today, i want to go a bit deeper on one aspect of the primavera cloud<\/a> for your benefit; the primavera p6 cloud.\u00a0ah, but\u00a0notice there is a difference. the primavera cloud refers to all applications under the primavera banner in cloud form (last count was 5 application). the primavera p6<\/strong> cloud refers to only 1 of the 5 applications – primavera p6 eppm’s cloud-based version. the language is subtle but means very different things.<\/p>\n with so much\u00a0conflicting and hard-to-decipher information out there, i wanted to see if i could give you the raw facts on the primavera p6 cloud. i’m not an advocate and we don’t sell software. but we do\u00a0offer primavera p6 training<\/a>. and will have a complete online course on p6 eppm in q1 2016.<\/p>\n the primavera p6 cloud puts oracle primavera p6 eppm in the cloud. if you’re not sure what primavera p6 eppm is or how it differs from p6 professional (aptly named the “windows” version) then read these first:<\/p>\n but many of you already know that primavera p6 eppm is actually a suite of applications in itself. so what do you get with the primavera p6 cloud? here is what’s included:<\/p>\n let’s see if we can\u00a0pull out some of the more important bits on this list.<\/p>\n first, you get the latest version of p6 eppm. connected to the same cloud database via a tool called primavera cloud connector is our old-faithful p6 professional. web services is primarily used for integrations, but since it is now cloud-enabled you can\u00a0still integrate from an on-site application. the team member apps and email statusing are tools for end-users that are doing status updates to p6 schedules; progress reporter is similar.<\/p>\n what draws my attention is bi publisher. according to this oracle webinar<\/a>, included is the full version of bi publisher which allow you to actually build bi reports. this was something you had to pay for with on-site installs of primavera p6 eppm and most opted not to pay and got very poor out-of-the-box reports. it seems with the primavera p6 cloud, you might open the door to better reporting.<\/p>\n it seems you’ll have to reach out to oracle or your oracle sales rep. there’s is no option to sign up online that i can find. but i did find this out. there is a minimum purchase of 25 users<\/strong> to get on board. once again, oracle\u00a0seems to be selling to\u00a0clients with large user bases at this point. if you are a small to medium-sized shop with only 15 users, you’re out of luck. when and if this will change, we will have to keep our eyes peeled.<\/p>\n it very well might. however, at this point, most installations of primavera p6 on citrix that i’ve seen were focused on primavera p6 professional. many companies will not be abke ti jump to cloud and abandon their citrix installs just yet.<\/p>\n but the primavera cloud connect tool appears to be a step in the right direction for connecting p6 professional to a cloud database. read this white paper<\/a> for more info on cloud connect. primavera cloud connect allows a secure database connection over http\/https with data compression. most likely it’s an update\u00a0to the old compression server, but it might mean that we will someday soon see a primavera p6 professional cloud service.<\/p>\n as critics have said before, oracle is a bit late to the cloud party. but it seems like oracle is very committed at this point and that could be good news for those of us who use their products. here’s a recent article of interest i just came across as i was putting the final touches on this post:\u00a0oracle hiring 1,400 salespeople for its cloud services<\/a>.<\/p>\n what do you think about the primavera p6 cloud and cloud technology in the project controls space? are you ready to get on board<\/strong> or would you rather keep your data safe at home<\/strong>? drop us a line in the comments.<\/p>\n —-<\/p>\nprimavera p6 cloud<\/h2>\n
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