The Sky’s the Limit When You Move to Oracle Cloud

A lot has changed in the logistics industry since Oracle first released its groundbreaking Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) and Global Trade Management (GTM) digital solutions. Today, logistics teams are facing much more complex, more dynamic pressures — including omni-channel commerce, new fulfillment modes, rising operating costs, growing customer expectations, labor shortages, frequent supply chain disruptions, and not to mention the rapidly changing tariff landscape. 

Amid all this change, one thing remains the same: OTM and GTM still have all the advanced features and functionality to support your business.  

Today Oracle’s advanced artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), predictive analytics, data science and other next-generation capabilities help your team navigate an incredible new supply chain complexity. These intelligent solutions gather real-time data, identify and resolve disruptions, and get your supply chain back on track, quickly and profitably. 

Users of Oracle Cloud Transportation Management (OTM Cloud) and Oracle Cloud Global Trade Management (GTM Cloud) enjoy a continuous stream of software innovations, delivered automatically and seamlessly. They benefit from constant security updates as well. Best of all, these upgrades and new features are seamlessly, invisibly delivered over the cloud, with no software downtime or business interruptions. 

Still Not on Oracle Cloud? It’s Time to Fly  

If you’re still using an on-premises version of OTM or GTM, our only question is: Why? 

Oracle has already announced that it will soon be phasing out premium support for these solutions. But that’s not even the most compelling reason. The real driver for cloud migration is the fact that, since the last version of on-premises OTM software (6.5.3), Oracle has made more than 1,800 functional updates that you’re not using. But rest assured many of your competitors are leveraging all these innovations, which are found in the current version of OTM Cloud.  

OTM Cloud and GTM Cloud offer these six performance benefits that have become absolutely imperative to succeeding in today’s volatile, fast-paced logistics landscape:

• Faster computing speed. Oracle is constantly upgrading the power and bandwidth of its IT infrastructure. While your on-premises cluster is gathering dust, Oracle Cloud is applying advanced AI, ML, digital assistants and more to solve even the most complex problem in microseconds. 

• Lower total cost of ownership. Research has proven that the total cost of ownership (TCO) for cloud deployment is 2.3 times lower than on-premises hosting — and the return on investment is 2.2 times faster with the cloud. 

• Low risk, high security. One of the most common arguments against cloud migration is risk. But you can trust Oracle to protect your business and your trading partners, with an end-to-end tech stack managed and secured by Oracle’s IT experts — as well as advanced data encryption both at rest and in flight.  

• Real-time, end-to-end awareness. The key to managing volatility is knowing exactly what’s happening, right now, at every mode of the supply chain. Oracle OTM and GTM provide real-time visibility across all trading partners. They also monitor external conditions like traffic and weather. 

• Seamless orchestration. Oracle Cloud solutions also link directly to trading partners in real time to enable a coordinated, collaborative response — based on shared data and awareness — when a disruption occurs. 

• More sustainable operations. Decision engines in OTM Cloud and GTM Cloud help the supply chain stay on track to meet profitability and service goals. But they also consider sustainability and act accordingly — e.g., optimizing routes and building full loads. 

Take Off Now — with a Proven Co-Pilot 

A cloud migration — even one that offers all these obvious benefits — can still seem intimidating. That’s why you should bring Redwood along on your journey to Oracle Cloud. 

With hundreds of successful implementations, Redwood delivers a proven set of best practices, templates and accelerators that launch Oracle Cloud quickly and reliably in your organization. Having partnered with Oracle for 20+ years, Redwood has industry-leading technical expertise and familiarity with Oracle software. Redwood also uses Oracle Cloud logistics software in our own managed transportation, managed distribution and global logistics operations. We shorten the Oracle Cloud learning curve, and your time-to-value, because we’ve been there and done that — many times over.  

Redwood’s combination of hands-on logistics experience and deep technical expertise in Oracle Cloud is hard to find. And it creates a big advantage as you move to the cloud quickly and seamlessly.  

Contact the Redwood team today, and let’s start mapping out your cloud migration plan.  You can also download and read our new complimentary eBook, Using an On-Premises Version of Oracle Logistics Software? It’s Time to Move to the Cloud.