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Modernizing Oracle Forms for the Cloud Era Partner Webcast
Tshepo Madigage Fusion Middleware Specialist July 17, 2014
Presented by
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Program Agenda
Oracles Strategy for the Future
Upgrade, Modernise or Migrate?
New Strategic Technology for the Cloud
The Future of Form and Partner ISV Options
Summary Q & A
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Oracles Strategy for the Future
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Oracles Forms Statement of Direction
Oracle has no plan to discontinue support of Oracle Forms. Furthermore, a new version of Forms, Oracle Forms 12c, is planned for delivery as a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c. In line with our product strategy, future development activities will be aimed at smoother version-to-version upgrade, integration with features of the platform/technology stack and product stability.
Forms 3.0 (1992) Forms 6i (2000) Forms 4.x (1995)
Forms 10g (2005) Forms 11g (2009) Forms 12c
Oracle Open World : September 28 October 2, 2014 | San Francisco
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Oracle Forms & Oracle WebLogic What WebLogic does for Forms
Java EE Standards based Advanced performance
monitoring and diagnostics through web based console.
Advanced administration through web based WLS Console and EM
Simplified scalability and more
Oracle Containers for Java (OC4J)
JServ WebLogic Server
Limited administration using web based Enterprise Manager
Improved logging compared with JServ
Text based configuration management
Limited logging features
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Oracle Forms 11g: A First Class Citizen of FMW Family
Private Cloud on Engineered Systems
Deployment Choices
Traffic Director/Web Tier
WebLogic Server
Virtual Assembly Builder
Forms 11gR2
Private Cloud on Standard Systems
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Upgrade, Modernise or Migrate?
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There are many possible paths
Upgrade
Exploit new features
Integrate with new technologies and services Consume external services
React to external events
UI modernisation
Complete migration/rewrite
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Upgrade
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Evolution: Update your Roadmap
Capitalize your Invests Modular Approach, Step-by-Step New Functionalities (i.e. Webservices) Integrate Old and New World Minimized Risk
One commonToolset JDeveloper ADF SOA Suite, BPM Suite, WebCenter Suite One common Platform Oracle Weblogic Server Oracle Database
Evolution: Secure - Integrate - Expand
New Technics
Utilise SOA (Service enabling) Integration of new Technologies (Java, Mobile, ...) Resuse existing components (parts of)
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Secure your Way: Forms Upgrade Path
Best Practise Forms Upgrade
Fonts in Reports (Windows Linux)
Forms and local OS Calls (OCX, ...)
Web Toolkit, if used
Locked Files
Upgrade to newest Release
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Modernise
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Requirements offset TCO
Achieving these requirements needs a multi-tier platform
Forms Modernisation What is IT doing to embrace future Business needs?
How do I do this safely?
How can I keep my business running?
How do I get the skills in my team?
Business future needs Cost of not embracing
Multi-channel
Mobile
Business Optimization
Regulatory Compliance
Self-service & Cloud
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Forms Modernisation Phases
Upgrade Forms apps to
Forms 11g R2
Upgrade Consolidate Extend Enhance Cloud
Consolidate Forms
environments through
OVAB
Integrate Forms with
new processes and
portals (SOA/BPM/WC)
Improve Forms app by
adding ADF & ADF
Mobile new features
Move Forms
environments to Oracle
Private Cloud (EM)
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OC4J
Forms & Reports
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WebLogic
Forms & Reports
Assemblies (OVAB) Assemblies (OVAB)
WebLogic
Forms & Reports
WEB Center
SOA & BPM
WebLogic
ADF & ADF Mobile
WebLogic
Forms & Reports
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Migrate
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Reconstruction of Forms Platform Concepts Address New Requirements
Self Service & Mobile
Business Process Optimization
Multi-channel
Compliance EM Cloud Control
Webcenter Suite
BPM Suite
SOA Suite
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Cloud Ready
Social Extensions
Mobile Capable
Supreme productivity
Enterprise proven
Future proof
Secure
Features & Benefits
Application Development Framework (ADF)
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Forms 11g app extended Integrated with ADF
Train Coordinators schedule Trains with Forms 11g application.
ADF Calendar can be opened direct from Forms-Menu Including User-Authentication
ADF Calendar enables drag & drop, update of key-data and allows the user to open any Forms-Module to get more details by querying the selected
ADF Calendar also accessible on Mobile Devices record
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DTE Energy (Chicago) provides a lot of electricity from coal burning plants.
The most effective way to send coal to these plants is by train. DTE built a
Forms application that schedule & manage all the coal trains and extended it
with ADF
Customer modernized existing
Forms app by adding a Mobile
interface
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Reconstruction of Forms Platform Toolset SOA / BPM Suite
Dynamic Approval Workflows Task Lists out-of-the-box Notifications by self-service Browser based Business Process Modelling Interfaces (Data/Logic)
Task List Application
Connectivity Diagram
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New Strategic Technologies for the Cloud
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Cloud Computing 36% Compound Annual Growth Rate
$19.5 Billion Market by 2016
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Cloud IaaS PaaS IT
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Complete
Open
Integrated
Best in Class
User Engagement
Identity Management
Business Process
Management
Content Management
Business Intelligence
Service Integration Data Integration
Development Tools
Cloud Application Foundation Enterprise
Management
Web Social Mobile
Oracle Cloud Application Foundation Foundation for Oracle Fusion Middleware in the Cloud
Cloud Application Foundation
Traffic Director/Web Tier
WebLogic Server
Coherence Tuxedo
Virtual Assembly Builder
Oracle Cloud
Exalogic Elastic Cloud
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Technology Strategies
Infrastructure Engineered Systems
Strategy Technology
EM Cloud Control,
Ops Center Management
WebLogic, CAF, DB 12c PaaS
OVM, Solaris Consolidation
ADF Agile Application
Development
ADF, MAF Mobile Applications
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Technology Strategies
Make integration
sustainable
SOA and Business
Process Management
Strategy Technology
WebCenter Integrate social
computing
WebCenter & ADF Unify the user
experience
Business Intelligence
Applications
Deliver enterprise
intelligence
Identity Management Simplify application
security
Enterprise Management Centralize application lifecycle management
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Forms in a Cloud
Self Service Provisioning Charge Back Dynamic Capacitiy Management
Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Cloud Management Pack
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The Future of Forms and Partner ISV options
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Forms Modernisation What is Unique to Oracle?
Oracle owns both Forms and FMW Expertise, experience and product ownership
Consolidation to reduce interim TCO
Assist in skills growth to match migration
OOTB Integration to assist in incremental migration
Executive sponsorship across entire project
Integration of forms at all levels of the project
Complete visibility for start, end and mid-states
Guidance and engagement for the change
Oracle backed partners to assist in migration projects
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Extending Forms Platform why Oracle ?
- After Upgrade to 11g: Share / Re-Use Weblogic Basis Platform - no new license, profound, comfortable, secure, automated,...
- Extend Knowledge slowly, conveniently (not only Forms) Monitoring, Automation, Process and UI Modelling,...
- Increase Visibility in Your Company ! Successful Application Platform, wins against SAP and Co. Now with improved Technologies, new Possibilities
- Increasing Acceptance of the Platform: Attracting new Developers, Attracting new (internal) Customers
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The new Level & the Benefits Secure your Way & Use the Chances on the Way
Forms Virtualisation with OVAB and OVM: Templates & Assemblies Forms Cloud: Cloud Benefits Forms Monitoring: Operations Benefits Forms Operations: Datacenter Automation
OVAB Cloud RUEI ATS DCA
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Summary
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Key Points to Take Away
No plans to desupport Oracle Forms
Many options to modernize your investment
Allow the business to drive change
Protect, extend, evolve
ADF and MAF underpins our Fusion Applications and Middleware strategy
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References & Links
Oracle Open World (Oracle Forms Sneak Peek)
https://oracleus.activeevents.com/2014/connect/sessionDetail.ww?SESSION_ID=2138
Oracle Forms Modernisation:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/forms/forms-modernization-092149.html
Evolution of Forms (External)
http://oracleformsinfo.wordpress.com/tag/modernization/
Oracle Forms working with ADF
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/jdev/dte-casestudy-1961637.pdf
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Q & A
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Oracle.com Partner Hub oracle.com/partners/goto/hub-ecemea
Migration Center Team Blog blogs.oracle.com/imc
feeds.feedburner.com/oracleIMC
Partner Webcast Recordings youtube.com/OracleIMCteam
Partner Webcast Presentations slideshare.net:/Oracle_IMC_team
Partner.IMC@beehiveonline.oracle.com
Oracle Partner Hub ISV Migration Center twitter.com/OracleIMC
plus.google.com/+OracleIMC
facebook.com/OracleIMC
linkedin.com/groups/Oracle-Partner-Hub-Migration-Center-4535240
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