Business Architecture

A recent cultural shift is at the heart of Fusion Applications: the emphasis on technology as a real business enabler. As organizations continue to tighten their IT spending, all investments must provide significant (and immediate) benefits to the bottom line. Return on investment (ROI) really matters now; where once technology was viewed as having the potential for improvement and competitive advantage, this must now be clear, and, most importantly, it must be proven.

So how has this shaped Fusion Applications? The first step was to review the best-in-class features of each of the existing Oracle Application products, those that many businesses were already using to ensure their own success. Next was extensive requirements gathering, based on the needs and desires collected from literally hundreds of organizations. Subsequently, everything was rigorously designed with a core focus on enhancing simplicity, completeness, and flexibility. These factors ensure that Fusion Applications is more focused on supporting real work processes than any of its predecessors.