May 19th-21st, 2025
Minneapolis, MN
Embassy Suites by Hilton Minneapolis Airport
A conference specifically for PeopleSoft Administrators. The conference features talks from expert admins on a variety of topics, as well as hands-on training from Oracle ACEs. The goal of the conference is to expand your knowledge of PeopleSoft Administration and network with admins from around the country.
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Agenda
Monday
5/19
| 10:00 | Welcome |
| 10:30 | Lab Environments |
| 11:00 | PeopleSoft Technology Update (Oracle) |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 | PeopleTools Showcase |
| 13:30 | Health Center Lab |
| 19:00 | Open Lab |
Tuesday
5/20
| 08:30 | Coffee Talk |
| 09:00 | Automating PeopleSoft with Ansible |
| 09:45 | A Frank Conversation on the Art of PeopleSoft Administration |
| 11:00 | Cloud Manager, and PeopleSoft on Containers Update (Oracle) |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 | PeopleTools Showcase |
| 13:30 | Ansible Lab |
| 19:00 | Open Lab |
Wednesday
5/21
| 08:30 | Coffee Talk |
| 09:00 | DPK Customizations for Multi-server Architecture |
| 09:45 | Enterprise Components: The "Other" Toolset |
| 11:00 | PeopleSoft Platforms Update (Oracle) |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 | PeopleTools Roundtable |
| 14:00 | Lightning Talks & Closing |
All times Central Daylight Time (CDT)
* Agenda schedule, sessions and lab details are subject to change
Call for Lightning Talks
Try a Lightning Talk. These are quick 5 minute, single topic talks. We will be taking submissions up until the conference 5/24.
Monday
Welcome
Monday, May 19th - 10:00 CDT
Join us for our conference welcoming session. We will be going over the agenda and logistics of the conference. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion as well!
Lab Environments
Monday, May 19th - 10:30 CDT
In this very important session, we will be distributing lab environments. Each attendee will receive their own environment. We will complete all setup and confirmation needed to complete the labs throughout the conference. Please make sure to attend! If you can't make this session, please reach out to [email protected] and we can assist you with your lab setup.
PeopleSoft Technology Update: psadmin edition
Oracle
Monday, May 19th - 11:00 CDT
Oracle continues to invest in PeopleSoft PeopleTools technology. In this session, you will hear about the key features delivered in the latest release. Topics covered are user experience improvements, Oracle’s full suite of cloud-ready lifecycle management tools (including PeopleSoft Cloud Manager), analytics, search, emerging technology, and more.
PeopleTools Showcase
Kyle Benson & Thamizh Saminathan
Monday, May 20th - 13:00 CDT
Join us for an engaging session where we will demonstrate the newest features and capabilities in PeopleTools. This session will provide an in-depth showcase of the latest updates, enhancements, and tools. We encourage attendees to ask questions and propose topics to help guide the discussion.
Health Center Lab
Monday, May 19th - 13:30-16:30 CDT
The goal of the lab is to learn how to deploy PeopleSoft Health Center for monitoring single environments, and how to scale it to monitor multiple environments. We’ll also cover how to set up configurable alerts with PeopleSoft Health Center, and show some tips and tricks for troubleshooting PeopleSoft Health Center setup.
Open Lab
Monday, May 19th - 19:00-22:00 CDT
Join us for an Open Lab session. This is a lab session with no agenda. Come with questions on the labs or any other topics to discuss with instructors and other attendees!
Tuesday
Coffee Talk
Tuesday, May 20th - 08:30 CDT
Join us for a relaxed and interactive discussion where your input drives the conversation. We’ll provide the coffee and a comfortable setting, and you bring the topics that matter most to you.
Automating PeopleSoft Server Builds, Deployments, Infrastructure CPU Patching, with Ansible
Sushruth Sakki
Tuesday, May 20th - 09:00 CDT
UMass Amherst IT is migrating its servers to Linux. To address labor-intensive manual processes, this project implemented Ansible-based automation. We developed Ansible playbooks, stored and managed in a Bitbucket repository, to automate PeopleSoft server builds and deployments, including People Tools DPKs, WebLogic, Web domains, App server domain builds and deployments. Additionally, we automated infrastructure CPU patching. This resulted in significant efficiency gains, reduced errors, deployment times reduced to less than 10 minutes and streamlined critical security patching.
A Frank Conversation on the Art of PeopleSoft Administration
Frank Dolezal
University of Nebraska
Tuesday, May 20th - 09:45 CDT
Transform your job by empowering users with robots and Real-time synchronization of data to downstream system by fostering harmonic relationships with DBAs and Developers while working in the golden age of software administration.
Cloud Manager, and PeopleSoft on Containers Update
Oracle
Tuesday, May 20th - 11:00 CDT
Cloud Manager is a free application from PeopleSoft that make it easy to run your environments on Oracle Cloud. We will show off the latest features in Cloud Manager like sparse clone environments, Self-Managed Update Images, Vault integration, one-click patching, and more. This session will also dive into the benefits of running PeopleSoft in containers, how to get started using container technology, and provide an overview on running production-level container workloads on Oracle Kubernetes Engine.
PeopleTools Showcase
Kyle Benson & Thamizh Saminathan
Tuesday, May 20th - 13:00 CDT
Join us for an engaging session where we will demonstrate the newest features and capabilities in PeopleTools. This session will provide an in-depth showcase of the latest updates, enhancements, and tools. We encourage attendees to ask questions and propose topics to help guide the discussion.
Ansible Lab
Tuesday, May 20th - 13:30-16:30 CDT
This hands-on lab provides an introduction to Ansible and its application in administering PeopleSoft environments. We will cover the fundamentals of Ansible, including playbooks, inventory management, and automation concepts. Attendees will gain practical experience deploying Ansible automation for PeopleSoft environments, improving efficiency and reducing manual effort.
Open Lab
Tuesday, May 20th - 19:00-22:00 CDT
Join us for an Open Lab session. This is a lab session with no agenda. Come with questions on the labs or any other topics to discuss with instructors and other attendees!
Wednesday
Coffee Talk
Wednesday, May 21st - 08:30 CDT
Join us for a relaxed and interactive discussion where your input drives the conversation. We’ll provide the coffee and a comfortable setting, and you bring the topics that matter most to you.
Using DPK Customizations for Multi-server Architecture
John Le
Wednesday, May 21st - 09:00 CDT
This session will discuss a method to use DPK customizations to deploy PeopleTools into an architecture having multiple servers for situations where specific hosts are dedicated to specific domains.
Enterprise Components: The "Other" Toolset
Wednesday, May 21st - 09:45 CDT
Learn about a variety of tools included in Enterprise Components (such as Notification Composer, Events and Notifications, Activity Guide Composer, and more), how to use them, and when to avoid them.
PeopleSoft Platforms Update
Mark Hoernemann
Oracle
Wednesday, May 21st - 11:00 CDT
Is your PeopleSoft infrastructure ready for PeopleTools 8.62? Are you familiar with the latest capabilities that Cloud Manager provides? Come to this session to help plan for your next PeopleTools upgrade and confirm you have the right database and operating system levels identified. Understand what COBOL, Search and other component releases are required to ensure you won't have any surprises should you need to contact Support. Be sure to attend this session so you understand the changes coming in PeopleTools.
PeopleTools Roundtable
Sasank Vemana, Mark Hoernemann & Dan Iverson
Oracle
Wednesday, May 21st - 13:00 CDT
Join members of the Oracle PeopleTools Strategy team in an open roundtable discussion.
Lightning Talks & Closing
Multiple Presenters
Wednesday, May 21st - 14:00 CDT
Lightning Talks are quick, fast-paced talks given in succession, averaging about 5 minutes in length. These talks are always fun and pack great little bits of knowledge.
After that, we will be closing out the conference and saying goodbyes!