Oracle Cloud Excellence for SLED
Bridging the gap between legacy stability and cloud-native innovation. We empower State, Local, and Education leaders to transform complex operations into agile, data-driven public services.
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Oracle Cloud Expertise at Next Generation
Oracle HCM Cloud for Workforce Modernization
We help HR teams modernize workforce operations with Oracle HCM Cloud by unifying talent management, payroll, benefits, and workforce data into a single platform. Our implementations are designed to improve employee experience while providing leaders with real-time insights into workforce performance and compliance.
Next Generation supports both public sector HR modernization initiatives and commercial workforce transformation, helping organizations simplify HR processes, improve data accuracy, and better support employees at scale.
Why Customers Choose Next Generation
SLED-First DNA: Unlike generalist firms, our methodologies are built around the unique constraints of the public sector—from GASB compliance and complex grant accounting to the nuances of multi-fund budgeting.
Mission-Critical Reliability: We treat your ERP not just as software, but as the backbone of public trust. Our migration philosophy ensures continuity of service for the constituents who depend on you.
Architecting the Hybrid Future: We don’t just replace systems; we optimize your entire ecosystem. Whether navigating a full Fusion migration or extending the life of core legacy assets, we provide the strategic roadmap for sustainable digital evolution.
The Legacy-to-Cloud Bridge:
Strategic Continuity: Mastering the Legacy-to-Cloud Evolution.
Most consultancies view legacy systems like Oracle EBS, JDE, and PeopleSoft as obstacles. At Next Generation, we view them as the foundation.
Our technical mastery allows us to:
De-Risk the Migration:
We utilize proprietary assessment frameworks to identify which legacy workflows should be retired, refactored, or reimagined for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
Hybrid Coexistence:
For organizations not yet ready for a total “lift and shift,” we architect hybrid environments that allow legacy systems to interoperate seamlessly with Oracle Fusion modules.
Technical Debt Mitigation:
We provide elite-level support for EBS, PeopleSoft, and JDE, focusing on performance tuning and security hardening to ensure your current environment remains a stable launchpad for future transformation.
The Elite Multi-Cloud Alliance: Oracle + Google Cloud
Uniting the World’s Most Powerful Database with the World’s Leading AI Infrastructure.
In the public sector, the era of the “single-cloud silo” is over. To meet the demands of modern governance, organizations need the mission-critical reliability of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and the cutting-edge innovation of Google Cloud (GCP).
At Next Generation, we build Oracle Database@Google Cloud solutions that let you get data integrity and AI-driven insights without trade-offs.
Why We Lead with Oracle and Google Cloud
The partnership between Oracle and Google represents a “best-of-both-worlds” architecture specifically designed for the high-compliance, data-heavy requirements of SLED.
We deploy OCI’s hardware—including Exadata and Autonomous Database—directly within Google Cloud data centers.
- Zero Latency: Sub-2ms connectivity between your applications on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and your mission-critical Oracle data.
Unified Control Plane: Manage your entire Oracle environment through the Google Cloud Console with a single bill and shared identity management.
The biggest challenge for SLED leaders is making sense of massive datasets. By co-locating OCI and GCP, we allow you to:
- Ground Google Gemini models in your “Enterprise Truth” stored in Oracle.
- Build AI agents that can query PeopleSoft or EBS data in real-time to provide student services or citizen support.
Leverage Vertex AI (this name is changing at Google so standby) for predictive analytics on public health or financial data without costly data egress fees.
Extending the Ecosystem: Incorporating AWS and Microsoft
While the OCI-Google alliance provides the core engine for data and AI, we recognize that most SLED entities operate in a broader multi-cloud reality. We ensure your legacy and secondary workloads remain integrated.
Microsoft Azure: The Productivity Layer
We utilize the OCI-Azure Interconnect to bridge your back-office Oracle applications with your front-office Microsoft 365 environment. This is the gold standard for organizations that require deep Excel/PowerBI integration with their Oracle ERP.
AWS: The Specialized Edge
For specific “Edge” use cases—such as IoT sensor data for smart cities or specific research workloads—we architect high-speed tunnels to AWS, ensuring that your decentralized data eventually flows back into your Oracle “Source of Truth” for long-term governance.
Technical Mastery: The Legacy-to-Modernization Bridge
We don’t just talk about the cloud; we manage the transition. Our “Hybrid Multi-Cloud” approach ensures your PeopleSoft, JDE, and EBS environments are not left behind.
- Secure Enclaves: We wrap legacy systems in Google’s “Assured Workloads” and OCI’s “Sovereign Cloud” protocols to meet FedRAMP High and CJIS requirements.
- Phased Evolution: We offload specific high-drag legacy modules to OCI/GCP microservices, reducing your on-premise footprint while increasing overall system resilience.
NEXGEN and GRANTSNOW
Research Without Boundaries: Next-Gen Grants Management
Unifying Pre-Award Agility and Post-Award Compliance with GrantsNow and Oracle Cloud.
For Higher Education and Public Research institutions, the grant is more than just funding—it is the lifeblood of the mission. However, many organizations struggle with “Integration Gaps” where pre-award proposal development is disconnected from the core Oracle ERP and HCM systems.
Next Generation Inc. has partnered with GrantsNow to deliver a unified, cloud-native ecosystem that manages the entire grant lifecycle—from opportunity scanning to final financial reporting—all within your Oracle environment.
The GrantsNow + Oracle Advantage
GrantsNow is not just an “add-on”; it is a strategic extension of your Oracle Investment. Built by research professionals for research professionals, it provides the specialized tools that standard ERPs often lack.
Eliminate data silos. GrantsNow is fully integrated with Oracle ERP Cloud (Financials) and Oracle HCM Cloud.
- Real-Time Costing: Pull live salary and benefit data from Oracle HCM to build accurate, compliant project budgets.
Automated Award Setup: Once a grant is won, data flows instantly into Oracle Grants Management, eliminating manual entry and reducing setup time by up to 70%.
Stop chasing spreadsheets. GrantsNow provides a centralized hub for the “chaos” of the pre-award phase:
- Funder Opportunity Scanner: Automatically identify and track relevant funding opportunities from global sources.
- Complex Costing Engine: Handle Full Economic Costing (fEC), indirect cost recovery, and multi-currency proposals with ease.
Ethics & Due Diligence: Integrated modules to track compliance, approvals, and risk assessments before the proposal is even submitted.
Visibility doesn’t stop at the award. Our solution ensures that Principal Investigators (PIs) and Research Offices have a 360-degree view of their portfolio:
- Contract Lifecycle Management: Track negotiations, renewals, and execution within a single auditable trail.
Compliance Dashboards: Monitor spend against budget in real-time to prevent overspending and ensure adherence to funder requirements (e.g., Uniform Guidance, GASB).
Built for SLED and Higher Education
We understand that Public Sector and Education entities face unique regulatory pressures. Our partnership focuses on:
- Effortless Compliance: Stay ahead of evolving audit requirements with automated documentation and transparent workflows.
- Reduced Administrative Burden: Free your researchers from administrative “red tape” so they can focus on their breakthroughs.
Scalable Innovation: Whether you are a local agency or a Tier-1 Research University, our SaaS-based model scales to meet your volume.
Elevate Your Research Office
Moving to a modern grants management model is about more than software—it’s about maximizing your institution’s impact.
[Schedule a GrantsNow + Oracle Integration Demo] See how real-time data flow between your Research Office and Finance Department can transform your grant throughput.
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NGI delivers full lifecycle support for Oracle ERP and HCM Cloud, helping public sector and commercial organizations move from initial assessments and implementation through ongoing optimization and managed services.