đ§ The Modern ERP Digest â Edition 15
Curated by Aaron Engelsrud | Published on PeopleSoftCloud.com
â This Weekâs Focus
If last week was about AI becoming the operating principle of ERP, this week shows what happens when that vision starts scaling globally.
At Oracle AI World 2025, we saw the debut of new leadership, new infrastructure, and new ambition. Between Stargateâs Wisconsin expansion, OCIâs new Zettascale10 AI supercomputer, and fresh Gartner ERP rankings, itâs clear: the future of enterprise systems will be powered by AI infrastructure as much as application innovation.
And while the headlines focus on scale, the PeopleSoft community continues to evolve in parallel, documenting, modernizing, and connecting through events like PeopleSoft Reconnect Dive Deep and new educational resources on PeopleSoftCloud.com.
âïž Oracle & AI World 2025 Highlights
đ Oracle AI World 2025: A First Look Under New Command
https://www.forrester.com/blogs/oracle-ai-world-2025-the-first-look-under-new-command/
Forresterâs first look at Oracle AI World under new leadership highlights a more focused strategy, centered on AI for productivity, fusion extensibility, and an open marketplace model for enterprise AI agents.
đ OpenAI and Oracle Announce Stargate Data Center in Wisconsin
Oracle and OpenAI confirmed that Stargateâs next site will be built in Wisconsin. A multi-billion-dollar data center designed to power next-gen AI workloads at unprecedented scale. The Midwest just became an AI hotspot.
đ Oracle Unveils OCI Zettascale10 â The Cloudâs Largest AI Supercomputer
https://smallbiztrends.com/oracle-unveils-oci-zettascale10-the-clouds-largest-ai-supercomputer/
Oracleâs new Zettascale10 platform is now the worldâs largest AI supercomputer offering exascale compute capacity built specifically for training enterprise AI models. This marks a massive leap for OCIâs competitive positioning against AWS, Azure, and Google.
đ ERP Market & Insights
đ Gartner Magic Quadrant 2025: Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises
The 2025 report shows steady consolidation in the ERP cloud market. Oracle Fusion remains a Leader, SAP holds position, and several niche players gain traction in industry-specific deployments. AI-readiness is now a top evaluation factor.
đ©âđ» PeopleSoft Community & Practice
đ 5 Ways to Properly Document What PeopleSoft Does
5 Ways to Properly Document What PeopleSoft Really Does (Before You Even Think About SaaS)
In my recent article, â10 Steps to Get Your PeopleSoft System Ready to Move to a SaaS Solution,â I laid out a roadmap for preparing your PeopleSoft environment for whatever comes next, regardless of whether that is hybrid, cloud-hosted, or complete SaaS. If you want a full review of the ten steps, feel free to read that post first.
Before you modernize or migrate, you have to truly understand what your system does. This guide outlines five ways to create a living blueprint of your PeopleSoft environment, your foundation for automation, integration, and SaaS transition planning.
đ PeopleSoft Reconnect Dive Deep â Upcoming Conference
https://questoraclecommunity.org/events/conferences/peoplesoft-reconnect-dive-deep/
Questâs annual PeopleSoft Reconnect Dive Deep event is right around the corner, featuring roadmap sessions, customer case studies, and hands-on labs. Itâs the canât-miss conference for anyone serious about staying current with PeopleSoft innovation.
đ Bonus Read: âStop Supporting. Start Enabling.â
https://substack.com/home/post/p-177054363?source=queue
A reflection on how PeopleSoft leaders can evolve their teams from reactive support to proactive enablement, empowering business units to innovate safely, quickly, and effectively.
đŹ Aaronâs Take
Edition 15 captures a clear message:
đ AI may be driving the infrastructure revolution, but PeopleSoft and ERP teams are the ones driving adoption.
Oracleâs pace is staggering: a new AI supercomputer, a new data center, and a refocused vision under new leadership.
The market is shifting fast, but modernization is still about fundamentalsâdocumentation, connection, and community.
The most innovative PeopleSoft teams arenât waiting for change; theyâre building readiness for it.
This community is thriving because weâre blending tradition with transformation. We are staying grounded in what works while preparing for whatâs next.
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Excellent curation! The convergence of Oracle's infrastructure push (Zettascale10, Stargate expansion) with the Gartner Magic Quadrant shift toward 'AI-readiness as a top evaluation factor' tells the full story. What's particularly astute is your observation that PeopleSoft teams are driving adoption while Oracle drives infrastructure. That's the real dynamic most commentary misses. The documentation-first approach before migration is critical - too many organizations skip this step and then wonder why their SaaS transition fails. Your framing of 'Stop Supporting. Start Enabling' resonates deeply. The teams that thrive in this enviroment aren't the ones maintaining legacy systems; they're the ones building readiness frameworks that work regardless of deployment model. The Quest PeopleSoft Reconnect timing is perfect for this moment. Thanks for consistently bridging the gap between Oracle's vision and practitioner reality!