Oracle PeopleSoft users, consultants, and partners are gearing up for an insightful event at the upcoming PeopleSoft Special Interest Group (SIG) on 20th and 21st February 2025. This gathering serves as a premier platform for professionals to explore the latest advancements, roadmaps, and best practices in PeopleSoft solutions. With specialized sessions across HCM, ERP, and PeopleTools, attendees will gain invaluable insights into the latest enhancements and future developments.

‍A Deep Dive into PeopleSoft Updates

‍The HCM track will be led by Russell Broom and Murali Vemaraju, highlighting key features such as Preboarding, Approval Insights, Keyword Search, and Recognition. Participants will also get a sneak peek at upcoming features, including new Dashboards, Workcenters, and PeopleSoft Homepages. Additionally, the session will cover Time & Labor, Absence Management, and Approval Insights Dashboard, which provides insights into financial transaction approvals.The ERP track, spearheaded by Sudhir Arthanat, will focus on recently delivered features such as Fluid workcenters, Supplier Activity Tracking, Lease Payments, and Oracle Business Network integration. Key discussions will include Virtual Cards for Supplier Payments, Project Costing rate sets, and Batch Update Procurement Contracts, which enable real-time pricing updates for procurement processes.The PeopleTools session will feature the latest updates on PeopleSoft Search, Cloud Manager Image 19, Smart Prompts, and Notification Reporting. A highlight of this track is a discussion on container support for PeopleSoft using Kubernetes and OKE, which allows seamless provisioning and patching. Additionally, Graham Smith, Oracle ACE Director, will present a session on Synthetic Monitoring within OCI, covering how it improves application performance and observability.

09:00 - 10:45

PeopleSoft Update and Roadmap

• Join Russell Broom, Vice President, PeopleSoft Strategy and Development, and Srilakshmi Ramachandra as they kick off PeopleSoft India SIG 2025. Attend this session to hear about PeopleSoft product updates, plans for ongoing investment, and long-term support strategy from Russell Broom. Meet the event sponsors, representatives from Oracle Support, Sales, Education, and Consulting as Srilakshmi Ramachandra introduces you to networking and learning opportunities at the 2-day conference. Get quick insights into ‘Where PeopleSoft customers are investing, and Why?’

10:45 - 11:15

Customer Showcase

• Evolution of PeopleSoft at Azim Premji Foundation. Raam Ramachandran, Chief Delivery Officer at Smart ERP, in conversation with Surendra Hede, IT-Software Services, Azim Premji Foundation.

11:15 AM

PeopleTools Update and Roadmap

• Join Deepankar Narayanan, Vice President PeopleTools Development, as he explores features delivered in PeopleTools 8.61 in the areas of User Experience, Search and Real-Time Indexing, Analytics, Container Deployment, Lifecycle Management, and PeopleSoft Cloud Manager. Get a preview of what PeopleTools 8.62 has in store.

12:15 PM

Machine Learning with PeopleTools

• Discover how PeopleTools provides the PeopleSoft Data Distribution Framework, enabling integration with Machine Learning (ML) platforms. Learn how PeopleSoft Cloud Manager utilizes ML for scale-up/down functionality. Join Deepankar Narayanan, Rahul Mahashabde (PeopleTools Architect), and Biju Narayanan for insights into this innovative framework.

12:45 PM

Customer Showcase

• Data Strategy for Successful PeopleSoft Modernization incorporating AI. Ratnakar Nanavaty, Chief Strategist at Astute Business Solutions, will discuss the importance of a data strategy for successful modernization of PeopleSoft incorporating AI.

02:00 PM

PeopleSoft Shots

• Quick demos of recently delivered and upcoming high-value enhancements: - View Approval Status provides a bird’s-eye view of transaction status. - Homepages in 8.62 and beyond. - Customization Insights: Discover how customized your environment is. - Smart Prompts and Favorite Searches. - Enhancing user interactions with Insights. - Speed up PeopleSoft environment provisioning with Containers and Cloud Manager. Hosted by Biju Narayanan in conversation with Graham Smith, Oracle ACE Director and Head of PeopleSoft Technology at Version 1.

03:30 PM

Workshop and Meet the Experts

• Explore PeopleSoft features such as using External Data Source in Insights, Configurable Search, Work Management, and more under the guidance of PeopleSoft product development experts.

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08:30 AM

How well do you know PeopleSoft?

Graham Smith, Oracle ACE Director, kicks off Day 2 with a PeopleSoft Quiz. Test your knowledge and win exciting prizes!

09:00 AM

Extending your PeopleSoft

Join Kalicharan Choudhury from Oracle Customer Success Services to explore how customers are integrating PeopleSoft with Oracle AI technologies.

09:30 AM

Customer Showcase

Graham Smith shares real-world examples of PeopleSoft on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, featuring implementations at Queen’s University of Belfast, athenahealth, and more.

10:00 AM

Customer Showcase – Fire side chat

Mukul Prasad from Oracle Center of Excellence in conversation with Saravana Kumar, Vice President of IT Systems at ITC Infotech about ITC Infotech’s move of PeopleSoft from Microsoft Windows on-premises to Oracle Linux on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

10:20 AM

Customer Showcase – Table Talk

Mukul Prasad from Oracle Center of Excellence in conversation with Ram Chandra, Head ERP at Birla Institute of Science and Technology about BITS’s move of PeopleSoft to Autonomous Database on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

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