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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 23/04/2026

Automation is great… until you automate a bad process. Then you just get bad results faster.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 19/02/2026

The most critical systems rarely get applause. They just keep the business standing.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 10/02/2026

Modern isn’t a vendor label. It’s a decision teams make through automation, architecture, and discipline.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 09/02/2026

The Modern ERP Digest – Edition 26 is out ⚙️ Back after a short hiatus. • Oracle AI lawsuits & market scrutiny • $50B cloud infrastructure bet • Enterprise adoption trends • Agentic AI ERP (report overview) • ERP in 2026: modular, AI-driven

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 04/02/2026

What works for startups doesn’t always work for universities, governments, or global enterprises.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 31/01/2026

Nothing to see here. Enjoy your weekend.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 30/01/2026

In enterprise systems, “boring” usually means predictable, stable, and trusted. (That’s a compliment.)

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 20/01/2026

PeopleSoft doesn’t win by being loud. It wins by being reliable when it matters most.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 15/01/2026

PeopleSoft didn’t survive this long by accident. It survived because it works and adapts when smart teams touch it.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 15/01/2026

“Legacy” isn’t about how old your ERP is or when the codebase was started. What matters is how it can integrate, scale, evolve, and be automated today. Modern PeopleSoft + cloud + DevSecOps ≠ technical debt. It’s leverage. open.substack.com/pub/peoples...

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 12/01/2026

🎉 The Modern ERP Digest – Edition 25 is out Started last year to cut through the noise around PeopleSoft • ERP • Cloud Edition 25 covers: • Oracle’s AI supply chain push • Integration 26.01 updates • Board changes & AI market signals • Higher-ed ERP consolidation

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 09/01/2026

Quick PeopleSoft truth: If your system feels “busy but slow,” your problem probably isn’t hardware; it’s scheduling and contention. PeopleSoft Cloud Short Take. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/peoples...

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 08/01/2026

Chapter 2: Assessment Day Before tools. Before cloud. Before DevOps… Maya forces her team to do something uncomfortable: tell the truth. Manual builds. Email-based deployments. User-reported outages. Untested backups. Skills frozen in time.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 07/01/2026

Stability lets you automate, extend, and modernize without breaking the business.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 07/01/2026

It's finally time. The conversation around PeopleSoft has been stuck on when to leave instead of how to lead. I’m kicking off a new 52-week series for CIOs and IT leaders who reject the false choice between innovation and stability.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 06/01/2026

PeopleSoft in Practice: You can’t optimize what you don’t actually run. Most modernization efforts fail because teams fix the system they wish they had, not the one in production today. Read it today: open.substack.com/pub/peoples...

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 05/01/2026

🎉 The Modern ERP Digest – Edition 24 is out! This is the first edition of 2026. Buckle your seatbelt! Read it 👇 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/peoples... #PeopleSoft #ERP #Oracle #Cloud #AI #ModernERP

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 01/01/2026

“They told her: ‘We’re migrating to SaaS. It’s already decided.’” That’s Chapter 1 of THE 12-WEEK CHALLENGE: The Ultimatum. Maya Chen flips through the deck and sees the usual trick: ✅ Count every PeopleSoft cost ❌ Count half the SaaS costs

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 30/12/2025

🧭 The PeopleSoft Cloud Executive Playbook 52 weeks. 4 themes. 1 mission: Redefine what PeopleSoft leadership looks like. The first post, Setting the Vision for 2026, drops January 6.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 30/12/2025

Old software gets replaced. Critical software gets modernized, and PeopleSoft lives in that category.

OLD GETS REPLACED. CRITICAL GETS MODERNIZED. There's a difference.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 26/12/2025

I'm doing something weird with my PeopleSoft blog. Starting next week: a 12-part fictional series about an IT Manager who makes a bet with her CIO. The bet: Give her 12 weeks to prove PeopleSoft can be modernized, or stop resisting the SaaS migration.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 25/12/2025

Today, we celebrate the greatest gift ever given. A Savior. A light in the darkness. Hope made flesh. The birth of Christ reminds us that redemption is real. That love wins. That even in our brokenness, we are not forgotten. Merry Christmas. May His peace fill your heart today and always. 🙏✨

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 24/12/2025

Wishing you a joyful Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year! 🎄✨ Thank you for being part of the PeopleSoftCloud community this year. We appreciate your support, your curiosity, and your commitment to learning and growing. Here’s to a great close to the year and an even better one ahead!

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 23/12/2025

If PeopleSoft were truly “obsolete,” It wouldn’t still be running payroll, finance, and student systems at a massive scale.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 22/12/2025

🎄 The Modern ERP Digest – Edition 23 is out This is the final edition of 2025! • Oracle + DOE on AI initiatives • Oracle in TikTok U.S. deal • AI bubble concerns vs execution • Why Workday ≠ full ERP • Fluid branding options • Why upgrading PeopleTools matters

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 18/12/2025

PeopleSoft isn't clinging to the past. It's anchoring the present while everything else keeps chasing the next rewrite.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 18/12/2025

Leading IT after 50 isn’t about keeping up with every new tool. It’s about knowing which ones actually matter. Experience is leverage. Read it here: bit.ly/48XnJJI

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 18/12/2025

Upgrading #PeopleTools before moving to SaaS isn't “nice to have." It's strategic. My latest post breaks down the 5 biggest reasons to upgrade now, including modern APIs, cloud-readiness, and the elimination of migration roadblocks. 👉 open.substack.com/pub/peoples... #PeopleSoft #ERP #SaaS

Five reasons to upgrade PeopleTools before SaaS: modern integration, better performance/security, cloud-readiness, fewer migration changes, multi-year viability.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 15/12/2025

The Modern ERP Digest – Edition 22 is out ⚙️ • Oracle reaffirms OpenAI partnership • AWS re:Invent multicloud innovation • AI’s impact on finance & agentic ERP thinking • PeopleSoft ELM Image 25 advances Read it 👇 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/peoples...

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 11/12/2025

Step 5 in preparing #PeopleSoft for SaaS: 🔁 Evaluate your business processes. Now is the time to simplify approvals, remove manual work, and align with modern best practices, not carry old process debt into a new platform. Part 5 of my SaaS-readiness series 👇 open.substack.com/pub/peoples...

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 09/12/2025

🚀 Announcing The PeopleSoft Cloud Executive Playbook A 52-week leadership series for CIOs and IT executives guiding PeopleSoft into the next era. Starting January 6, we’ll explore strategy, modernization, and the business of ERP leadership.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 09/12/2025

Everyone's talking about getting off PeopleSoft. Large orgs are quietly renewing investments and planning another decade on it. Why? The math is compelling: - 40-60% lower TCO vs SaaS - You own customizations - Control your upgrades - Proven at scale open.substack.com/pub/peoples...

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 08/12/2025

The Modern ERP Digest – Edition 21 is out ⚙️ Read it 👇 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/peoples... #PeopleSoft #ERP #Oracle #Cloud #AI #FSCM #ModernERP

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 04/12/2025

Modern search for PeopleSoft doesn't require rewriting your entire stack. New post: OpenSearch & Elasticsearch design patterns that actually work in production 🔍 ✅ Integration strategies ✅ Performance optimization ✅ Common pitfalls to avoid Read it: open.substack.com/pub/peoples...

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 03/12/2025

PeopleSoft Tip of the Day: Apply CPU or INFRADPK patches quarterly. Skipping one “to save time” usually costs more time later. #PeopleSoft

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 02/12/2025

Modernize Your Integrations. SaaS doesn’t run on file drops and batch jobs — it runs on APIs, events, and real-time data. In this post I cover 5 upgrades you can start today: • Move away from flat files • Use REST + event triggers • Document every integration path • Add a middleware layer

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 01/12/2025

PeopleSoft Tip of the Day: Run SYSAUDIT and DDDAUDIT after upgrades. It’s the fastest way to find missing or broken objects. #PeopleSoft

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 01/12/2025

The Modern ERP Digest – Edition 20 is out ⚙️ • Oracle Linux 9.7 released • Critical Identity Manager flaw exploited • Oracle credit risk indicators spike • PeopleSoft AI: “the music kid” story • SAP vs Salesforce vs PeopleSoft • New MOS portal + real-time Class Search indexing

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 28/11/2025

PeopleSoft Tip of the Day: Remember that a variety of methods can send Workflow notifications. Pick what users actually use. #PeopleSoft

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 25/11/2025

💡 Next Year, We Level Up. Over the past year, we’ve talked about hybrid ERP, cloud strategy, and PeopleSoft innovation. In 2026, we’re taking it up a level — from architecture to executive action.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 25/11/2025

PeopleSoft Tip of the Day: Don’t just upgrade PeopleTools. Take the time to train users on new features like Fluid Nav, Pivot Grids, and Event Mapping. Adoption matters. #PeopleSoft

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 24/11/2025

The Modern ERP Digest – Edition 19 is out ⚙️ • Oracle adds new cloud region in Italy • Analysts raise Big Tech debt concerns • Clop ransomware tied to potential Oracle breach • Distributed DB + AI Agent Marketplace → agentic ERP • Higher ed modernization pressures grow

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 21/11/2025

Just published: The psadmin Command Line Survival Guide 🛠️ Essential scripts every PeopleSoft admin needs: Start/stop automation Health checks Cache management Troubleshooting workflows From GUI clicks to command-line efficiency. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/peoples... #PeopleSoft

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 20/11/2025

Step 3 in preparing #PeopleSoft for SaaS: 🧼 Clean and govern your data. SaaS systems expect clean keys, consistent values, and minimal noise. My latest post breaks down five practical ways to prepare your data before migration. 👉 open.substack.com/pub/peoples... #PeopleSoft #SaaS #ERP #Oracle

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 18/11/2025

Part 7 — the finale! 💡 Supercharging PeopleSoft Non-Prod with Exadata Sparse Clones What’s next for PeopleSoft + Exadata: 🔮 Oracle 23ai + Exadata clone optimizations ☁️ Hybrid ERP across OCI & GCP ⚙️ Sparse clones as a tool for agility, not just DBAs

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 17/11/2025

The Modern ERP Digest – Edition 18 is out ⚙️ • Oracle’s multicloud momentum grows • Wall Street cools on AI megaprojects • New OCI Fleet App Management → simpler lifecycle ops • ERP compliance needs a full rethink • PeopleSoft UX tools, AI adoption, and the rise of the Platform Cloud Engineer

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 16/11/2025

PeopleSoft logs are a goldmine. With the right observability stack, you can spot patterns before outages, predict performance issues, and reduce support calls. Visibility isn't a luxury; it's control.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 15/11/2025

PeopleSoft gets faster, lighter, and easier to manage when you run it in containers. Standardize how you deploy, scale when you actually need it, and stop treating every environment like a snowflake. This is how PeopleSoft starts to feel modern again.

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Aaron Engelsrud @aaronengelsrud.com · 14/11/2025

PeopleSoft in the cloud changes the admin role. We’re moving from “server maintenance” to platform engineering: Terraform, CI/CD, observability, cloud networking, image pipelines. This is the new career lane: PeopleSoft Platform Cloud Engineer. Not legacy. Not old school. Leveling up. 🚀

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