How PeopleSoft Customers Can Move Forward After Rimini Street Ends Support

Rimini Street has officially announced it will no longer support PeopleSoft applications after 2025. For the organizations that left Oracle support in search of cost savings, this announcement leaves them at a critical crossroads.

Do they continue running unsupported systems, or is it time to rethink their long-term strategy?

For many, the decision to switch to third-party support stemmed from a desire to cut costs, but now, with Rimini Street stepping away, those savings may come at the expense of security, compliance, and future-readiness. The good news? There’s a smarter, supported, and future-ready path forward — and it starts now.

Step 1: Rejoin Mainstream Oracle Support with Astute

Before jumping into cloud migration or modernization, PeopleSoft customers coming off Rimini Street need to take the first foundational step: get back on Oracle support.

Astute helps you do just that — without the confusion or complexity. We work with Oracle to re-license your PeopleSoft support and re-establish a solid foundation for long-term system health and compliance. Once you're back on support, you're eligible for:

• Latest patches and critical security updates
• New product features and enhancements
• Access to certified upgrade paths
• Oracle support help desk

Customers who’ve been off support for years may be running outdated versions. We help bring you back into compliance and prepare you for what comes next.

Step 2: Upgrade and Modernize Your PeopleSoft Environment

Once Oracle support is reinstated, the next step is simple: upgrade your system to the latest version.

Whether you've been out of support for 5 or 10 years, chances are you're missing important performance improvements, usability enhancements, and critical features. Astute’s upgrade experts help evaluate your current environment and develop a step-by-step plan that minimizes downtime and maximizes long-term value.

This upgrade process also sets the stage for modernization. Once your environment is current and stable, you’re in a strong position to evaluate next-gen solutions, including cloud infrastructure.

Step 3: Plan for the Future — Cloud, AI, and a Scalable Strategy

While a direct leap from Rimini Street to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) isn’t realistic for most, OCI can be a strategic next step after re-establishing Oracle support and completing upgrades.

PeopleSoft runs best where it was designed to — on Oracle. And OCI is the only cloud infrastructure built and optimized for Oracle workloads. When you're ready, Astute helps you migrate to OCI with minimal disruption and maximum benefit.

Benefits of Moving to OCI:

• Scalability: Dynamically scale resources up or down as your needs change
• Security: Get built-in encryption, AI-driven threat detection, and regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, SOC 2)
• Cost Control: Eliminate costly on-premise infrastructure with pay-as-you-go pricing
• Availability: Achieve high uptime and reliability for mission-critical PeopleSoft operations
• Integration: Maintain tight integration with Oracle Database, apps, and cloud-native services

Why Staying on Unsupported or Third-Party Support Is Risky

Without official Oracle support, PeopleSoft environments face serious risks:

• Security Gaps: No timely patches or vulnerability fixes leave your system open to attacks
• Compliance Challenges: Inability to meet evolving standards can lead to legal and financial penalties
• Innovation Stall: No access to Oracle’s latest AI-powered capabilities, updates, or features
• Upgrade Dead Ends: Stuck on legacy versions with no clear upgrade path

And while third-party vendors may provide basic troubleshooting, they don’t offer the full ecosystem of enhancements, tools, and innovations that Oracle and Astute can deliver together.

Astute Makes the Journey Simple — and Strategic

Astute is more than just a migration partner — we're your strategic advisor across the full lifecycle of PeopleSoft modernization. We specialize in helping customers:

• Re-license and reinstate Oracle PeopleSoft support
  We help you re-establish official Oracle support by managing the re-licensing process, ensuring compliance, access to updates, and restoring your eligibility for new features and Oracle technical assistance.
• Perform assessments and upgrades for outdated environments.
  Our experts assess your current PeopleSoft environment, identify gaps and risks, and implement tailored upgrades to bring your system up to date, ensuring improved performance, security, and long-term supportability.
• Plan, execute, and manage seamless migrations to OCI.
  We design and execute a tailored migration roadmap to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), minimizing downtime while improving scalability, security, and cost efficiency for your PeopleSoft workloads.
• Support your systems post-migration with managed services.
  Post-migration, we provide ongoing managed services including monitoring, patching, tuning, and troubleshooting, ensuring continuous performance, reducing the burden on your team, and creating a more resilient PeopleSoft environment in the cloud.

We understand that many Rimini Street customers are cost-conscious. That’s why we break the journey into realistic, cost-effective steps — beginning with reinstating support, followed by upgrades, and then moving to the cloud only when you're ready.

Future-Proof Your PeopleSoft Investment

As Oracle phases in more AI features, enhanced security models, and integration capabilities across its applications, the opportunity to modernize is growing rapidly. But it starts with the basics: getting current.

With Astute and Oracle working together, PeopleSoft customers can reclaim access to innovation, strengthen compliance and security, and gradually modernize on their own timeline.

Don’t wait until you're vulnerable or non-compliant. Start by re-establishing Oracle PeopleSoft support with Astute, and we’ll guide you every step of the way — all the way to OCI, if and when you're ready.