David Werner wrote a recent Oracle blog that explained why artificial intelligence (AI) is the future of Project Management and how customers can begin leveraging the benefits of AI for project management today.

Sue Shaw, Director of IT Operations for ATCO Group, spoke at COLLABORATE 19 about how to manage change after you’ve made the move to the Cloud. Sue discussed the scope of ATCO’s Cirrus Cloud Project, the types of changes companies may face during Cloud projects, and tools that are available to help with Cloud implementation change management.

Sara Lipowsky, Solution Engineer at Oracle, gave a demonstration of a digital assistant that pulls live data from several sources. The chatbot in this example was built for the internal finance team at an insurance company, so put yourself in the shoes of a busy finance director. You’re in and out of meetings all day and making influential decisions. Luckily, those decisions are based mostly on data. However, when your data is located on multiple dashboards on dispersed systems, accessing the numbers you need can be tedious. You could have all of these dashboards open on multiple windows and tabs, but that can often be overwhelming. What if you’re on the go or in a meeting and need access to your data right then and there? These are some of the pains that today’s finance directors face. The solution is Oracle’s digital assistant.

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Los Angeles Lakers Controller, A.J. Harris, shared how the Lakers utilized Oracle ERP Cloud and Oracle EPM Cloud to support the organization during a period when they were facing significant growth. The LA Lakers decided to use Oracle ERP Cloud shortly after Harris joined the team. They realized that their legacy system couldn’t support them through the growth phase that they were in. They knew that it was time to move to a Cloud platform that had Financials, Fixed Assets, and a BI tool in the EPM system that could assist them in building out their departments—including the basketball team.

Shift Inc., a fast-growing car rental and leasing company, started its operation with Oracle from day one. Co-founder and Director of IT, Ahmed Hassan Youssef, spoke out about how Oracle ERP Cloud has simplified the company’s business processes and supported their automated business model.

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As part of Quest Experience Week Cloud Day, Kevin Johnson, the Senior Financial Systems Business Manager at Ohio National Financial Services, spoke about the company’s success with Oracle ERP Cloud implementation. He shared why they chose Oracle, the benefits they’ve noticed from their ERP Cloud, the challenges they faced along the way, and advice that they have for other customers looking to move to Oracle Cloud.

As more and more organizations start considering making the move to Cloud, it’s important to get informed by asking the right questions before making a decision. Margaret Harrist, Director of Content Strategy and Implementation at Oracle, wrote an article for Forbes about six questions that CFOs should ask about Cloud ERP before making the move to Cloud.