CANADA process , he says . They vary in the extent to which these processes are digitised , but whether they are running their enterprise on an Oracle backbone or another system , Oracle IoT and SCM solutions can be integrated without the need for a costly migration of their existing

backbone . Of course , if that backbone were the Oracle Cloud , the capabilities would be part of the platform .

Beneficial partnerships Oracle has an accreditation process for its implementation partners , with differentiation on the basis of their experience and the breadth , depth and value that they bring outside of

just IT implementation . In many cases a joint collaboration makes sense when approaching an SCM transformation in the context of broader corporate goals . Industry-specific know-how is of particular benefit . For example , it has a number of partners that are very active in Canada and North America . “ One partner of ours is very experienced in implementing Oracle solutions across industries in Canada , and North America , so they can anticipate issues before they occur ,” says Bloch . “ For example , in the US there is a new accounting standard called ASC 606 which governs revenue

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