However, migrating EBS to an infrastructure cloud, upgrading it, or just supporting it can be daunting for organisations, many of whom will not have all of the necessary specialist skills, expertise or capacity required.
Often, organisations resort to a patchwork of different technology solutions to cover traditional ERP functionality instead. This patchwork can, in time, become equally complex to manage, and often with greater data risks, downtime, or limitations in terms of data analytics and reporting.
Simply outsourcing the whole task to a large systems integrator can seem a costly and complex route, even for the largest organisation. This can be particularly true for public service organisations where budgets are inevitably constrained, and unavoidable tendering for systems integration can be tricky.
This complimentary roundtable event will consider the strategies which public service organisations need to take advantage of ERP solutions, such as EBS, whilst containing risk and cost. For example:
Whilst there is no ‘magic bullet’, our panel group of experts will consider, from the client perspective, how public service organisations, especially those that are smaller or budget constrained, can take advantage of solutions such as EBS, whilst managing cost, risk and supplier relationships.
Decision-makers and influencers in Public Sector, charities, universities and housing organisations using Oracle EBS
Jos is an independent consultant and analyst who provides advice to public and private sectors on digital and IT strategies, business risk and marketing. He also undertakes technology and digital research for a range of universities and professional bodies in the UK and internationally. He is a past president of the British Computer Society and also of the Society of Innovation, Technology, and Management (Socitm). For over a decade he was CIO and CDO for Hampshire County Council. He has previously been named by the Silicon 50 survey as the UK's most innovative and influential CIO.
For over 25 years I have had the opportunity to help many organisations transform their digital landscape – providing insight, leadership and execution that disrupts and penetrates markets, builds revenue channels, and accelerates enterprise growth. During this time I have held director and executive roles with companies such as Hitachi Consulting, HCL, CSC and Oracle.
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