EPMIcast

Join Rich Wilkie, Vice President of EPM Product Management at Oracle, and Minie Parikh, Senior Vice President at EPMI, a Centroid Company, as they delve into the highlights from Oracle CloudWorld, competitive software landscape, and the meaning of a truly connected close process. Discover why customers are now prioritizing a holistic approach and explore how Oracle Cloud EPM, driven by AI, is revolutionizing the automation of tasks within Consolidations, Account Reconciliations, and Reporting processes. Gain valuable insights into boosting operational efficiency and enhancing visibility for the office of Finance. 

Oracle’s Hari Sankar, VP of Product Management, shares transformative initiatives Oracle customers have access to including powerful artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, the rising prominence of ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) analytics in today's business landscape, and Oracle’s customer success programs. Additionally, discover why Oracle released Sales and Workforce planning within the Cloud Enterprise suite and how it plays a crucial role in an organization’s operations. Oracle is providing several programs to ensure constant support for customers in their cloud journey. Hari, mentions the Implementation Success Program, Hyperion Application Analysis Program, and Centers of Excellence guidance. The Cloud Customer Connect forum also gives companies an opportunity to share experiences, receive new update adoption, and thought leadership!

https://community.oracle.com/customerconnect/

We welcome Oracle’s SVP of Strategic Solutions, Paul Pessutti and GVP of Finacial and Supply Chain Systems, Chris Muli! The episode begins with looking back at our previous Oracle CloudWorld conversation and identifying changes in market trends, Oracle's investment in industry, and the transformation into a services company. Paul and Chris examine Oracle's focus on customer success and the differentiating advantages of being a best-in-class solution suite. The conversation revolves around practical applications of Generative Artificial Intelligence, the concept of a Supply Chain Command Center, and the importance of community to stay up-to-date on innovation adoption.

Stream this customer-focused episode to gain insights into the evolving EPM and Supply Chain landscape and how businesses leverage Oracle Cloud solutions to manage the total cost of ownership while driving profitability.

In this episode, Matt Bradley, Oracle’s SVP of Development, joins hosts Minie and Nihar Parikh at Oracle CloudWorld. The episode explores how Oracle is bringing Artificial Intelligence to the Oracle Cloud EPM platform. The episode centers on Generative and Traditional AI and their pivotal role within Oracle's environment. Matt draws a clear distinction between Traditional and Generative AI, showcasing how Generative AI can craft entirely new content. The conversation highlights the strategic AI use cases, from data aggregation to report generation and digital assistants.

The episode offers compelling clips on Oracle's AI security and its collaborative partnership with Cohere, with a focus on solving real-world business challenges through AI. Matt also sheds light on how users will interact with Artificial Intelligence across Oracle’s connected products. The episode concludes by discussing readiness measures for customers, emphasizing data quality, and testing AI's impact on company-specific datasets using Oracle Insights. Listen to join the journey into the cutting-edge world of Oracle's AI strategy and its transformative impact on the future of finance!

In this episode titled "Life of a CFO” we welcome William Chen, CFO of Centroid! Will and Minie Parikh, SVP of Operations at EPMI, a Centroid Company explore the driving forces behind growth in the technology services industry, emphasizing the significance of AI and data in this evolving landscape. William shares valuable advice for CFOs embarking on their Cloud Journey, stressing the importance of measured decision-making and team involvement. The episode also examines the readiness measures for CFOs investing in the cloud, the life post-implementation of Oracle NetSuite ERP, and the significant benefits achieved, including standardized data and enhanced efficiency. Lastly, Will touches upon investment decisions and the value of Finance across each department of an organization. Tune in for a deep dive into the world of finance and technology with an experienced CFO.

EPMIcast welcomes Oracle Cloud EPM Integrations’ Director of Product Management, Mike Casey. In this episode, Minie Parikh, Chian Lin, and Mike discuss the use cases for integrations across the Oracle Cloud Platform. The cast examines Cloud tools and features like Pipeline, Integration Agent, and EPM Automate. The episode expands into topics like pre-built capabilities, third-party adapters, Rest APIs, integrations in the Cloud versus Hyperion, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Oracle Cloud Infrasture (OCI), and Enterprise Data Management (EDM).

In our first Meet the Customer episode, EPMIcast welcomes Jacinta Moore, CFO at The Outform Group! Jacinta shares her finance background and discusses her journey at Outform, highlighting the tremendous impact of Oracle Cloud EPM. EPMI successfully implemented Oracle Cloud EPM Financial & Workforce Planning, which has been instrumental in centralizing Outform's global financial data across various ERP systems.

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Oracle’s planning tool was one of the first cloud-ready EPM products, originally released as Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS) in 2014. During this episode, you will hear from EPMI’s Director of Planning and VP of Technology dive into each module of Oracle Cloud EPM Planning. The modules covered include Financials, Scenario Modeling, Workforce, Capital, and Projects. The cast discusses customer use cases in High Tech, Life Sciences, and Retail industries, the functionality of each module, and artificial intelligence. 

Exploring the Modules of Oracle Cloud EPM Planning: https://epmi.com/blog/exploring-the-modules-of-oracle-cloud-epm-planning/

In this episode, we discuss Task Manager, a key project management EPM tool included in Oracle Cloud EPM's license. Task Manager helps organize, execute, monitor, and report tasks, providing visibility and automation for daily and repeatable business processes. Administrators can manage different configuration settings, create task templates, schedules, and execute tasks based on priority. Overall, Task Manager helps increase efficiency, reduces workload, and provides critical insights on task completion and compliance.

The Ultimate Guide to Oracle Cloud EPM Task Manager: https://epmi.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-oracle-cloud-epm-task-manager/

Paul Han has 20+ years of experience with Oracle products and functioning as a liaison between Accounting, Finance, and IT. His breadth of experience with corporate financial systems ranges from successfully managing new implementations and major upgrades to efficient day-to-day administration and support post-go-live. He leverages that experience to help EPMI deliver successful projects to our clients.