In this episode of On Cloud 9, Sierra-Cedar Vice President of Public Sector Solutions, Brian Christenson, sits down with Girish Rajput, Director of Enterprise Systems at Arlington Public Schools, to explore the district’s ambitious journey from a 20-year-old Oracle E-Business Suite to Oracle Cloud Applications. Serving 28,000 students and 8,000 employees, Arlington went live on July 1, 2025 with a full-scope, single-phase implementation spanning Financials, Procurement, HR, Payroll, Benefits, Recruiting, and Time & Leave — navigating significant leadership turnover along the way. Girish shares the wins, the hard-earned lessons, and a few laughs from one of K-12’s most comprehensive Oracle Cloud go-lives to date.
