Oracle JD Edwards Cloud Computing

JD Edwards enterprise resource planning (ERP) software has been in the marketplace for well over 30 years with customers ranging from millions to tens of billions in annual revenue.

One key reason for JD Edwards’ success is an architectural design whereby all transactions are centrally managed and a separate tools layer that is used for administration.

The separate tools layer enables products the opportunity to adapt to ever-changing IT platforms, such as the ability to run applications from a tablet or other mobile device. With the rise of cloud as a predominant deployment platform, JD Edwards is proving once again that it can continue to offer rich ERP functionality while simultaneously delivering on the promising benefits of the cloud.

So what is Cloud computing? According to Wikipedia.org “Cloud computing is the use of computing resources (hardware and software) that are delivered as a service over a network (typically the Internet).

End users access cloud-based applications through a web browser or a light-weight desktop or mobile device, while the business software and user’s data are stored on servers, possibly at a remote location.” In practice “Cloud” has come to mean many things to many people.

Companies can own and manage their computing solution, yet still be involved in cloud computing by the fact that they have a private cloud for their internal application users. Alternatively, cloud computing can be offered to users via a public cloud or via a combination of both public and private cloud known as a hybrid cloud.