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PeopleSoft 9.2 Upgrade Webinar Replay

Posted on May 21, 2013 by BTRG | 0 Comments

On Tuesday, May 7th, BTRG held a webinar on Upgrading to PeopleSoft 9.2. BTRG was an Oracle testing partner for the development of PeopleSoft 9.2. The presenters included Jeff Goddard, president and founder of BTRG, along with Janet Martin, Dorian Senyk and Surafel Belew. In case you missed it, the webinar is now available to view as a recording. Topics…

Collaborate 2013 Survey Results

Posted on May 9, 2013 by BTRG | 0 Comments

Thousands of Oracle users, hundreds of educational sessions, dozens of vendors, and plenty of Pringles marked the Collaborate 13 conference at the Colorado Convention Center from April 7 to 11. BTRG proudly exhibited at booth #656, where our experts talked shop about PeopleSoft, Fusion, and Taleo with attendees. With Oracle’s big push toward the cloud, as well as the recent…

Application Retirement Factory™: Now is the Time to Quickly Retire Legacy Applications

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Tom Nestor

As the volume of data stored in the enterprise continues to grow, an important question arises: Why not reduce cost by retiring legacy applications that no longer provide value? Legacy systems tend to endure and cost money long after they have stopped providing value to the business. I have seen organizations that had applications that needed to run on hardware…

Value-Based Archiving – What is All the Hype About?

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Mike Martin

Information volume is growing 50% or more each year and overall data is predicted to grow by 50 times by 2020. According to a study by IDC, since 2005 annual investment by enterprises in software and hardware, along with staff to manage information, has increased more than 50% to $4 trillion. Furthermore, business productivity is being compromised and legal response is…

Think Big, Start Small and Act Fast

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Mike Martin

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BTRG Proud Sponsor of the 2013 Information Governance Summit

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Mike Martin

BTRG was proud to be a title sponsor of the Information Governance Summit held March 18th-March 20th in New York City. The event brought together professionals in various industries and departments to discuss the challenges, opportunities and questions around Information Governance. Mike Martin, BTRG’s Information Governance Practice Director, led a compelling presentation covering the benefits of implementing a holistic Information Lifecycle…

What is PeopleSoft Supplier Contract Management & Why Use It?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Jim Scagnelli

When PeopleSoft Supplier Contract Management was first released my first reaction was, why? How was this module any different than Procurement Contracts, purchasing functionality that had been around for years? Let me share with you what Supplier Contract Management is and the value it provides based on my experiences implementing the application. Supplier Contract Management allows you to create authored…

OBIEE 11g Standout Features: Scorecard and Strategy Management

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Kim Butterworth

Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g (OBIEE) is an all-inclusive solution to meet your business intelligence (BI) needs. This application gives you access to interactive dashboards, interactive queries, enterprise and financial reporting, geospatial components, and business process improvements. One of the latest features within Edition 11g is Scorecard and Strategy Management (OSSM). OSSM gives the user an interface to store…

Easier Than Rocket Science: Data Security with Mike Martin

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Mike Martin

I just wanted to share a post shared by Susan Visser on IBM’s Developer Works. Mike Martin may be the only IBM Champion with an album currently available on iTunes. Based in the Philadelphia area, Mike and his band, Lo-Fi Genius, recorded an album, This is Rocket Science, including the song, “George Wendt Lives in My Building.” After all, George…

Performance Management: Keep it Simple!

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Kim Butterworth

Do you want to increase transparency, accountability, and evidence-based decisions within your business or organization? Performance Management is the key to all of these, but sometimes this concept can seem complex and intimidating. With more than 10 years of professional experience in business development, merger optimization, and Performance Management, I can assure you—Performance Management does not have to be complicated…