AnOracleWhitePaper
April2013
PeopleSoft
InMemory
Real
Time
Bottom
Line
for
Oracle
Engineered
Systems:
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Table
of
Contents
ExecutiveOverview...1
TheChallengeofModelingtheFinancialPosition...2
TheValueofAccuratelyModelingtheFinancialPosition...3
RealTimeBottomLine: ARevolutionaryExecutiveSolution...3
OracleEngineeredSystemsAdvantage...4
PeopleSoftonExalogic... 4
PeopleSoftInMemoryFinancialPositionAnalyzer... 6
PeopleSoftInMemoryFinancialAllocationsAnalyzer...7
MoretoComeintheRevolution...7
Conclusion...8
Executive
Overview
Executiveshavelongregardedintuition,educatedguessesandexperienceasthekeystoformulating strategyandassessingrisk.Thatthinkingmayhaveworkedintimeswheninformationwasscarcebutitis insufficient intoday’sworldofinformationandtechnologyrevolution.
Today’sChiefFinancialOfficers(CFOs)faceamultifaceted,highspeedandchallengingbusiness environmentthatnecessitatesarealtimeglobalviewoftheorganizationand theabilitytoquicklyforecast theeffectsofthedynamicworldinwhichthebusinessoperates.Keybusinessdecisionsdonotwaituntil theperiodisclosedforfurtherguidance.Inthisenvironment,innovationisacriticaldriverofexcellence, andthefinancedepartmentisnoexception.TheCFO’sofficeofFinancedemandsconstantinformation onthehealthofthefinancialposition.Streamliningoperationsfunctionsthatservetoreducethecritical closecycleisagivenbutitisnotenough.Atanypointinthecycle,successfulorganizationsrequirethe CFOtoaccuratelysimulatethedynamicfactorsthatdirectlyaffectthebusinessandmakestrategictimely decisionsthatdirectly affecttheperformanceofthebusiness.
OraclecontinuestosupporttheOfficeoftheCFOwithanewsuiteofapplicationsthatareengineered fromthegroundupwithinmemoryprocessingontheExadataplatform.WecallitthePeopleSoftReal TimeBottomLine,aoneofakindsolutiondesigned tohelptheCFOdrivebusinessperformancethrough faster,wellinformeddecisionsbasedonrealtimesimulationofbusiness,organization, andregulatory changesbeforethechangesactuallyoccur.Itis agamechangerwhenitcomestostrategicallysteering theship.
Thiswhitepaper describeshowPeopleSoftRealTimeBottomLineusesOracleEngineeredSystemsto deliveranewsuiteofapplications. Formoreinformationaboutthesesystems,seethesection“Overview ofEngineeredSystems”attheendofthiswhitepaper.
The
Challenge
of
Modeling
the
Financial
Position
CFOsatmostcompaniesarenolongercontenttomanagejustfinancesoroperations.Inordertobecome ‘strategicCFOs’,theymustnotonlymanagebutimproveperformancewhilemeetingeverrisingshareholder demands. TheExecutiveSuiteandeverymanagementleveldemandconstantinformationonthehealthofthe financialpositionwhileexpectingFinancetocontinuetrackingdailyactivities,supportingtheperiodcloseand automatingregulatoryandcontrolimperatives.
ERPautomationhasmadeitpossibletoproviderealtimeinformationwithappropriatedatapointcomparisons. Intoday’seconomyandglobalreach,theCFO’sofficeneedsmuchmorethanthis.Theyneedtoeasilyandquickly evaluatetheeffectoftheeverchangingmarkettrends,businessconditionsandorganizationdirectives.
Whatwouldhappen,forexample,ifthefollowingeventsoccurred?
• Revenueexpectationsarenotmaterializinginthecurrentperiod • Salesrevenuemixbetweenproductlinesshiftsignificantly • Regulatorychangesthatbringhigherorloweroperatingexpenses • Are-organizationisbeingcontemplated
• Amajoracquisitionisinprocess • ExpansionofITProjects • Lowreturnoncashassets
Imagineifallthesehappenedallatonceandyouhavetheperfectstorm.TheofficeofFinancehashistorically pulledad-hocinformationtogetherandtriedtosimulatetheeffecttothebottomline.Theiranalysisandforecasts oftenaredisconnectedfromtherealtimeandactivefinancialposition.TheFinanceteamneedstoworkthrough realtimesimulationsoftheperfectstorm,analyzetheresultsandthenmakedecisionsaboutthereorganizationof salesortheupcomingmaterialexpense.
Theheadlinestellthestoryofmissedearningstargetsandmonthsofrestatedfinancialresults.Historically,ithas beenmoredifficulttoassesstheimpactofeventspriortoclosingthebooks.ThecurrentERPsystemsdon’t provideforwhatifanalysispriortotheclosesinceitwoulddirectlyimpactactualdata.Toavoidthemissed targets,Financeneedstoquicklyandeasilysimulatemultipleversionsoftheclosemuchearlierthantheactual event.Regulatoryneedsinsomecasesmandatethis.Forexample,bankingentitiesarefurtherchallengedwithdaily regulatoryoversightoftheorganization’sbalancesheetpositionandtheneedtoimprovethereturnonassets.The successfulbankingorganizationneedstoestimatethebalancesheetpositionandcorrespondingaveragesthatmust bereportedtotheregulatoryagenciesinordertomaximizereturnonassets.Simplyconsideringtheseissuesoften allowsabusinessmanagertoperceivethebusinessinamorestrategicmanner.
The
Value
of
Accurately
Modeling
the
Financial
Position
Oracle’sPeopleSoftFinancialManagementiscreatingasolutionthatisthefirstofitskind;itwillmaketheFinance teamnimbleandwillprovidetheexecutivelevelsuitetheabilitytomakeproactivedecisionsthatarecriticaltothe strategicmanagementofthebusiness.The‘strategicCFO’cannowhavetheFinanceteamactuallyanalyze simulatedresultsandmakedecisionsearlyon.Financecanprovideinformationontherealtimeeffectofdecisions suchasreorganizations,impactofmaterialactivitybeforeithappens.Theycanalsoavoidtherestatementsof financialpositionsthroughsimulationsoftheclose.Earlyassessmentofthecloseresultscanpositivelyinfluence yourabilitytoreacttochangingbusinessevents.Correctiveactioncanbetakeniftheresultsarenegativebefore theclose.Positiveresultscanactasabusinessopportunitythatmayotherwisenotbeapparentuntilaftertheclose. Bankingentitiescanlimitthereservesmaintainedatregulatoryagenciessincetherateofreturnonfundsisvery low.Theycanalternativelyinvestthepositioninhigherrateinstruments.
Real
Time
Bottom
Line:
A
Revolutionary
Executive
Solution
ThePeopleSoftRealTimeBottomLineisarobustIn-Memorysolutionsetthattakeslargevolumesofproduction dataandbusinessconfigurationandthensimulatestheeffectofchangeswithouttouchingtheactualfinancial position.Basedonsimulationanalysisandcomparisons,changesthatmakesenseforthefinancialperiodcanbe deployedtotheproductionenvironment.Usingrealtimeoperationaldata,thesolutionallowsFinancetoexecute simulationsofthecloseprocessthatconsidertherelevantbusinessfactorsbeforetheactualclose. TheRealTime BottomLinesolutionisdesignedtoallowstrategicanalysisanddecisionmakingatanypointbeforeandduringthe periodclose.FinancialServicesthatownorrunabankingentitycanbenefitfromearlysimulationsofdailyaverage balancesheetpositionwithactualreturnonassetsadvantagewhendecidingonreservepositionsattheregulatory agencies.
TheinitialfocusofthePeopleSoftRealTimeBottomLinesuiteofapplicationswillbeintwoareas:
• PeopleSoftIn-MemoryFinancialPositionAnalyzer • PeopleSoftIn-MemoryFinancialAllocationsAnalyzer
• TheRealTimeBottomLinemakestheFinanceteamhighlyefficientthroughastepbystepwalkthroughof
simulationsasfollows:
• Createascenario,easilyselectconfigurationsandversionthemsotheycanindividuallymodeloutdifferent
possibilities.
• Throughthepowerofin-memorytechnology,graphicallyviewthemanystepschosenforthemodel. • Processthehundredsofruleswithlightningspeed.
Oracle
Engineered
Systems
Advantage
ExadataSmartFlashCacheusesFlashmemorytodramaticallyreducethetimetoreadproductiondataandwrite totheRealTimeBottomLinetables.Thenewsolutionwilltakeadvantageofflashmemorytospeeduplogwrites. TheintelligenceinSmartFlashCachetransparentlymovesactiveRealTimeBottomLinedatabaseblocksfrom disktoflashinrealtime,thusensuringthat"hot"scenariodataisinFlashmemorywhenthenextaccessoccurs. ExadataSmartScanspeedsupdata-intensivequeriesbyleveragingtheprocessingpowerofExadataStorage ServerstoscanandmoveproductiondataintoRealTimeBottomLinetables.Bymovingqueriestostorage insteadofmovingthedatatothedatabaseservernodesforfiltering,long-runningqueriesoftencompletemuch fasterthanonconventionalsystems.TheuseofInfiniBandasthenetworkingfabricwithinExadataensuresthe lowestlatencyformessagesandthehighestbandwidthfordatatransfersbetweenproductionandtheRealTime BottomLinetables.Thedata-intensivequeriesofscenariomodelingcansimilarlyreapthebenefits.
TheprocessingandanalysisoffinancialscenarioswillbesignificantlyfasterusingExadataSmartFlashCache, SmartScanandInfiniBand.
Asfinancialanalystsexpandtheiruseofmodelingthefinancialposition,thedatabasecangrowveryquickly. ExadataScale-OutStorageenablesthefullperformanceofExadatatoberealizedagainstlargeandgrowing databases,withoutfearofbottlenecks.AstheproductionandRealTimeBottomLinetables’sizegrowsand storagecapacityisaddedtoExadata,storageperformanceandnetworkingbandwidthscaleinequalproportion.
OracleSPARCSuperClusterhasmanyequivalentattributesandcustomerscanrealizesimilarbenefits.
PeopleSoft
on
Exalogic
CustomersrunningPeopleSoftapplicationsonExalogicenjoysomeuniqueadvantagesoverotherhardware platforms.UsingOracleVirtualizationcapabilitiesonExalogic,customerswillbenefitfromtheOracleVM TemplatesprovidedbyPeopleTools.
FasterDeployment
ThetemplatesprovidedbyOraclecontainfullyconfiguredwebapplicationandbatchserversaswellasthe operatingsystemonwhichtheyrun.Theyenablenewenvironmentstobedeployedinminutes,versusthedaysit couldtakebefore.Preconfiguredandpretested,PeopleSoftmiddle-tiercomponentsarealwaysattherightrelease levelwiththerequiredpatchesinstalled.Nolonger,doyouneedtoprocureaserver,installandpatchthe
operatingsystem,installandpatchTuxedo,installandpatchWebLogicServer,orconfigureyourapplicationand webservers;thetemplatesdoitforyou,savingvaluabletimeandeffortwhileprovidingafullytestedenvironment.
EasierPatching
PatchingyourPeopleToolsenvironmentonExalogicjustgoteasier,too.WithnewVMtemplatesbeingprovided withnewPeopleToolspatches,updatingthePeopleToolsmiddletiersisaseasyasdownloadinganewtemplate andbootingthenewvirtualmachine.
ScalingyourPeopleSoftenvironmentwassimplifiedaswell.Whenthesystemgetsbusy,newapplication
serversorwebserverscanbebroughtonlineanddynamicallyaddedtotheenvironment.No
configurationordowntimeisrequired.Asthespikesubsidesandtheadditionalresourcesarenolonger
needed,theresourcesaretransparentlyremovedandthevirtualmachineisshutdownuntilthenexttime.
Thesystemresourcesusedbytheaddedvirtualmachineduringthespikecanbeusedbyotherprojects
insteadofsittingidle.TheVMtemplatesprovideagreatwaytorespondtousagespikeswhileensuring
PeopleSoft
InMemory
Financial
Position
Analyzer
Financeneedstostayabreastofthefinancialpositionandhelpguidetheorganizationastheperfectstorm develops.TheCFOshouldnolongerhavetodependoneducatedguesseswhenitcomestoforecastingexpected eventsinthenearterm.
Financeneedstoquicklysimulatetheeffectoftheperfectstormastheydeveloponthefinancialposition.
• Revenueexpectationsversusrecognizedinthecurrentperiod • Salesrevenuemixbetweenproductsshiftssignificantly • Regulatorychangesthatbringhigheroperatingexpenses
Currently,FinancesimulatestheseeventsoutsideoftheERPsysteminamyriadofspreadsheetsusingmany resources,amethodthathasahighoverheadcostandpotentialsecuritybreaches.Highlevelassumptionstake placeofrealtimeoperationaldata.Financeneedsawaytodrivedecisionsupportformanagementacrossthe organizationinamoreprecisemannerwithoutincreasingcosts.
OracleplanstoofferthePeopleSoftIn-MemoryFinancialPositionAnalyzer,adynamicsolutionthatutilizesallof thepowerofPeopleSoftGeneralLedgeranditsdifferentiatingcapabilitiesandgoestheextramile.ThePosition Analyzerisanewstandardforeffectivedecisionsupportallowinguserstomodelouttheimpactofmaterial activitythroughtheinclusionof‘whatif’scenariosandanalyzingresultsatorganizationormoregranularlevels. InformationcanbeanalyzedbyFinanceandsharedwiththestakeholdersandlinemanagerstoexpeditebusiness coursechanges.Withthisnewsolution,guessworkistakenoutoftheequation.TheCFOcanmakesound businessdecisionsbasedonrealtimetrialbalance,pro-formafinancialstatementsandP&Lpositionsbybusiness, region,product,andsoon.
PeopleSoft
InMemory
Financial
Allocations
Analyzer
Oneofthelargesttasksofeveryfinanceandaccountinggroupistomakesurethateverydollarofcostsand revenuesisaccountedfor.Allorganizationsmakechangestotheadministrativecostsandtothestructureofthe organizationonamoreregularbasis.Thesehaveprofoundimpactonthefinancialworld.Financehastoquickly determinetheeffectsofcostingout:
• Reorganizationsofanyandallpartsofthecompany. • Acquisitionsthatmustbeimplemented.
• NewITprojects.
Largemultinationalsthatproducegoodsandserviceshavetomanagecomplexallocationstodriveeverythingfrom revenuestooperatingcosts,andinmanycases,requiredatafromthirdpartysystemsinconjunctionwithcore financialsdatatoaccomplishtheseobjectives.Someallocationsarehundredsofstepsdeepandtheycascade resultsfromonesteptoanotherlikeawaterfall.Imaginehavingtomodifythatcomplexityinordertoreflectanew laborratethatwilloccurwithanewacquisition,therelocationofaproductionfacility,orhavingtochangesteps3 to10inthemidstof300stepstoreflectanewproductrollout.Thisisnotanimaginarysituation;ithappens frequentlyandFinancehasthetoughjobofmakingithappenasquicklyandaseffectivelyaspossible. Today,mostorganizationshaveadoptedoneoftwoapproachesfordealingwiththischallenge.
• Theymakeacopyoftheproductionenvironment,changetheconfiguration,runallocationsandviewthe
results.Whenthechangesmeettheobjectiveresults,theymanuallymakethemodificationsagaininthe productionenvironment,ortaskITwithprogrammaticallyupdatingproductionforthechanges.
• Anotherapproachtakestheallocationsandmirrorsthemusingspreadsheets.
Bothapproachesarefraughtwithmanualeffortsanderrors,lossofcontrolofthedataandtheveracityofthe configurationchanges.TheFinanceteamcannotaffordtooperateinthisoldreality;theyneedawholenewwayof managingthiscriticalandtime-consumingtask. Theyneedthe“newstandardforproductivity”.
Oracleplanstoofferarevolutionarysolution:thePeopleSoftIn-MemoryFinancialAllocationsAnalyzer.Thenew solutionwillallowuserstotakewhatisintheirproductionenvironmentintermsofallocationrules,balancesas wellasthirdpartydataandmodelscenariosofpossiblechanges.Theycancomparescenariostoestablishwhichis mostbeneficialtomeetthestatedneed.Theoldrealitycanbereplacedbytherevolutionarysolutionwhereby Financecanmeetthechallengeofmodelingcomplexallocationsquicklyandeasilyasbusinessneedsarise.
More
to
Come
in
the
Revolution
Oracleplanstoworkwithcustomersonadditionalin-memorysolutionstocontinuetorevolutionizetheofficeof Finance.Partoftherevolutionwillfocusonthecriticalperiodclosewhileanotherwillfocusontheaverage balancesheetpositionofFinancialServicesorganizationsthatmanagebankingentities.
TheExecutivesuiteandallorganizationmanagerscanbemoreproactivewhentheyhaveagoodunderstandingof thefullfinancialpositionbeforetheactualclose.OraclewillworkwithcustomerstoallowFinancetosimulatethe fullclosebasedondifferentscenariosofconfigurationandactivity.
Successfulbankingorganizationscanbenefitfromearlysimulationsofthedailyaveragebalancesheetposition. Theycanlimitthereservefundstowhatisneededandinvesttheexcessinhigheryieldinstruments.Thiscapability
canhaveadirectpositiveeffectonprofitability.OraclewillworkwithitsexpansiveFinancialServicesbaseto proactivelymanagebalancesandreservepositions.
Conclusion
Theexecutivesuitecanvastlyimproveitsabilitytomakestrategicdecisionsearlyinthefinancialperiod.The OfficeoftheCFOcanprovidemoreaccuratedecisionoptionsiftheycansimulatethebusinessdrivers,the markettrends,andregulatorydecisionswithinthefinancialenvironment.ThePeopleSoftRealTimeBottomLine suiteofproductsusesExadataandin-memorytechnologytoempowertheFinanceteamandallowthesimulation ofchangestobusinessrules,theeffectofmaterialactivity,andtheassessmentofthefullfinancialpositionearlyin thefinancialperiod.Withanintuitiveinterfaceandpowerfulprocessingthroughput,userscanprocessdata, analyze,andcomparefinancialresultsfasterthaneverbefore.Withthiscapability,organizationsshouldbeableto improvetheirprofitsaswellastheirfinancialposition,avoidfinancialobstacles,andimprovetheirreturnon assets.
Overview
of
Oracle
Engineered
Systems
Oracle’sengineeredsystemscombinebest-of-breedhardwareandsoftwarecomponentswithgamechanging technicalinnovations.Designed,engineered,andtestedtoworkbesttogether,Oracle’sengineeredsystemscan powerthecloudorstreamlinedatacenteroperationstomaketraditionaldeploymentsevenmoreefficient.The componentsofOracle’sengineeredsystemsarepreassembledfortargetedfunctionalityandthen—asacomplete system—optimizedforextremeperformance.Bytakingtheguessworkoutofthesehighlyavailable,purpose-built solutions,Oracledeliversasolutionthatisintegratedacrosseverylayerofthetechnologystack—asimplicitythat translatesintolessriskandlowercostsforyourbusiness.OnlyOraclecaninnovateandoptimizeateverylayerof thestacktosimplifydatacenteroperations,drivedowncosts,andacceleratebusinessinnovation.
Oracle
Exalogic
OracleExalogicisanEngineeredSystemonwhichenterprisesdeployOraclebusinessapplications,OracleFusion Middleware,orthird-partysoftwareproducts.Exalogiccomesprebuiltwithcomputenodes,memory,flash storage,andcentralizedstorage;allconnectedusingInfiniBandinahighredundancyarchitecturedelivering five-ninesavailability,withfaulttoleranceandzero-downtimemaintenance.
ExalogicdramaticallyimprovesperformanceofOracleApplications,FusionMiddleware,andthird-party
applicationswithoutrequiringcodechangesandreducescostsacrosstheapplicationlifecycle,frominitialsetupto ongoingmaintenance,ascomparedtoconventionalhardwareplatforms.Oraclehasmadeuniqueoptimizations andenhancementsinExalogicfirmware,Exalogicsoftware,andinOracle’smiddlewareandapplications.These includeon-chipnetworkvirtualizationbasedonnearzerolatencyInfiniBandfabric,high-performanceRemote DirectMemoryAccess,workloadmanagementinOracleWebLogicServer,andoptimizationsinOracle CoherenceandOracleTrafficDirector.ExalogicincludessupportforahighlyoptimizedversionoftheOracle VM,whichsignificantlyoutperformscomparablevirtualizationsolutionsandisanidealconsolidationplatformfor OracleApplications.Templatestosimplifyinstall,deployment,andconfigurationofapplicationsonExalogicare available.
Oracle
Exadata
Database
Machine
Oracle’sExadataDatabaseMachineisOracle’sdatabaseplatformdeliveringextremeperformancefordatabase applications,includingOnlineTransactionProcessing,DataWarehousing,Reporting,BatchProcessing,or Consolidationofmixeddatabaseworkloads.Exadataisapreconfigured,pretuned,andpretestedintegratedsystem ofservers,networking,andstoragealloptimizedaroundtheOracledatabase.BecauseExadataisanintegrated system,itofferssuperiorpriceperformance,availability,andsupportability.Exadatafreesusersfromtheneedto build,test,andmaintainsystemsandallowsthemtofocusonhighervaluebusinessproblems.
Exadatausesascaleoutarchitecturefordatabaseserversandstorage.Thisarchitecturemaintainsanoptimal storagehierarchyfrommemorytoflashtodisk.SmartScanqueryoffloadhasbeenaddedtothestoragecellsto offloaddatabaseprocessing.ExadataimplementsSmartFlashCacheaspartofthestoragehierarchy.Exadata softwaredetermineshowandwhentousetheFlashstorageforreadsandwriteaswellashowbesttoincorporate Flashintothedatabaseaspartofacoordinateddatacachingstrategy.Ahigh-bandwidth,low-latencyInfiniBand networkrunningspecializeddatabasenetworkingprotocolsconnectsallthecomponentsinsideanExadata DatabaseMachine.Inadditiontoahighperformancearchitectureanddesign,Exadataofferstheindustry’sbest datacompressiontoprovideadramaticreductioninstorageneeds.
Oracle
SPARC
SuperCluster
Oracle’sSPARCSuperClusteristheworld’smostefficientmulti-purposeengineeredsystem,deliveringextreme efficiency,costsavings,andperformanceforconsolidatingmissioncriticalapplicationsandrapidlydeployingcloud services.Oracle’sSPARCSuperClusterrepresentsacomplete,pre-engineered,andpre-testedhigh-performance enterpriseinfrastructuresolutionthatisfasterandeasiertodeploythanacollectionofindividualdatabaseand applicationservers.ThesystemcombinesinnovativeOracletechnology—thecomputingpowerofOracle’s SPARCservers,theperformanceandscalabilityofOracleSolaris,theSunZFSStorageAppliance,theoptimized databaseperformanceofOracleDatabaseacceleratedbyOracleExadataStorageServers,andahigh-bandwidth, low-latencyInfiniBandnetworkfabric—intoascalable,engineeredsystemthatisoptimizedandtunedfor consolidatingmission-criticalenterpriseapplications
Oracle’sSPARCSuperClusterprovidesboththecapacityforgrowth,aswellasthefine-grainedserver
virtualizationneededtoisolateindividualapplicationcomponents.Withmultiplelayersofenterpriseapplication infrastructureconsolidatedontoahigh-performance,highlyavailableSPARCSuperClustersystem,deployment speed,applicationperformance,andavailabilitycanallbeoptimized.Designedasapre-configured,pre-tested,and ready-to-deploySPARCSuperClusterengineeredsystem,thesolutionprovidesacompleteandoptimized
infrastructuresolutionforapplications,builtaroundrobustcompute,networking,storage,virtualization,and managementresources.Theresultisasystemthatisordersofmagnitudeeasiertomanage,anduptofivetimes fastertodeploythanalternatives,allwhileoccupyingconsiderablylessrealestaterequiringlesspower.
Furthermore,theSPARCSuperClustersystemprovidesfullbuilt-inredundancyresultinginahighlyreliable infrastructurewithoutsinglepointoffailure.Anissuewithonecomponentwillnotimpactothercomponentsof thesystemofferingtrueisolation.Customerscanconsolidatemultipleenvironmentswithminimumdisruption, withoutfearofperformancedegradation,andtheabilitytoachieverequiredservicelevels.
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