Our SFP specialists answer the eight most common questions about Oracle’s Student Financial Planning module. Below is a list of the questions with the associated minute mark in the video: What led schools to think about a new financial aid solution? (1:46)In what ways...
Automated Class & Enrollment Maintenance
Sierra-Cedar developed two bolt-on enhancements that automate registrar changes to class sections and existing enrollments. Visit our Class and Enrollment page to learn how to request these tools for your college or university at no charge. LEARN MORE
Arizona State University on AWS
Arizona State University (ASU), a public research university that has been ranked number one in the country for innovation by U.S. News & World Report, worked with Sierra-Cedar to migrate its Oracle PeopleSoft applications to the AWS Cloud. Learn how this move...
Nadine Stern, Former VP for IT and Enrollment Services
The College of New Jersey
Jess Evans, Ph.D., Chief Operating and Digital Transformation Officer
Arizona State University
Derrick Griffin, Systems & Security Engineer
Lake Michigan College
Gary L. Pratt, Chief Information Officer
Kansas State University
Coppin State University Multiplies the Effectiveness of its IT staff with Application Managed Services
Coppin State University Multiplies the Effectiveness of its IT staff with Application Managed Services
University of California, Office of the President Transitions to AWS with Sierra-Cedar Cloud Managed Services
University of California, Office of the President Transitions to AWS with Sierra-Cedar Cloud Managed Services
How Optimizing PeopleSoft Can Support Your Institution’s Strategic Direction
Higher Education IT leaders know they need to innovate. I know because I felt the constant need to support and improve systems of engagement as an IT leader for a public university system with an enrollment of more than 70,000 students. The struggle is real! Strategic...
Sierra-Cedar Successfully Migrates University of California Office of the President’s PeopleSoft HCM Application to the AWS Public Cloud
March 1, 2021 – Alpharetta, GA – Sierra-Cedar announced the University of California Office of the President’s (UCOP) successful migration of 21 environments, primarily comprised of PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) environments, to the Amazon Web Services...
BITS Pilani Modernizes its PeopleSoft Systems by Migrating to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
BITS Pilani Modernizes its PeopleSoft Systems by Migrating to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Preparing for the Cloud – Clean, Re-organize, and Own Your Data!
If this pandemic has done anything, it has given the gift of time! Time to catch up with old friends, binge watch Netflix shows, and tackle the most mundane projects … like reviewing and cleaning your system data. The thought of cleaning your data may have you...
Oracle Cloud Module Spotlight: Procurement Contracts Cloud
Need to stay on your existing PeopleSoft system but want to try out the cloud? Look no further than Oracle Procurement Contracts Cloud. Why? It provides an easy way to transition to the cloud while maintaining your current PeopleSoft applications. Here is how it works...
Free Offering: Automated Class and Enrollment Maintenance Toolset
What do you get when you gather a former college dean, a veteran university registrar, and several college-IT-directors-turned-consultants on a Zoom call during a pandemic? An amazing think tank with a focused eye on the pain COVID-19 has inflicted on class...
Sierra-Cedar Successfully Migrates Arizona State University’s PeopleSoft Applications to the AWS Public Cloud
Arizona State University Migrates PeopleSoft Campus Solutions & Human Capital Management Applications to AWS Public…
COVID-19 and Grading Basis Changes
The COVID-19 virus has created a lot of challenges for higher education institutions. A front runner is grading and graduation, particularly with the inclusion of Pass/Fail and Credit/No-Credit grading options. The impact of these changes to the norm is deep and...
How Oracle Student Financial Planning Provides Dynamic Flexibility for Higher Ed Institutions Amidst COVID-19
In the ever-changing environment of higher education, updates to financial aid policy are not an uncommon occurrence. However, the unprecedented impacts of COVID-19 have created challenges for this financial aid year and years to come. Oracle Student Financial...
Sierra-Cedar Achieves Amazon Web Services Education Competency Status
February 20, 2020 – Alpharetta, GA – Sierra-Cedar, Inc. announced its achievement of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Education Competency status, an elite designation as a proven technology partner with deep higher education expertise in moving customers to AWS. “It is our...
Sierra-Cedar Successfully Migrated Arizona State University’s PeopleSoft Applications to the AWS Public Cloud
December 4, 2019 – Alpharetta, GA – Sierra-Cedar achieved a successful migration of Arizona State University’s (ASU) PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and PeopleSoft Human Capital Management applications to the AWS Public Cloud. Sierra-Cedar is an Amazon Web Services (AWS)...