Get Hands-On with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Join us for an exclusive hands-on learning workshop designed specifically for the HEUG community

Webinar Benefits
Benefits of Attending
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Learn practical strategies and best practices for optimizing your PeopleSoft reporting process with advanced tools like Kibana, OpenSearch, and Dashboards.
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Get expert insights on how to extract, analyze, and interpret data effectively using these tools.
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Discover techniques to design clear and concise reports that are easy to understand and communicate insights effectively.
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Save time and effort by learning how to streamline your reporting process with the latest reporting tools and techniques.
Workshop Benefits
Why Attend?
Let's face it, Cloud is everywhere. You are already using it and you will use more of it, at work, at home, wherever you go. Grab this opportunity to spin up your own Oracle Cloud Infrastructure tenant, learn how to provision and secure various cloud services, and deploy your favorite Campus workloads on the cloud such as PeopleSoft, Oracle EBusiness Suite, Ellucian Banner, and more. Use this workshop to get started and continue your Cloud journey on OCI with additional guided workshops with Astute Business Solutions and the Oracle Higher Education team, There is no better place to experience OCI first hand.
Getting Started with OCI
Virtual Cloud Networking
OCI Compute, Storage, and Databases
Using Automation to Deploy PeopleSoft
Deploy automated OCI Full Stack DR
Continue learning - Oracle Analytics with Autonomous DW
Continue learning - Chatbots and AI/ML Infrastructure
Speaker Bio

Santosh Bhatt
Oracle Enterprise Cloud Architect
Santosh Bhatt
Oracle Enterprise Cloud Architect
Kanchan Singh is a seasoned PeopleSoft professional with over 10 years of experience in various industries, including telecommunications, financial services, education, and high technology. Throughout her career, she has worked on a variety of projects, including Implementations, Upgrades, Automation, and Application Support projects. In the past four years, Kanchan has focused her expertise on helping PeopleSoft customers migrate to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure with IaaS and PaaS services. She has also been instrumental in modernizing PeopleSoft using Kibana, Fluid, and PeopleSoft Cloud Manager.

Arvind Rajan
Astute CEO and Co-Founder
Arvind Rajan
Astute CEO and Co-Founder
Arvind Rajan is an accomplished business leader and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in the technology and consulting industries. He is the CEO of Astute Business Solutions, a global consulting firm that provides enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to clients across various industries.

Joe Finlinson
Astute CTO
Joe Finlinson
Astute CTO
Arvind Rajan is an accomplished business leader and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in the technology and consulting industries. He is the CEO of Astute Business Solutions, a global consulting firm that provides enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to clients across various industries.

Scott Howe
Oracle Enterprise Cloud Architect
Scott Howe
Oracle Enterprise Cloud Architect
Arvind Rajan is an accomplished business leader and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in the technology and consulting industries. He is the CEO of Astute Business Solutions, a global consulting firm that provides enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to clients across various industries.
Workshop Leaders and Cloud Architects
Brought to you by Oracle & Astute Business Solutions

Santosh Bhatt
Oracle Enterprise Cloud Architect
With a profound passion for technology and a commitment to advancing the educational field, Santosh Bhatt's professional journey as an IT professional in the higher education industry serves as a testament to his steadfast dedication and an intense thirst for innovation.
Equipped with a robust technical and educational background and an unquenchable curiosity, Bhatt embarked on a path that would enable him to bridge the divide between academia and state-of-the-art digital solutions.
Bhatt collaborated with numerous Higher Ed institutions to transition their on-premises Student Information Systems workload to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. As an Enterprise Cloud Architect at Oracle, his professional journey has been marked by a relentless pursuit to harness the power of cloud technology to transform business and drive digital innovation.

Arvind Rajan
Astute CEO and Co-Founder
Arvind Rajan is an accomplished business leader and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in the technology and consulting industries. He is the CEO of Astute Business Solutions, a global consulting firm that provides enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to clients across various industries.

Joe Finlinson
Astute CTO
Joe Finlinson is a seasoned technology executive with more than 20 years of experience and a master's degree in computer information systems, specializing in driving company vision and mission across various teams and functions. He excels in strategic planning, and business process improvement, while fostering collaboration and motivation among teams. Joe's exceptional problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills enable him to thrive in complex challenges and build high-quality teams.

Scott Howe
Technical Team Lead for Education and Research
Scott's friends and coworkers would describe him as a passionate individual. Activities that he participates in typically occupy an important part of his life and as such he pours myself into them. Scott loves working with many different aspects of technology with Higher Education and Research customers which means he genuinely get to enjoy what he does for a living!
Webinar List
Upcoming Webinars
Kibana - Should you implement it now or wait for OpenSearch?
Peoplesoft Kibana is a powerful data visualization and analytics tool that seamlessly integrates with the PeopleSoft ERP system.
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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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04:00 ET
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30 minutes
Kibana - Should you implement it now or wait for OpenSearch?
Peoplesoft Kibana is a powerful data visualization and analytics tool that seamlessly integrates with the PeopleSoft ERP system. In this presentation, we will explore the capabilities and benefits of Peoplesoft Kibana in leveraging data for actionable insights and informed decision-making.
Peoplesoft Kibana offers a user-friendly interface that allows users to explore, analyze, and visualize PeopleSoft data in real-time. With its advanced data visualization features, users can create interactive dashboards, charts, graphs, and maps to gain deeper insights into their PeopleSoft data.
Kibana for PeopleSoft HCM - Deep Dive
The presentation provides a concise overview of leveraging Kibana's capabilities in Peoplesoft Human Capital Management (HCM). The session focuses on three key areas: understanding PS HCM capabilities in Kibana, reviewing the pre-built dashboards provided out-of-the-box, and learning how to implement and customize these dashboards.
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023
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04:00 ET
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30 Minutes
Kibana for PeopleSoft HCM - Deep Dive
The presentation begins by highlighting Kibana as a powerful data visualization and analytics tool for Peopelsoft HCM. It emphasizes the benefits of using Kibana in enhancing data visibility, improving decision-making, and increasing operational efficiency.Following the review of the out-of-the-box dashboards, the presentation covers the implementation and customization process.
Kibana for FSCM - Deep Dive
An exploration of Kibana's capabilities in Peoplesoft Financial Supply Chain Management (FSCM), a review of the pre-built dashboards available out-of-the-box, and guidance on the implementation and customization processes
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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04:00 ET
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30 Minutes
Kibana for FSCM - Deep Dive
The presentation begins by highlighting Kibana as a powerful data visualization and analytics tool for FSCM. It emphasizes the benefits of using Kibana in enhancing financial data visibility, improving decision-making, and optimizing supply chain processes.
The discussion then moves to the pre-built dashboards provided by Kibana for Peoplesoft FSCM. The audience will have the opportunity to explore these dashboards, which offer insights into key financial metrics like Billing,accounts receivable/payable, procurement, and inventory management. The presentation highlights the significance of these metrics in financial analysis and supply chain optimization.
Following the review of the out-of-the-box dashboards, the presentation covers the implementation and customization process. It outlines the steps involved in connecting Kibana to the Peoplesoft FSCM system, configuring data sources, and mapping data fields to generate meaningful visualizations. Additionally, it explains how to customize the dashboards to meet specific business requirements, such as modifying visuals, creating new visualizations, and adding filters or drill-down capabilities.
Kibana for CS - Deep Dive
Understand CS Capabilities for Kibana, how to implement, customize, and secure. This session focuses on exploring on how can you use Kibana with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions ,leveraging Kibana's data visualization and analytics capabilities to gain insights into student data, and enhancing decision-making in higher education institutions.
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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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04:00 ET
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30 Minutes
Kibana for CS - Deep Dive
The presentation begins by introducing PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, a comprehensive suite of applications designed for managing academic and administrative processes in educational institutions. It emphasizes the importance of data-driven decision-making and the need for effective reporting and analytics tools in the education sector.
The discussion then moves to PeopleSoft Kibana and its capabilities in the context of campus solutions. The audience will learn how Kibana can integrate with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions to provide advanced data visualization and analytics features. The presentation highlights the benefits of using Kibana to gain insights into student enrollment, academic performance, financial aid, course offerings, and other critical areas of campus operations.
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