Have you found your home in the cloud?  Visit AST’s booth (#701) at COLLABORATE 19 – open now! – and let our experts help you find comfort in the cloud!  Whether you’re just beginning your journey or looking to optimize your business in the cloud, AST has a solution for you, and the certified experts to manage your transformation.  If you’re not quite ready for cloud and are looking to maximize your on-premises software, we have solutions and teams for you, as well!  For 24 years, AST has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to helping customers realize the full potential of their investments in Oracle technology – whether that’s on-premise or in the cloud. 

Here’s a full schedule of Exhibit Hall hours for the week:

  • Today, Monday, 4/8:  11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, with a Welcome Reception from 5:30 – 7:30 PM
  • Tuesday, 4/9:  9:15 AM – 3:15 PM, with a Happy Hour from 5:30 – 7:30 PM
  • Wednesday, 4/10:  11:30 AM – 4:15 PM

Be sure to stop by each day, as we’ll be featuring different discussions and giveaways throughout the week.  You won’t want to miss our BIG giveaway of some of today’s top tech!

What are some of the hot topics you want to hear about at our booth this week?  Leave us a comment below.

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Our bags are packed and many of our team members are already on the road to COLLABORATE 19 in San Antonio!  For some, that involves a full day of travel, but for many of our experts, it’s just a short drive.  AST has team members across the United States, Canada, and around the globe, but many of them are local to south-central Texas.  In fact, one of AST’s seven offices is located in the great state of Texas (Dallas)!  No matter where you are in the world, AST has experts near you who are familiar with your area and the specific challenges you may be facing in your business.

Let us help you find the solution that suits your needs.  Stop by our booth (701) at COLLABORATE next week and find your home in the cloud! 

What education track are you most looking forward to?  Leave us a comment below to let us know which of AST’s sessions you plan to attend and what questions you have for us.

Not able to attend COLLABORATE this year?  We’ll miss you, but don’t let that derail your journey to the cloud!  Contact AST today to get your questions answered and let us help you in your digital transformation, wherever in the world you may be.

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The Education Sessions at COLLABORATE are some of the most exciting, information-packed presentations you’ll find in the Oracle community!  Thought leaders from top companies, including AST, present throughout the week on topics to take your organization to the next level, and it’s all included in your conference registration

COLLABORATE provides a personalized experience, so you can invest your time wisely, exploring only the most relevant topics to you and your organization.  Whether you seek to maximize your on-premises solutions, evaluate a path to the cloud, or optimize your business in the cloud, COLLABORATE has an Education Track for you!  Click here to design your personalized, detailed agenda, selecting from hundreds of functional and technical education sessions. 

Don’t forget to include one or more of AST’s 14 sessions – we’re sure to have at least one that fits your needs!  Here’s a consolidated list.  Click here for more details!

Sunday, April 7

  • 1:45 – 2:45 PM – “Drywall in the Cloud – A Successful Coexistence”
  • 3:00 – 4:00 PM – “Modernize Receivables and Revenue with Oracle ERP Cloud”

Monday, April 8

  • 9:15 – 10:15 AM – “Realtor.com Discovered the Perfect Home for its Financial system in the Cloud”

Tuesday, April 9

  • 10:30 – 11:30 AM – “Correctly Configure Contingent Workers in EBS”
  • 12:45 – 1:45 PM – “Catapulting CONSOL Energy’s Financial Reporting into the Cloud with FCCS”
  • 12:45 – 1:45 PM – “A Success Story of Transformation of Financial Planning and Budgeting at Tampa International Airport”
  • 4:20 – 5:30 PM – “Getting the Most Out of Existing FDMEE, DRM, and ODI with E/PBCS Cloud”

Wednesday, April 10

  • 8:00 – 9:00 AM – “Ad-Hoc Reporting with OTBI – No More Pain or Wasted Time!”
  • 8:00 – 9:00 AM – “Looking for an Efficient Means to Import Maintenance Costs from Maintenance Cloud to PPM Cloud?”
  • 9:15 – 10:15 AM – “PaaS-to-SaaS – Simplifying Shipping Using Webservices”
  • 2:00 – 3:00 PM – “Implementing Cloud Security – Lessons Learned”
  • 2:00 – 3:00 PM – “Case Study:  Leveraging Oracle Profitability and Cost Management Cloud at FICO”

Thursday, April 11

  • 9:15 – 10:15 AM – “Automate Procure-to-Pay with Oracle Cloud Procurement to Deliver Touchless Transactions”
  • 9:15 – 10:15 AM – “Implementing Oracle Cloud Time and Labor for a Complex Workforce”

Can’t wait for COLLABORATE to discuss these, or any topics on digital transformation?  Contact us today to set up a call or meeting with our experts!

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AST’s team of experts and executives will be exhibiting at COLLABORATE 19 in San Antonio, TX next week, and we’d love for you to join us

COLLABORATE, created by and for users, is jointly presented by the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG), the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG), and Quest Oracle Community (Quest).  At COLLABORATE, Oracle power users and IT decision makers find practical solutions for today and strategies for tomorrow. This conference empowers users of Oracle business applications and database software to gain greater value from their Oracle investments through real-world education and networking.

This is your opportunity to network with experts, executives, and other users in the Oracle community and get all of your pressing cloud questions answered! 

In addition to our presence at booth 701 all week (April 7-11) in the Henry B. González Convention Center, our team is presenting 14 (yes, fourteen!) times throughout the week on hot topics, such as PaaS-to-SaaS, Planning and Budgeting, Reporting, Cloud Security, and more, as well as some great case studies and success stories.  Click here for a complete list of AST’s presentations, and don’t forget to add them to your schedule for the week! 

You won’t want to miss AST’s interactive booth at the event with the theme, “At Home in the Cloud”!  Visit us, make yourself at home, and discuss your cloud journey with our experts. 

If you haven’t already, register today for one of the most exciting weeks of the year in the Oracle community!  See you in San Antonio!

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AST closed its first quarter of 2019 with a record percentage of sales in cloud software and services – more than 90%, making AST a true leader in digital transformation!

This achievement lines up with Gartner’s forecast that worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.8 trillion in 2019, an increase of 3.2% from expected spending of $3.7 trillion in 2018.

Cloud migration began a decade or so ago, primarily with non-mission-critical cloud services that addressed specific needs, such as web service tools, email/collaboration tools, app development/testing environments, etc. More recently, braver, forward-looking organizations have begun adopting cloud services for specific functions, such as sales force automation, talent management, and customer relationship management.  In a world where digital transformation is now in full swing, more clients are relying on AST’s cloud experts to deliver the modern solutions necessary to remain relevant in this cloud world. 

As a leader in cloud transformation, AST makes the cloud transition seamless for clients, enabling them to leverage the technology to yield desired business outcomes.  As cloud technology becomes core to modern businesses and governments, and no longer sits on the “nice to have” list, leading organizations are realizing the need to have a truly cloud-focused team of certified experts manage their modernization efforts.

Enter, AST.

For 24 years, AST has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to helping customers realize the full potential of their investments in leading technology.  This vision remains true as we navigate cloud technology and how it is changing the landscape of modern computing.

There is no cookie-cutter tool for migrating applications to the cloud. Each company has its unique environment, market forces, corporate objectives, industry imperatives, customer expectations, and enterprise IT priorities — which is why, at AST, we provide a prioritization framework along with an arsenal of best practices, pre-built templates, project accelerators, and above all, the deep industry and business process expertise needed to guide our customers along their unique cloud journey, be it migration, implementation, post-implementation support, or custom development.  AST leads organizations around the globe in cloud transition, from the development of an internal cloud strategy and framework, all the way through ongoing “run and maintain” managed services.

Contact AST today and let a true cloud leader put the power of a cloud core to work for your business.

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Please join us in congratulating the following AST team members for earning Employee of the Month status during Q1 2019:

  • Sheera C. – January 2019
  • Srikrishna M. – February 2019
  • Pramod P. – March 2019

Each individual is being recognized for his or her hard work and dedication to AST’s internal and client initiatives.  The leadership and diligence exemplified by Sheera, Srikrishna, and Pramod have been critical to the success of our organization.

The exceptional performance of these employees represents AST’s core values of quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction, and is precisely what we expect of our team members in driving AST as a top organization for digital transformation.

Congratulations, and thank you for your hard work!

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Join AST’s executives and Federal Government experts at the 11th Annual Oracle Federal Forum, where we are an event sponsor and will be on site to share our industry-specific solutions. 

On Tuesday, March 26 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., industry leaders from around the country will be on site to share how emerging technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence, and machine learning can fuel citizen engagement with innovation.

The conference, “Tomorrow’s Government, Today,” will tackle mission-critical challenges like IT Modernization and Cybersecurity – while demonstrating how transformational technologies can help improve citizen engagement.

Join your peers across civilian and defense agencies for a day filled with engaging session content and impactful keynote addresses. You’ll also discover how Oracle’s complete cloud services – spanning SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS – can help transform agencies with innovative technologies in HR, Finance, CX, Budgeting, and Operations.  AST’s own VP of EPM and Analytics, Patrick Callahan, will be speaking on the transformational benefits of Oracle Analytics Cloud Service!

The Oracle Federal Forum will help your agency close out the “cloud-first” decade more compliant and secure – without diverting focus from your core priorities.

Take your agency’s citizen experience to the next level with AST’s industry-specific solutions for Federal Government.

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It’s only 1 week until showtime! AST’s team will be at Oracle Modern CX at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas next week, March 19-21, exhibiting in Sales Central at booth SAL-01.  Our experts will be on hand at our booth and around the show, and we’d love the opportunity to chat with you about the latest trends in customer experience and how we can work together.

Not yet registered for the event?  No problem, just click here.

Be sure to stop by our booth, where we’ll be giving away a Sonos One speaker with built-in Amazon Alexa.

Let’s Talk CPQ

AST’s CX practice boasts significant experience in CPQ, and is proud to be one of only 4 worldwide partners certified as an Oracle Certified Expert Implementer for CPQ.  Our CPQ team offers:

  • A highly mature acceleration tool set to streamline the migration of CPQ Products, Rules, Workflows, etc. from EBS, JDE, and Siebel.
  • Ability to provide an end-to-end solution across the entire Oracle CX stack, including the ability to wrap CPQ around a client’s ERP and other CX systems.
  • Extensive CPQ expertise in High Tech, Manufacturing, Professional Services, and Media and Communications.

Some recent work we’ve done in this space includes:

  • AST is implementing CPQ Cloud at the nation’s leading commercial landscape company with over 100 locations. During the bid process, we developed a CPQ demo that highlighted use cases specific to the client’s field service, which can now be leveraged on other opportunities.
  • The world’s leading electronic measurement company engaged with AST to consolidate multiple systems (including EBS) into an Oracle CPQ solution that addresses over 4,000 products, 80,000 EBS rules, self-service quotes, and multi-currency pricing.
  • AST took a global leader in background checks from Siebel to CPQ Cloud, designing around a complex global process, significantly improving sales efficiency, and reducing the need for finance intervention in quoting.

Additionally, AST has been a key stakeholder in the launch of Oracle Subscription Management Cloud, providing organizations with the ability to recognize revenue quicker and provide customers with a 360-degree view of subscription activity. 

Thought Leadership

Read our recent thought leadership articles around CPQ to learn more:

The authors of these articles, as well as other experts from the AST team, will be at Modern CX.  Contact us today to arrange a discussion. We are excited to see you there!

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