
Oracle Cloud SCM – Redwood Office Hours: Product Lifecycle Management

December 18 | 11:00 am ET
Oracle Cloud SCM – Redwood Office Hours: Manufacturing and Quality Inspection Management

January 8 | 11:00 am ET
Oracle Cloud SCM – Redwood Office Hours: Service Logistics and Depot Repair

EPM

December 11 | 1:00 pm ET
Oracle Cloud EPM – Tax Reporting Monthly Update – New Functionality

Oracle Cloud CX

December 8 | 9:00 am ET
Oracle Cloud CX – Siebel CRM: Workflow-First: Practical Alternatives to Scripting

December 9 | 2:00 pm ET
Oracle Cloud CX – Service: RightNow Road to Fusion: Get to Know Oracle Fusion Service

December 10 | 12:00 pm ET
Oracle Cloud CX – Sales: 25D Incentive Compensation Release and Roadmap

December 10 | 3:00 pm ET
Oracle Cloud CX – Sales: How Oracle Uses AI in Fusion Sales to Boost Performance and Productivity

December 12 | 1:00 pm ET
Oracle Cloud CX – Commerce: See What’s New in Oracle Commerce – Update 25D and End of Year Wrap Up

December 15 | 1:00 pm ET
Oracle Cloud CX – Let’s Talk Tech – Simplifying Extension Deployment and lifecycle management in VB Studio

December 16 | 12:00 pm ET
Oracle Cloud CX – Marketing: 10 CDP Use Cases for Marketers and Sellers to Increase Revenue

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

December 8 | 1:00 pm ET
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure -Day One and Beyond: Did You Know? Unlock the Power of Oracle Cloud with Oracle University

December 9 | 11:15 am ET
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure -Day One and Beyond: Discover Oracle’s Cloud Applications: Driving Business Efficiency and Innovation

December 11 | 12:00 pm ET
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure -AI at Scale: Bring Innovation to Market Fast with OCI Kubernetes Engine (OKE)

December 15 | 1:00 pm ET
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure -Day One and Beyond – Design a Cyber-Resilient Architecture

December 17 | 12:00 pm ET
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure -Developer Coaching: Bridging AI and Integration – Using OCI GenAI Agents with Oracle Integration Cloud

December 17 | 12:00 pm ET
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure -Oracle Multicloud Technical Deep Dive

January 6 | 1:00 pm ET
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure -Day One and Beyond: Getting Started with Oracle Cloud


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