Lisa Schwartz, Senior Director of SaaS Applications for Oracle’s Cloud Business Group, discussed the ways emerging technology makes data more valuable in today’s workforce. She started by explaining the idea that data is the new oil. It’s clear that data is not fossil fuel, we cannot run our cars on it, or heat or homes with it. However, in a less literal sense, the analogy applies.

The only thing that is constant is change. JD Edwards began with World, then moved on to Client Server, then introduced HTML client, and now there’s EnterpriseOne 9.2. Clayton Seeley, a Product Architect on the Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Development team, spoke at COLLABORATE 19 about how to streamline the process when upgrading to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.2. He walked through the latest upgrade improvements that can help cut weeks off of your upgrade process. JD Edwards has automated the process of getting code current during an upgrade, which removes manual steps like applying ESUs, special instructions, and Tools releases.

Emerging technologies like Internet of Things (IoT) are continuously disrupting organizations and industries. A recent Oracle blog explored the possibility of blockchain playing a role in the future of IoT as organizations continue to adopt the emerging technology to transform their business.

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Notification and Orchestration messages enable you to improve your business efficiency by using proactive messages that are actionable.

Dorian Daley, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Oracle, and Edward Screven, Chief Corporate Architect at Oracle, spoke about the current threat landscape and Oracle’s strategy for addressing it. The pair spoke about how Oracle is enhancing the relationships with customers by adopting a service model that allows customers to shift the security burden and risk to Oracle. They also covered how Oracle has rebuilt Cloud and the Autonomous Database, so customers are fully equipped to truly protect their data and eliminate human error from the security equation.

Testing an EnterpriseOne Tools release tends to take a backseat to other day-to-day processes within a company. However, testing releases is of vital importance and can prevent unnecessary waste of time and resources when applied regularly.

When you set up a joint venture, you must start by determining who the partners involved in the joint venture are. You must also establish the percent of interest in the joint venture, know as the Division of Interest (DOI). The DOI is used to calculate the distribution of expenses and revenue associated with the joint venture.

Rob Preston, editorial director in Oracle’s Content Central organization, wrote an article in Forbes about what speakers and attendees at Oracle’s Modern Business Experience conference had to say about the future of the workforce. The workforce of the future will be defined by more automation, a diverse mix of full-time and contract workers, and rapidly shifting demographics. The most successful employers in that future workforce will be the ones whose leadership teams get ahead of these trends.