Enterprises more concerned about managing risks than upgrade costs

CHICAGO, USA: Research released this month by Original Software in conjunction with UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG) reveals that nearly three quarters (72 percent) of Oracle e-Business Suite users surveyed cited "minimizing the risk of not supporting core business systems" as their most important success factor when upgrading.

Only 15 percent of respondents named "minimizing project cost" as their most important success factor.

Researchers canvassed 156 Oracle e-Business Suite (EBS) users in 20 countries between August and December of last year about their plans and opinions regarding recent system upgrades.

Colin Armitage, CEO of Original Software, said, "Our research demonstrates that reducing the risk of being unable to perform core business processes is the key goal when upgrading ERP software. Rigorous testing can reduce this risk, but asking line-of-business (LoB) users to perform testing manually could cost an organization thousands of work days.

We reduce this impact by up to 70 percent by putting simple tools into the hands of users that streamline the traditional testing process, so they can return faster to their core responsibilities. Regaining this mindshare can translate into competitive advantage for businesses coping with the demands of rapidly spreading technologies, such as mobility, big data, social networks and the cloud."