Now Available! Oracle Cloud and Microsoft Azure Integration

Big news! Oracle Cloud and Microsoft Azure have announced a cloud interoperability partnership. This benefits your enterprise because it simplifies your access to world-class enterprise tech products and reduces the effort it takes to migrate to, and fully leverage, the cloud. Get the facts here or contact Centroid to find out how your company can […]

Less than a decade ago, no one knew what “the cloud” was. Now, every business on the planet is seemingly in a race to get to the cloud. Or rather, the majority of businesses are already on the cloud with at least one application, and now the question lies in when your company should migrate […]

Having trouble keeping up with cloud technology? That’s understandable. Cloud tech is a vast category that includes most of the emerging technologies, and options like multi-cloud and the alphabet soup of AI, XaaS, and IoT certainly don’t make the cloud any easier to understand. Cloud solutions change all the time and, while it can be tempting […]

Whew! This has been quite a journey these last few blogs as we’ve discussed everything cloud, including the significant differences between Oracle Cloud ERP and Oracle on-premises ERP, how to make the right business technology decision for your needs, and how to start framing your software strategy so you end up with the right solution for […]

In our last two articles from this in-depth, four-part series all about choosing between Oracle Cloud technology and Oracle on-premises solutions, we discussed the surprising truth business leaders need to know about Oracle ERP Cloud and talked about your various options during your Oracle system selection process. In part 3 of the series, we’ll discuss […]

In our last blog, part 1 of this series, we discussed the main differences between Oracle Cloud ERP and Oracle on-premises ERP. In essence, cloud ERP does not offer the same capabilities as its on-premises counterpart, yet you may still be surprised by which Oracle software solution is right for your needs. In this article, we’ll clarify […]

According to a recent Gartner study, “What Oracle ERP Customers Need to Know About Oracle Cloud Applications,” 55% of Oracle’s on-premises customers will have moved 80% of their on-premises capabilities to Oracle Cloud Applications by 2021. That means that, within just three years, the majority of Oracle users will primarily use the cloud for their […]

As of August 29, 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has approved amendments to the accounting guidelines that relate to cloud computing. These changes affect Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) contracts, as well as similar types of hosting arrangements. Oracle Cloud products will be […]

In your business, you want more. More success, more customers, more profits, more revenues, more options, more everything. However, what you don’t want are more costs, more overhead, or more hassles. In most businesses, more good things often balance themselves out with some negative things, such as increased overhead, but your business doesn’t have to expect […]

In my last article, I clarified a few easy steps you can take to optimize performance for your aging Oracle software systems. Following these steps helps you achieve an even greater ROI by keeping your systems relevant for years to come. If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, I highly recommend it. In this follow-up, Part 2 of […]