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It can be daunting joining a new company at the best of times, but it is no doubt a harder experience in the middle of a pandemic whilst working remotely. In response, our Support Services, HR and Employee...

At Version 1, we seek the best person for every role – this means the person whose skills best match the job and who can best further our Mission and live our Core Values, regardless of their age, race,...

For the last 15 years, as Cedar Consulting and now Version 1, we have brought the PeopleSoft community together for a day of product updates, customer stories, insight, and knowledge sharing.  It’s...

“Having moved home to Ireland from Canada in July after two years working abroad, I was very excited to begin my new career chapter with Version 1 (while admittedly anxious as to what the reality...

In this blog, Principal License Consultant, Karl O’Doherty, discusses methods designed to control your Microsoft 365 and Office 365 expenditure and mitigate against financial waste. Historically, one...

Moving your infrastructure to the Cloud has undeniable business advantages; reduction in IT cost and complexity, and the ability to adapt to business change seamlessly, to name but a few.  However, the...

In the world of enterprise IT, vendor audits are unavoidable. Regarded by most enterprise consumers as an unpleasant necessity, they are something to be endured rather than embraced. In 2009, during the...

A business can appear mysterious to outsiders; what does an average day at the firm look like, and what do their people do each day? One of the most popular questions we hear from candidates applying to...

As the UK is now officially in a recession, the need for businesses to look for areas to reduce costs and avoid unnecessary spend is critical. The global economy may not return to normal levels for several...

Many organisations look to technology in the early stages of digital transformation journeys. But how do they avoid the pitfalls of complexity and dead-ends in their procurement and implementation plans? ...

“From fintech to healthcare and in smart cities and transport, digital transformation has become the watchword of modern enterprise and government IT. But which technologies truly help organisations...

COVID-19 has had a huge impact on all of us. Many people have lost their jobs, many others have lost their lives or loved ones. Society as a whole has been hugely impacted, and we can already begin to...

During the COVID-19 crisis, organisations are challenged to find secure remote working solutions for their employees and contractors quickly. In recent months, the Windows Virtual Desktop service has become...

Opening an account, submitting a claim, applying for a loan or insurance… every customer interaction represents an opportunity not only to provide a brilliant experience but also to start building a...

Do your existing applications (from monoliths to more recent applications) meet your current business needs? Are you confident that your application can support your emerging and future needs? Are your...

Software Testing is a critical process faced by enterprise organisations to ensure that new releases have minimal risk of interruption or impact to business continuity. As more and more organisations move...

With Azure, you only pay for what you use, and consequently, Azure cost management and Azure billing is a moving target that needs continual attention. Without the necessary level of technical and licensing...

In this article, discover how Version 1 and Opsview reduced key inefficiencies through a complete redesign of Opsview Monitor’s architecture in line with modern principles. Version 1 supports over...

In this blog, Principal License Consultant, Karl O’Doherty, discusses tactics and key considerations designed to optimise SQL Server expenditure and mitigate license compliance risk. Organisations acknowledge...

In October 2019, Gartner published its Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2020, which features the organisation’s strategic technology trends for the year. Coming in at number one on the list is...

As announced previously in June 2020, Version 1 has been awarded a two-year contract by Harrow Council for Hosting, Application Maintenance and Support of the local authority’s IT Estate. Version 1 will...

In this blog, Principal License Consultant, Karl O’Doherty, discusses the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement vs Cloud Solution Provider Program. Originally designed for on-premise software, the Microsoft...

At Version 1, we want to ensure that everyone, at all levels, has a voice in the company. Traditionally younger people with less experience would rarely be offered an opportunity to air their thoughts,...

How can you belong in a place where people can’t say your name? That’s the premise of Version 1’s #StartsWithAName campaign (see our video below). The Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (DIBs) team...

A Role in DevOps – Key Insights: A career in DevOps means continual learning and upskilling. Developing an understanding of Cloud basics before you begin is key. It’s beneficial to teach yourself...

The output of this exercise is known in the industry as an Effective License Position (ELP). Think of it this way; if ELP is the headache (which it can be), then License Optimisation is the medicine to...

Microsoft is engrained in the fabric of your IT infrastructure and business processes, however with in-depth technology solutions comes a high volume of complex licensing terms. Trying to navigate Microsoft...

The dramatic change to the ‘normal’ workday as a result of COVID-19 has compelled businesses into making IT changes at a breakneck pace. Rapid decisions have to be made for the survival of...

Businesses globally have been plunged into uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If your business is now tasked with rolling out a remote working policy as part of a Business Continuity Plan, the...

Last month, Oracle’s largest European event, Oracle OpenWorld Europe took place at the ExCeL in London. Oracle’s PeopleSoft Senior Director, HCM Product Management, Robbin Velayedam, flew over...

Legacy Modernisation or Application Modernisation (in the case of existing but not so ‘legacy’ applications) can be a confusing topic for business-decision makers, and there is a lot of conflicting...

Modernising legacy (and even not-so legacy) applications is an increasingly hot topic. More and more businesses are gravitating towards Application Modernisation and Legacy Modernisation as a possible...

This year’s International Women’s Day theme, #EachforEqual, is centred around forging a more equal world. Today is about celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women...

Clare Chambers, Head of Information Management and Technology (IM&T) at East of England Ambulance Service (NHS Trust) joined Version 1 for an interesting discussion on our recent Microsoft Azure Cloud...

The shift from traditional Performance Management to employee-led, ratings free Performance Coaching using continuous conversations, has received much publicity in recent times. However, I’m concerned...

The NHS is under more pressure than ever to increase efficiency and protect the public’s experience of the service. At the same time, there’s an awareness that better understanding through data can...

AWS re:Invent 2019 took place last week, bringing together more than 65,000 attendees in Las Vegas. A learning conference hosted by Amazon Web Services for the global cloud computing community, the event...

Version 1 was humbled to win “Excellence in Talent Development” at the Technology Ireland Industry Awards last week. The accolade acknowledged Version 1’s strategy and approach to fostering...

Key Insights:  A successful career in Cloud Computing is developed over years, bolstered by hobbies and personal interests that expand your knowledge. When considering a role in the sector it’s...

Microsoft TechX, Microsoft’s largest event for IT professionals, took place on the 12th November 2019 at the RDS, Dublin. TechX is a one-day technical learning event for professionals from the IT industry...

Version 1 helps thousands of clients across the UK and Ireland to overcome their Digital Transformation and Application Modernisation problems. Part of this service often requires simple and intuitive...

Published in October, the Cloud Computing Advice Note aims to provide high-level guidance to assist Irish Public Sector organisations in making decisions in relation to the adoption of Cloud services....

Version 1’s Roger Whitehead, Advisory Services Lead UK, and Niall Diggins, Service Design & Application Modernisation Specialist, delivered an Application Modernisation session at Microsoft Future...

One of today’s most highly discussed technologies, Blockchain, can bring significant business benefits across a variety of industries, ranging from financial services and personal identity, to healthcare...

For the last few years, DevOps has changed the way software is delivered. While many people associate the term with technology and tooling (Config management, CI/CD pipelines, Cloud, and Automation),...

On the 10th of October 2019, our customer-focused Oracle Applications Day brought together a whole host of rich Oracle content for 200-plus delegates. Taking place at The King’s Fund, London, the...

Microsoft Future Decoded is an action packed two day event with keynotes and breakout sessions from industry experts to help business and technical decisions makers leverage the latest Microsoft technologies....

Version 1 is a Silver Sponsor at this year’s Microsoft Future Decoded, having received a Microsoft 2019 Partner Award for Intelligent Cloud. Running on the 1st and 2nd of October at the Excel London,...

On Friday, 4th October, over 30 Version 1 employees across our UK offices will be sleeping out for Byte Night, Action for Children’s largest annual fundraiser. Employees across Edinburgh, Belfast and...

Oracle OpenWorld is an annual Oracle convention for business decision-makers, IT management, and line-of-business end users to learn about trusted products and up-and-coming technologies. Version 1 representatives...

Oracle has announced that Oracle Database 19.3 is now certified with Oracle E-Business Suite Releases 12.2 and 12.1.3 on-premise. Customers on E-Business Suite 12.2 and 12.1.3 on-premise can now begin...

Oracle users, be they ERP (E-Business, JD Edward or Peoplesoft) or Database (or both) typically face three key considerations in moving their Oracle environments to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as a Service...

A comprehensive and customisable Chatbot solution built by Version 1, Smart FAQ Bot enables our customers to gather, publish, curate and manage organisational knowledge to answer FAQs from internal and...

Serverless computing is changing the existing dogmatic paradigm of infrastructure and applications. Although the use of Serverless is growing at an exponential rate, there is still a lack of knowledge...

Java & Programming Careers at Version 1 As an IT consultancy, Version 1 provides best-in-class technology solutions to our clients, with our talented people often working on-site with these customers....

Many Energy, Utilities and Fintech institutions have, or are embarking on, the journey to Public Cloud. Typically, when considering a move to Oracle to Public Cloud, concerns will centre on three key areas:...

The Global Payroll Fluid WorkCenter and Dashboard functionality can be configured to enable the Payroll team to complete their daily payroll processing tasks from one central area, removing the requirement...

Microsoft Inspire is an event where Microsoft partners such as Version 1 meet to connect, collaborate and celebrate as one community. With thousands of partners from over 130 countries, attendees are guaranteed...

If you missed the first instalment in our Cloud Economics series, please click here to catch up on our discussion of whose responsibility is it to manage your Cloud expenses and control spend excesses...

What does this joint 5th June agreement from Microsoft and Oracle mean for our customers, Cloud Transformation partners and other Cloud Providers? Oracle and Microsoft have made a joint announcement on...

Version 1 was thrilled to be named as the 9th Best Large Workplace in Europe at the annual Great Place to Work® Europe Awards in Stockholm, Sweden last night. This is the third consecutive top-ten ranking...

Marc Weintraub, Oracle Vice President of PeopleSoft Product Strategy, stopped by to say hello during his trip to London from across the pond. In conversation with Graham Smith, Head of PeopleSoft Technology...

Marc Weintraub, Oracle Vice President of PeopleSoft Product Strategy, stopped by to say hello during his trip to London from across the pond. In conversation with Graham Smith, Head of PeopleSoft Technology...

Marc Weintraub, Oracle Vice President of PeopleSoft Product Strategy, stopped by to say hello during his trip to London from across the pond. In conversation with Graham Smith, Head of PeopleSoft Technology...

Marc Weintraub, Oracle Vice President of PeopleSoft Product Strategy, stopped by to say hello during his trip to the UK. In conversation with Graham Smith, Head of PeopleSoft Technology at Cedar Consulting...

Market research shows that up to 50% of unscheduled manufacturing downtime is due to lack of spare parts, yet sometimes as little as 10% of MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations) stock may move in any...

An organisation is only as strong as its people. That’s why Version 1 seeks out the best and brightest IT graduates each year. Our Accelerate Graduate programme helps to develop critical technology skills...

Version 1 was recently named as a ‘Best Large Workplace’ in the UK – an accolade we are extremely proud to win, particularly because this ranking assesses our employees’ perspectives on workplace...

Many financial institutions have, or are embarking on, the journey to Public Cloud. Typically, when financial institutions consider moving Oracle to Public Cloud, concerns will centre on three key areas:...

The AWS Summit London took place on Wednesday the 8th May at the Excel London. The London Summit saw 12,000+ attendees attend keynote presentations and take part in over 60 technical sessions. 98 sponsoring...

Public Cloud Services…the cure to all our problems, the ultimate solution that we’ve been waiting for? I guess that depends on your personal perspective and how your role relates to these services....

Version 1 is delighted to have been officially recognised as a Best Large Workplace in the United Kingdom for the first time. It is a particularly proud milestone as it is the first year that Version 1...

AWS Summit London will take place on Wednesday 8th May at the Excel London. The London Summit brings together the cloud computing community to connect, collaborate and learn more on AWS, cloud migration,...

Java underpins a wide variety of enterprise software, particularly on the server side, and has historically been considered ‘free’ by businesses. Recent changes to the way Oracle Java is licensed and...

Last week, at the second Version 1 quarterly briefing of the year, we had the opportunity to see the results of innovative thinking from across our organisation when all things technology and innovation...

Version 1’s HR & Integration Director Jarlath Dooley was delighted to be interviewed by the Sunday Business Post recently about our ongoing Diversity and Inclusion efforts. In his interview with...

It is a particularly proud milestone as Version 1 was nominated by our own employees, validating our continued commitment to establishing a great place to work for all of our people. Throughout our journey,...

Ronan Laffan, Principal Consultant from Version 1 Advisory Services recently hosted an exclusive webinar discussing The Organisational Challenges of DevOps and Agile Adoption. The following blog post is...

A balanced world is a better world. This year’s International Women’s Day theme, #BalanceforBetter, is centered around forging a more gender-balanced world. It’s about celebrating women’s achievements,...

In the following blog post, Version 1 Associates Jignesh and Sumit who joined through our recent graduate intake give their view on our intensive 5-week DevOps training programme. The aim of this intensive...

Version 1 is delighted to have been officially recognised for the second consecutive year as the #4 Best Large Workplace in Ireland. This is the Digital and Cloud specialist’s eighth consecutive year...

At Version 1, our independent and experienced Oracle licensing consultants (covering all aspects of enterprise licensing) provide expertise to customers globally to ensure that they get the best value...

Blockchain technologies have introduced new economic, business, social and technological models that have the potential to have a significant impact on both public and commercial services.  As a result,...

2018 was a momentous year of progress and transformation for Version 1. However, it was only the tip of the iceberg in terms of the difference we want to make. Earlier this year, we passed our 1000th employee...

The UKOUG Conference – Apps, Tech & JDE 2018 is taking place from December 3rd in ACC, Kings Dock, Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool. This event welcomes Oracle users from all over the UK and further...

This year’s AWS re:Invent conference took place over the past week in Las Vegas, finishing up on Friday the 30th of November. Version 1 representatives were in attendance and reporting back from AWS...

This year’s AWS re:Invent conference is currently taking place in Las Vegas and will run until Friday the 30th of November. Version 1 representatives are in attendance and are reporting back from AWS...

This year’s AWS re:Invent conference will take place from Monday the 26th to Friday the 30th of November 2018. AWS re:Invent is a learning conference hosted by Amazon Web Services for the global cloud...

Oracle users, be they ERP (E-Business, JD Edward or Peoplesoft) or Database (or both) typically face three key considerations in moving their Oracle environments to Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a...

Focusing on satisfying customers won’t maintain world-class Customer Satisfaction and develop lifelong Customer Journeys…but focusing on Customer Success will. To explain, let’s look back 18...

The Women in Tech Awards will be Ireland’s first annual celebration of women and diversity in the technology industry. The goal of the Women in Tech Awards is to drive diversity and narrow the gender...

On the 31st of October to the 1st of November, professionals from business leaders and C-suite executives, to key decision makers and elite IT experts arrived to the London Excel for this year’s Microsoft...

On the 31st of October and the 1st of November, professionals from business leaders and C-suite executives, to key decision makers and elite IT experts will arrive to the London Excel for this year’s...

Oracle OpenWorld is an annual Oracle convention for business decision-makers, IT management, and line-of-business end users to learn about trusted products and up-and-coming technologies. Version 1...

Oracle last released a version of their free-but-restricted XE (Express Edition) database for 11.2 in 2011, meaning a new release has been long-awaited and represents a change in release cycle for XE....

Oracle OpenWorld is an annual Oracle convention for business decision-makers, IT management, and line-of-business end users to learn about trusted products and up-and-coming technologies. Oracle OpenWorld...

Oracle OpenWorld is an annual Oracle convention for business decision-makers, IT management, and line-of-business end users to learn about trusted products and up-and-coming technologies. Oracle OpenWorld...

Imagine not having to count your use of Oracle products or to be able to deploy as much as you like without paying a single penny more. This sounds too good to be true but with careful planning, this is...

Java underpins a wide variety of enterprise software, particularly on the server side, and has historically been considered ‘free’ by businesses. Upcoming changes to the way Oracle Java is licensed...

The Independent Oracle licensing experts at Version 1 regularly speak to customers who have Unlimited License Agreements (ULAs) or even Perpetual Unlimited License Agreements (PULAs) who have stated their...

“This white paper aims to provide organisations moving Oracle to Microsoft Azure cloud with the necessary knowledge and business strategies.” There is often a misconception that migrating Oracle...

Oracle has released its much-anticipated Java SE Subscriptions price list, available here. You may be a ‘non-Oracle house’ but this new type of support could change that! Are you aware of...

Wikipedia describes automation as “the technology by which a process or procedure is performed without human assistance” and later describes the word’s popularity coming from the Ford motor company...

Version 1 recently published ‘So, You’re Ready to Move Your ERP to the Cloud’, a resource to inform enterprise organisations of the most commonly overlooked factors to consider ahead of migrating...

“Understanding the implications of the Cloud properly ensures that your organisation trusts that their Cloud Strategy will achieve real business objectives and benefits.” Our customers are...

In the following blog post, Version 1 Software Asset Management Expert Tam Kyle provides sample AWS CPU optimisation scenarios from a cost perspective following Oracle’s recent Cloud licensing update....

At Version 1, we say that we are a ‘Core Values Driven Company’ – we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them. But what does it even mean to be a Core Values-led...

The digital manufacturing sector as we know it is starting to undergo radical change and this will have widespread ramifications for supporting manufacturing technology solutions. Although initially gradual...

Exploring the options for migrating your ERP to the Cloud? This guide includes some commonly overlooked, but critically important factors to consider. Many organisations are exploring how they can leverage...

The manufacturing sector as we know it is currently starting to undergo radical change and this will have widespread ramifications for supporting manufacturing technology solutions. Although initially...

Despite its longstanding place in business, ERP software is far from being a dormant area of technology and this is true for the innovative advancements changing the landscape of Oracle ERP platforms such...

“We had all better buckle our seat belts as we are in for an exciting next five years.” In this Q & A, Version 1 explores the future of JD Edwards, Continuous Delivery, Digital Transformation...

In the following article, Stuart Johnson from the JD Edwards Solutions Advisory team at Version 1, shares the five most popular JD Edwards modernisation and digitisation trends that have been emerging...

At the AWS Summit London 2018, there were 100+ partners and 12 sessions on the pre-event day on the 9th of May. The main AWS Summit event followed on the 10th of May, which saw 12,000+ attendees, 7000+...

Migrating Oracle to the Public Cloud – AWS Migration Strategies Many organisations have, or are embarking on, the journey to migrating to Public Cloud. Typically, when organisations consider moving...

Enterprise application vendors do not design their license policies to be easily understood and customers often find themselves paying for products that they do not require and overpaying for the ones...

CEO of Version 1, Tom O’ Connor, was featured in The Sunday Times this week in conversation with Gavin Daly. In the interview, Tom O’ Connor discusses the influence Core Values have had on the...

Licensing Oracle Workloads on AWS Oracle licensing is a major factor organisations need to consider when making any change to their Oracle environments. It involves an evaluation of complex rules, policies...

The Version 1 Difference: It’s hard to believe that it has been a year since I took up the role of CEO of Version 1. I used to joke with our former CEO Justin Keatinge that the CEO position in Version...

The refreshed brand consists of a modernised visual identity which incorporates what is unique in how Version 1 has delivered services and solutions to customers over the last 20 years. A new triangular...

Enterprise Resource Planning is considered one of the older segments of the business software landscape, however, despite its longstanding place...

Has your organisation received an Oracle audit letter? Are you currently being audited? If so, are you aware of the...

Oracle Software License review planning is critical as License audits are increasing in frequency but the threat of a review...

In today’s enterprise organisations and public sector establishments, spend on enterprise application licensing can make up a significant percentage of...

This educational document contains a policy update which applies to cloud computing environments from the following vendors (collectively, the ‘Authorized...

Justin Keatinge’s post last Monday Career Change for CEO on his move to the Board and my promotion to CEO...

Jarlath Dooley, HR & Integration Director at Version 1 When one looks at the 10 Best Large Workplace list for...

The Brexit negotiations between Europe and the UK are likely to be protracted. The outcome of these negotiations may result...

It is likely that most companies in the UK will be impacted in some way by Brexit and thus the...

There is a raft of EU legislation which underpins many major and minor contracts for companies. Clauses related to governing...

Immigration was one of the hot topics for the Leave Referendum campaign, and access to suitably skilled Talent has become...

  Future Decoded was a two day conference with great keynotes and over 70 breakout sessions were split into a...

Blog post by  Roger Whitehead, Advisory Services UK Lead   In the previous article in this series we considered how...

Blog post by Stephen Sherry, Principal Consultant, Data Management, Version 1   In the previous blog posts on new EU...

Blog post by  Roger Whitehead, Advisory Services UK Lead   Origins and Evolutions Why does Information Technology change our lives...

Blog post by Stephen Sherry, Principal Consultant, Data Management, Version 1  In the previous blog post in this series on...

Blog Post by Ken MacMahon, Head of Oracle Cloud in Version 1 At Version 1 we’re focused on simplifying your...

Oracle Cloud: A generational shift in computing Version 1 Cloud Architect Chris Hollies reports live from OpenWorld 2015. Larry Ellison...

Blog post by Paul Bullen, Version 1 Licensing Consultant The current Standard Edition and Standard Edition One licenses are now only...

Blog post by Paul Bullen, Version 1 Licensing Consultant Oracle is reportedly developing a new license model: Perpetual User License Agreement...

Blog post by Paul Bullen, Version 1 Licensing Consultant   Oracle recently announced the release of Oracle Database Standard Edition 2....

  Blog post by Jennie Brown, Version 1 Senior Data Analyst   Understanding Oracle licensing, the contractual arrangements and potential impacts...

  As one of the fastest growing IT services companies in Western Europe, the Cloud is an important enabler for...