Brovanture @ UKOUG Discover 2024 Conference

December 12, 2024

Lydia Maksoud

EPM Senior Consultant

Brovanture @ UKOUG Discover 2024 Conference

The UKOUG Discover 2024 Conference held on 1^st-3^rd December in Birmingham was a great success yet again, solidifying the UKOUG as the standout annual event for Oracle users in the UK. Oracle users, implementation partners and product management joined together to share knowledge and explore new features, making for a fantastic conference! Here I’ll share some of my highlights.

Monday 2^nd December

The conference kicked off with the keynote, presented by Oracle with representation from both Oracle Customer Success and Applications Unlimited, demonstrating their commitment to Apps Unlimited, along with a strong focus on AI functionality.

Andreea Vasiliu continued the AI theme, detailing the enhancements to Oracle Cloud EPM AI functionality which are coming soon (safe harbour), including the ability to create summaries for IPM insights and link them directly into Oracle Cloud EPM Narrative Reporting, with Oracle AI providing the most suitable chart for review.

Brovanture had several sessions on the Monday, covering a range of topics including integrating Oracle Cloud ERP Fusion with Oracle Cloud EPM Planning, Oracle Cloud EPM Financial Consolidation and Close, and Oracle Cloud EPM Account Reconciliation, nurturing the next generation of consultants and how to elevate your close process with a move from Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) to Oracle Cloud EPM Financial Consolidation and Close (FCC).

We also hosted an interactive Multi EPM Product Panel, featuring Nick Murray from Avon UK, Brovanture ACE’s Lydia & Sarah, Oracle’s Michel Schoolenaar (Director EPM Product Management) and Brovanture’s Guillaume Slee as host.

Monday finished up with a networking event, giving everyone the opportunity to catch up with colleagues and friends alike.

Tuesday 3^rd December

The high-quality content continued Tuesday with Dan Gagnon giving us a whirlwind demo of how to implement Oracle out of the box Oracle Cloud EPM Financials template in an hour (well… 45 minutes), demonstrating that the basic app setup is not as complex as people may think.

Then it was Guillaume’s turn to represent Brovanture, with his presentation on Advancements in Essbase: Federated Partitions and ADW Integration – Long live Essbase! This was a new topic for me, so it was great to learn something new.

Finally, I presented with my colleague Anam on IPM Insights: Crystal Balling through Time. It was encouraging to have a few questions in the room, with a number of customers keen to set up IPM in their own applications.

The conference wrapped up with a closing keynote from Ms Bonita Norris, who is the youngest person to reach both the summit of Mount Everest, and the North Pole. Ms Norris shared her inspiring story of pushing past the mental limits we set ourselves and how this can be applied to every day working life – a true inspiration to us all.

That’s all from Brovanture @ UKOUG Discover 2024 Conference. We can’t wait to see what the UKOUG team have in up their sleeves for 2025!

Until next time

Lydia

upcoming events

january 2025

thu16jan2:00 pmthu4:00 pmOracle Cloud EPM: All Applications – Refresher Training Courses (2 hours per course)Event Type :Training Course

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No charge for Brovanture clients with current support contracts. Non Brovanture customers contact us to discuss participation.

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Oracle Cloud EPM: All Applications – Refresher Training Courses (2 hours per course)

Please note these courses are applicable to administrators and/or end users within organisations who have any of the Oracle Cloud EPM applications.

These courses are designed to be a perfect knowledge boost, whether you’re at the beginning of your path, or simply looking for ‘tips & tricks’ and advanced features information.

During each course you’ll be fast tracked, getting an overview of a specific set of features and having a chance to try them out in our development Oracle Cloud EPM environment. The course mode will be geared toward being working through examples and analysing common scenarios and best practices.

PLEASE NOTE THAT EACH COURSE COVERS SPECIFIC SUBJECTS AND ARE DESIGNED FOR EITHER ADMINISTRATOR OR END USER ATTENDEES. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU BOOK ON THE APPROPRIATE COURSE(S). Use the links highlighted by ‘Register HERE’ below to select the correct course and date and then click the RSVP button to book on that specific course.

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ADMIN Data Management – As Data Management End User Course, plus registering data sources; DM Configuration; Security; Load Rule set-ups; Complex Mapping & Reports

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End Users will have the knowledge to confidently use their application and carry out their daily, monthly and annual tasks.

Administrators will have the knowledge to not only maintain their applications, but to develop new features, have more confidence supporting their end users, and overall, have an in-depth understanding of the application.

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thu23jan10:00 amthu11:00 amOracle Cloud EPM Planning – Connect Planning Across the Enterprise (1 hour webinar)Event Type :Webinar

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Webinar: Oracle Cloud EPM Planning – Connect Planning Across the Enterprise (1 hour)

With political and economic instability continuing to affect the entire world both demand and supply are volatile and therefore business and financial plans need to be agile. We do not seem to be going back to pre-pandemic norms, so we need a different approach and mindset for this new normal.

Join us to find out how Finance can transform planning, budgeting and forecasting so the entire organisation can operate successfully in a new ‘connected’ environment. You will have the opportunity to see the software working and to ask questions to our uniquely qualified team.

Oracle Cloud EPM Planning is a purpose-built business planning solution that is a perfect fit for both corporate finance as well as operational planners (such as services, communications, HR, IT, and other lines of business). It empowers operational planners with flexibility, scalability and the ownership to plan the way they want, while still offering the transparency and control required for corporate finance.

This solution provides the freedom of choice to deploy a solution that meets the specific needs of both large and medium sized corporations and public sector organisations. It also delivers both the simplicity and flexibility to meet organisational needs, whilst maintaining the ease and upgradability of a Cloud based planning solution.