2015 Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Award Nomination Form Category:Oracle Exalogic

2015 Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Award Nomination Form
Category:Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud

Deadline for submission is July 31, 2015 5pm PDT

To submit all nominations, please send an email to: .

Please complete this form with as much detail as possible.
Nominations that do not have the solution area identified and the disclaimer on the last page cannot be considered for award
Submit completed form and any relevant supporting documents to the email address above.
IMPORTANT: Include category and company name in your email subject line, for example:

“Exalogic_CompanyName_InnovationAwards2015” when submitting your nomination.

Oracle may contact you to collect additional details, if necessary.
Winners will be notified before the end of August

WHAT IS THE EXALOGIC CATEGORY?

The “Exalogic”category is for customers using Exalogicrunning Fusion Middleware, Java or Oracle applications, or Java Cloud Services on Private Cloud.

WHAT ARE THE NOMINATION CRITERIA?

-Your company uses at least Exalogic and components of middleware and/or applications
-This solution should be in production or active development or in a pilot phase

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ABOUT YOUR COMPANY

Company Name

Company Industry / Vertical

Company URL

Number of Employees

ABOUT YOU (The Nominator)

Name

Email

Phone

Title

Role

Company (Partner/Oracle)

ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS PARTNERS

Oracle Contact Name: Email:

System Integrator / Consulting Partner

Name:
Email:

If this nomination is completed by someone other than the end user customer, has that customer been made aware of this nomination in advance of this submission? (Answer to this question must be YES or N/A to be considered for award)

Yes, the customer use case referenced in this nomination is aware of this submission on their behalf.

No, customer is not aware of this submission. I understand this submission will not be considered for an award.

N/A, this nomination is being submitted by the customer directly.

Please check the box(es) that best describe your solution: (Mandatory question for award consideration)
In which area(s) does Exalogic help your IT infrastructure?
(if more than one, then rank in priority - 1 as most important)
Modernize and Extend Enterprise Applications
Enterprise Mobility (Develop, integrate, and secure mobile applications)
Big and Fast Data (Process, analyze and act on large volumes of dynamically changing data in real-time)
Internet of Things (Drive real-time analysis, integration and security of M2M data)
Cloud Computing (public, private, or hybrid cloud infrastructure and integration)
Digital Experience (Driving productivity and engagement via multi-device modern user experiences)
Other (please specify) ______
Which Oracle applicationsare used in your project? (Check all that apply)
Oracle E-Business Suite, release #: ______List Primary Modules:______
Peoplesoft, release #: ______List Primary Modules:______
JD Edwards, release #: ______List Primary Modules:______
Siebel, release #: ______List Primary Modules:______
Oracle Fusion Applications :______List Primary Modules:______
Oracle Cloud Applications: ______List Primary Services:______
Other (please specify):______
For Applications listed above, are these deployed: On-premise? Off-premise? Both?
If you are using Oracle Applications listed above in your project, in which areas do you feel Fusion Middleware extends the value of your IT investments? (Check all that apply)
Business process automation/agility
How: ______
On premise to cloud integration
How: ______
Real-time data integration
How: ______
Simplifies enterprise mobility
How: ______
Enterprise intelligence
How: ______
Security and identity management
How: ______
Platform optimization
How: ______
Other (please specify)______
Which Oracle Fusion Middleware products are used in your solution?

Oracle Exalogic, version #: ______

Operating System (Linux/Solaris), version #: ___

Oracle VM, version #: ______

Oracle WebLogic Suite, version #: ______

Oracle WebLogic Server, version #: ______

OracleTuxedo, version #: ______

Oracle Coherence, version #: ______

Oracle GlassFish Server, version #: ______

Oracle JRockit, version #: ______

Oracle Business Transaction Management, version #: ____

Oracle Application Server
Oracle Traffic Director /

Oracle Virtual Assembly Builder,version #: ____

Oracle Enterprise Manager, version #: ___

Which other Oracle products are used in your solution?

Oracle Database, version #: ______

RAC version #: ______

JDeveloper, version #: ______

TopLink, version #: ______

SOA Suite, version #: ______

BPM, version #: ______

Portal/WebCenter, version #: ______

Enterprise Content Management, version #: ______

Data Integration, version #: ______

AIA, version #: ______

Identity Management, version #: ______
Application Development Framework (ADF):
ADF Faces, number of pages #: ______
ADF Taskflows, number of taskflows #: ______
ADF Business Components, # of entities: ______
Oracle Exadata: ______version #: ____ / Other: ______version #: ______
Please provide your environment / deployment details:

OS: ______, version #: ______

HW: ______, version #: ______

# Servers:______
# Memory:______/ # CPUs: ______
# Virtualization technology:______
# Transactions/Minute: ______/ # Concurrent Users (if applicable): ______
Is your company affiliated with any of the following Oracle User Groups?

Quest

OAUG

UKOUG

AUSOUG

Independent Oracle User Group (IOUG) / Oracle Development Tools User Group (ODTUG)

WHY YOUR SOLUTION IS INNOVATIVE

Executive Summary - Describe your solution. Please include why it was built, and what the business and technical goals were. Assume the reader does not know your environment.
Business Drivers– Describe the primary business drivers for your initiative. What business challenges were faced? What business objectives was your organization trying to achieve?
Technology Drivers –What were the primary technical challenges your organization faced? Please describe your IT environment prior to the adoption of Oracle technology.
Project Description– Describe the solution that has been rolled out, including functionality, users, and regions. Please include version numbers for each solution in production.

Technical Solution Details - Describe the solution architecture – please include any diagrams or architectural overviews with the nomination.

Deployment Complexity - Describe the complexity of the project, in terms of time to implement (in months), size of the implementation (number of team members), deployment characteristics (transaction volume, hardware configuration, global deployment), number of concurrent users, and future growth.
Solution Uniqueness – Please describe any unique characteristics of your solution (scalability across regions and languages, user adoption, speed of implementation, volume of users, benefits achieved).
Achieved Results and Business Impact - What short and long-term benefits were achieved through this initiative, or if not yet achieved, what benefits are anticipated? What was the ROI on the project (quantifiable cost / time savings / other tangible benefits)? Please include quantifiable metrics in table below.
Estimated Benefits Realized (Please check all that apply):
% Return On Investment (ROI) ___
% Reduction in time to market (from new business requirement to production deployment) __
% Reduction in development/test/production man-hours for new feature (or change) introduction___
% Reduction in development/test/production man-hours due to increased manageability___
% Reduction in overall IT budget devoted to ongoing maintenance (increased availability for new projects)_
% Reduction in time to complete a business transaction
% Improvement in customer satisfaction
% Reduction in unplanned downtime___
% Reduction in planned downtime___
% Increase in throughput __
% Improvement in completing a business transaction (error recovery/diagnosis) ______
Impact on security and compliance High Med Low
Risk reduction for future projects due to standardized architecture and processes High Med Low
Improved interaction between IT and business stakeholders:
Other______

Future Plans- What is the future plan/roadmap to expand this solution footprint? What are your next steps?

Reference – Based on the experience with this implementation, would you be willing to participate in customer reference activities? Click here to see benefits of being part of the customer reference program.
Yes/No ______
If Yes, please check the activities in which you would NOT be willing to participate
My organization would NOT be willing to do the following:
Customer Case Study
Press Release
Video
Magazine Feature (such as Oracle Magazine, Profit Magazine)
Podcast and/or Webcast
Speaking Opportunities such as Oracle OpenWorld and industry events
Industry Analyst interviews
Sales Referencing
Advertisements
Other______

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I have read and agree to the rules of the Oracle Excellence Awards.

Yes____

No_____

Thank you for taking the time to complete this nomination for Oracle Excellence Awards: Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation. Award winners will be notified mid-August. If you have any questions regarding the awards or nomination process, please send your inquiry to: .

Sincerely,

Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Award Team