June 1, 2021 – Alpharetta, GA – Sierra-Cedar announced today that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Migration Competency status. This designation recognizes that Sierra-Cedar provides proven technology and deep expertise to help clients move successfully to...
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Understanding FlexOps® Q&A with Sierra-Cedar’s VP, Cloud Solutions
Five years ago, Sierra-Cedar began to re-invent the way it delivers managed services. Our vision: to create a managed service for cloud platforms that focuses on performance, risk-reduction, improved efficiency, and cost-optimization. Almost immediately, our cloud...
PeopleSoft on AWS: Understanding Design Methods and Scaling Functionality
Moving your PeopleSoft application to the AWS Cloud can be a gamechanger as the benefits can revolutionize your IT department. However, the key to getting the most out of an AWS Cloud investment is to methodically design your PeopleSoft application inside the cloud to...
AWS Cloud Migration Strategy: Two Models for Making the Transition
Looking to move your ERP application to the cloud? To get started, it’s important to understand the two most leveraged migration path alternatives that organizations take. In this post, we’ll take a look at both paths, the pros and cons, and provide tips for making...
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...
Take Advantage of New Features in PeopleSoft HCM Images 30-31
PeopleSoft HCM Images 30-31 has 91 new features. Although each feature may not apply to your organization, you’ll likely be pleased by the ones that can help you improve productivity, simplify processes, and, perhaps, allow you to retire a customization that can now...
Increase System Confidence and Lower Cost with PeopleSoft Test Framework 2.0
One of the significant benefits of PeopleSoft Test Framework (PTF) is consistency. Once a test runs successfully, it will always run successfully until there is a configuration change. It is easy to change the data values to create different test cases for the same...
Using PTF Results for PUM
When faced with the decision whether to implement the next PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) Image, an organization must consider the amount of testing that will have to take place before the updated features are rolled out. Before PeopleSoft Test Framework (PTF), this...
The City of San Luis Obispo is Live on Oracle ERP Cloud
The City of San Luis Obispo, California and Sierra-Cedar are excited to announce that the City went live with Oracle ERP Cloud on October 1, 2018. The City of San Luis Obispo engaged Sierra-Cedar for this citywide initiative to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and...
PeopleSoft Commitment – Indefinitely, That’s Definite!
Recently, I met with Marc Weintraub from Oracle to discuss some ideas that may not be crystal clear to PeopleSoft customers or the public at large. At the top of our list was, “What did Oracle mean when it said, 'Oracle is fully committed to supporting and investing...
Hosting PeopleSoft in the Cloud
There is some uncertainty about what it means to move PeopleSoft “to the Cloud.” The simplest description is running your PeopleSoft (PSoft) system outside of your facility—in someone else’s facility. There are many options available. There are options regarding what...