The University De Santiago De Chile - Modernizing PeopleSoft Campus Solutions on OCI
Founded in 1842, the University of Chile is the main and oldest institution of higher education of the State, with a national and public character.
The Challenges
The Solution
Results Delivered
Business
High TCO, Legacy Apps
The University de Santiago de Chile uses PeopleSoft FSCM, HCM, and CS applications, but all of them were on version 9.0 running on outdated hardware and software. This presented a number of challenges including:
Heavily customized legacy applications
Students lacking access to modern self-service tools
Faculty and Administrative staff wanted higher productivity
Monolithic and non-competitive hosting solution
Technology
Aging Infrastructure and Platform, Poor SLA
USACH had attempted a Campus Solutions (CS) implementation before with CS version 9.0. Based on that, they concerned about delays in procuring the infrastructure and resources needed to install and set up the PeopleSoft application software for their project. They were also concerned about resource constraints of their internal technical staff, lack of country-specific localizations in the product, and inaccessibility of expert consulting resources in South America to help them during the implementation.
Long lead time to procure, install and configure hosted hardware solution for PeopleSoft CS 9.2 re-implementation
5x higher price quote for an on-premise hosting solution as compared to OCI
Lack of local PeopleSoft CS 9.2 consulting expertise and experience
Traditional project plans and estimates were too long and too costly
Cloud
PeopleSoft on Oracle Cloud
The University de Santiago de Chile realized that in order to overcome their challenges and to deliver a modernized application experience to faculty, students, and administrative staff, they have to move to the cloud.
PeopleSoft Cloud Manager on Oracle Cloud Automation
Astute Business Solutions assessed the business needs of the University de Santiago de Chile and developed a roadmap and detailed plan for re-implementing PeopleSoft on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. This included a solution for converting master data and configuration and keeping them current on CS 9.2 with Selective Adoption so that the University could take advantage of the latest features as they implemented this project in phases.
Oracle Validated Solution Architecture for PeopleSoft on OCI for a standardized build
PeopleSoft Cloud Manager on Oracle Cloud infrastructure, PUM Images from OCI Marketplace
Automated cloning and new instance deployment using Cloud Manager
Database Cloud Service for automated deployment, automated backup, and automated patching.
Business
Modern Campus Application
With the PeopleSoft re-implementation on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, The University de Santiago de Chile was able to deliver a modern, responsive, mobile-friendly application with self-service features for students, faculty and administrative staff
Time to solution – demonstrated in days, testable in weeks, and fully deployed in under 6 months
Clean, vanilla implementation without customization overheads
50% cost savings as compared to similar on-premise solution
Technology
Improved Availability, Automation, Managed Services on OCI
With PeopleSoft on Oracle Cloud, The University de Santiago de Chile was able to get an instance up and running in a matter of hours instead of waiting for days or weeks for on-premise hardware to be set up. The IT team was able to deliver on its promises by implementing in phases to reduce risk and effectively manage change.
Independent availability domains on OCI to improve solution availability
Automated PeopleSoft Dev/Test deployment using OCI Marketplace images.
Predictable, Reliable, and Cost-Effective Managed Services on Oracle Cloud to manage the entire IaaS and PaaS Solution
Flex Support with PeopleSoft consulting services for functional, technical and training solutions
Multi-language implementation in Spanish and English
Doing the right thing, at the right time.
35%
Lower Cost
90%
Faster Deployment
100%
IaaS Automation
100%
Security
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Success Story - The University De Santiago De Chile
Astute built our managed PeopleSoft Solution on top of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The complete solution is saving the University 35% compared with other options we explored. We have been thrilled with the results and quality of service.
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