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Choosing the Right Technology Stack for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

Gary Grieshaber A.J. Schifano

Senior Director, Product Strategy Principal Product Manager

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools

The following is intended to outline our general

product direction. It is intended for information

purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any

contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any

material, code, or functionality, and should not be

relied upon in making purchasing decisions.

The development, release, and timing of any

features or functionality described for Oracle’s

products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.

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Program Agenda

Informal audience survey

Panelist introductions

Q & A with the panel

Audience Survey

Who are you?

Customers?

Partners?

Neither?

What JDE version?

World?

Xe / 8.0?

8.9 - 8.12?

9.0?

Enterprise Server OS

Windows

Linux

Solaris/AIX/HP-UX

IBM i

Database

Oracle

Microsoft SQL Server

IBM DB2 for i (400)

IBM DB2 for LUW

Web Middleware

Oracle Fusion

Middleware

IBM WebSphere

None

Meet Our Panel

Todd CampbellManager, Enterprise

Applications

Temple-Inland

Rebecca GlaserApplications Enterprise Manager

Samaritan's Purse

Carl MacKenzieDirector,

Enterprise Solutions

J.D. Irving, Limited

Ivan OssManager, PMO

WTS

Todd Campbell

Manager, Enterprise Applications

Temple-Inland

Todd CampbellManager, Enterprise Applications

Temple-Inland

Company Background

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EnterpriseOne System Overview

Current Architecture

8.12 JDE

Batch Server

AIX 6.1

8.12 JDE

Logic Server

AIX 6.1

Oracle

Application

Server

10.1.3 (OAS)

AIX 6.1

Oracle Database 10.2

AIX 6.1

OAS

Infrastructure

(SSO & OID)

AIX 6.1

Citrix Farm

Windows

ISA Server

Windows

Deployment Server

Windows

JDE IE User

WindowsJDE Development User

Windows

External Customer

JDE IE User

Windows

CNC

Admin User

Windows

Cisco ACE Module

Citrix/IE User

Windows

What’s New at Temple-Inland?

Rebecca Glaser

Applications Enterprise Manager

Samaritan's Purse

Rebecca Glaser

Applications Enterprise Manager

WHO WE ARE

Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational evangelical

Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid

to hurting people around the world who are victims of:

War

Poverty

Natural Disasters

Disease

Famine

WHAT WE DO

Relief and Development

Children’s Heart Project

World Medical Mission

HIV/AIDS Program

Operation Christmas Child

Sudan Church Rebuilding Program

WHAT

WE DO

____

Relief &

Development

WHAT

WE DO

____

Children’s

Heart

Project

WHAT

WE DO

____

World

Medical

Mission

WHAT

WE DO

____

HIV/AIDS

Program

WHAT

WE DO

____

Operation

Christmas

Child

WHERE WE WORK

International Headquarters

Boone, NC (446 Employees)

Domestic Field Offices (142 Employees)

Ongoing Operations in 20 countries

(180 Employees)

7 Worldwide Offices

WHERE WE WORK

Number of JDE Users: 76

JDE Enterprise One 8.10 Architecture

Oracle Application Server

External Consultant Advise & Recommendations

Limited Internal Infrastructure Experience with Websphere

Ease of Training, Installation and Configuration

Sole-source Vendor/Support

BI Publisher

Extensible via third-party options

Our Considerations in the Red Stack vs. Blue Stack

Quest :

Current

Score:

Red 6

Blue 1

Carl MacKenzie

Director, Enterprise Solutions


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J. D. Irving, Limited

Platform Selection

Oracle Open World

October 2009


J.D. Irving, Limited - Overview

J.D. Irving, Limited is a diverse familyowned company with operations inCanada and the United States. For over125 years our focus has been onproviding quality service and productsto customers around the world. Ourhead office is in Saint John, NewBrunswick, Canada. Forestry & ForestProducts

Transportation

Shipbuilding & Industrial Marine

Retail & Distribution

Industrial Equipment, ConstructionServices & Building Materials

Specialty Printing & Translation

Consumer Products


JD Edwards One Instance

Milestone

Project Planning

Technology Strategies & Planning

NBSR

KBS (Payroll)

RST

IT Division

Kent Line

Sunbury / JDI

Atlantic Towing

UTT (Payroll)

Media (Payroll)

Business Process Modeling

1

Irving Equipment

Irving Shipbuilding

Chandler / Plasticraft

Sawmills / Woodlands

Kent Homes

Resource Preparation

Pulp & Paper / Atlantic Wallboard

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2009

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

2010

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

2011

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Application Footprint

Applications selected to meet the needs of the businesses

Architecture Principle is Reuse first, Buy second, Build third

Historically had many applications running on AS400

Result – Over 250 applications

6 ERP Class systems - Running the business end to end

Many companies utilizing JD Edwards as financial back end


Infrastructure Footprint

Standardization of Infrastructure sought out where feasible

Reality is that application drives infrastructure

Result – Many platforms

Operating Systems – Windows, Aix, Unix, OS400, Linux

Hardware Platforms – Intel, RS6000, AS400, Sun, Stratus

Database – DB400, Sybase, MS SQL Server, Progress


We talked to a number of companies and most chose platform based on:

Current assets

Current skills

We wanted to chose platform based on:

Best Platform to run the application on

Stability, Performance, Scalability, Security

Cost Effectiveness

Database and Platform Selection


Formal Selection process that we utilize for applications and technology

purchases

Selection Criteria

Weighted

Rated

Utilized Internal resources and Technology Partner

Process

Step 1 – Select Database

Step 2 – Select Logic Server Platform

Step 3 – Select Web Application Server

Approach


Selection Tool

The outcome of the process is driven by your objectives and your

environment

Selection Tool

Ivan Oss

Manager, PMO

WTS

Your JD Edwards. Delivered.

WTS Corporate Overview

Dedicated exclusively to hosting, disaster recovery, and

colocation services for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and

World solutions

Includes complementary products and edge applications

WTS provides hosting services for 60+ customers with

thousands of users spanning 17 time zones

70+ employees dedicated to JD Edwards

40+ employees with Oracle/JD Edwards or Industry

certifications

Multiple hosting platforms including iSeries,

Intel, and Linux


Ivan Oss

Manager, Project Management Office (PMO)

Responsible for on-boarding new customers,

customer upgrades and reconfiguration projects

Previous 12 years with JD Edwards / Oracle,

most recently as the manager of EnterpriseOne

development infrastructure for 8.11, 8.12 and

9.0 releases


Vendor Distribution


Typical platform combinations

Blue Stack

iSeries Logic and DB server

WAS on Windows

Red Stack

Windows Logic server

Oracle Database on OEL

OAS on Windows

Purple Stack

iSeries Logic and DB server

OAS on Windows

Other

NT Logic Server

SQL Server Database

OAS or WAS on Windows


Platforms by E1 Tools Release

Q & A with Our Panel

Todd CampbellManager, Enterprise

Applications

Temple-Inland

Carl MacKenzieDirector,

Enterprise Solutions


Rebecca GlaserApplications Enterprise Manager

Samaritan's Purse

Ivan OssManager, PMO

WTS

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