I’ve always been an advocate of getting the best in point solutions and integrating everything together on the back end. This has always meant SAP or PeopleSoft for the HRMS, add a recruiting vendor and a talent suite, wrap around Plumtree for a portal on the front end and Cognos or Business Objects for BI on the back end. Until very recently, none of this has been very possible.
Talk about XML and it’s possibilities as an integration technology have been rampant, but without the service infrastructure at the application, middleware and data levels, true use of synchronous API’s in real life situations has had a slower adoption curve. In Oracle Fusion and SAP NetWeaver, the infrastructure to handle these API’s from both data and process perspectives becomes a reality.
Finally we’ve gotten to the point where real integration across disparate platforms can exist at multiple levels, and seem seamless to the end user. I personally think NetWeaver is a bit ahead of Oracle (they are only half way to Fusion, remember?) but both vendors should be able to execute their development roadmaps. Regardless of where they are, the ERP’s seem to be positioning themselves out of the applications market where some HR point solutions are concerned. Even though they have had some amazing advances in functionality, single suite integration becomes less and less important.
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In theory this approach makes perfect sense, but in application it is more difficult than it seems. While the technology might be slowly making this a reality, all too often corporate IT departments are looking to standardize on technology vendors. This “all in one” approach to HR technology results in many organizations having to sacrifice functional needs to satisfy the demands of an IT organization.
[…] Changing the Game: Managing the HR Technology Suite HR Benefits Technology Radar I’ve always been an advocate of getting the best in point solutions and integrating everything together on the back end. This has always meant SAP or PeopleSoft for the HRMS, add a recruiting vendor and a talent suite, wrap around Plumtree for a portal on the front end and Cognos or Business Objects for […] Read more… I’ve always been an advocate of getting the best in point solutions and integrating everything together on the back end. This has always meant SAP or PeopleSoft for the HRMS, add a recruiting vendor and a talent suite, wrap around Plumtree for a portal on the front end and Cognos or Business Objects for BI on the back end. Until very recently, none of this has been very possible.Talk about XML and it’s possibilities as an integration technology have been rampant, but without the service infrastructure at the application, middleware and data levels, true use of synchronous API’s in real life situations has had a slower adoption curve. In Oracle Fusion and SAP NetWeaver, the infrastructure to handle these API’s from both data and process perspectives becomes a reality.Finally we’ve gotten to the point where real integration across disparate platforms can exist at multiple levels, and seem seamless to the end user. I personally think NetWeaver is a bit ahead of Oracle (they are only half way to Fusion, remember?) but both vendors should be able to execute their development roadmaps. Regardless of where they are, the ERP’s seem to be positioning themselves out of the applications market where some HR point solutions are concerned. Even though they have had some amazing advances in functionality, single suite integration becomes less and … By systematicHR Tags: sap benefits technology hr technology vendors oracle E-mail | PDF | Save | Blog this! | Related stories: | Bookmark: | Follow: […]