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Overview: Building a Scalable Foundation for a Growing Institution

Client: Large Public University
This University relies on three core PeopleSoft systems that support its students, faculty, and administrative operations: Human Capital Management, Financials, and Campus Solutions. With aging on-premise hardware and increasing operational strain, the University needed a modern, secure, and efficient cloud environment that could support long-term growth. HyperGen partnered with the University to deliver a seamless migration to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), strengthen system reliability, reduce costs, and position its IT environment for future innovation.

The Challenge: Aging Infrastructure and an Urgent Need for Stability
The University’s on-premise environment presented growing risks and limitations. Their teams relied on heavily customized PeopleSoft systems that were difficult to maintain, patch, and upgrade. Previous attempts to move to the cloud had stalled, leaving production systems on legacy hardware with escalating costs and operational challenges.

The University turned to HyperGen to:

• Successfully migrate all PeopleSoft environments to Oracle OCI
• Improve system stability, performance, and availability
• Reduce operational costs and eliminate dependency on aging hardware
• Offload ongoing PUM, database tuning, and system maintenance
• Build a resilient, scalable cloud foundation for future modernization

Action Plan: A Strategic Lift-and-Improve Migration
HyperGen implemented a comprehensive migration plan designed to stabilize operations quickly while strengthening the environment for long-term success.

Steps Taken:

1. Environment Build: Deployed a complete OCI architecture including VMs, networking, firewalls, load balancers, hot spares, and Active Directory integration.
2. Migration & Optimization: Migrated all PeopleSoft systems to OCI using RAC for high availability, then optimized to a cost-efficient non-RAC configuration without sacrificing performance.
3. Managed Services: Delivered ongoing 24x7 monitoring, disaster recovery testing, OS and database updates, PeopleSoft patching, customization support, and weekly executive reporting
4. Future Planning: Positioned the University for upcoming initiatives including the 26ai database upgrade and continued PeopleSoft modernization.

How We Delivered: Results That Matter

• Stronger Stability and Performance: The University now operates within a secure, scalable OCI environment that supports peak academic cycles and unexpected traffic spikes with ease.
• Significant Cost Savings: HyperGen’s shift from RAC to non-RAC architecture reduced OCI operating costs by forty percent while maintaining performance and availability.
• Improved Operational Efficiency: HyperGen manages day-to-day system, database, and application administration, allowing the University’s IT team to refocus on strategic priorities.
• Reduced Risk and Increased Confidence: Enhanced security, better uptime, and reliable disaster recovery practices ensure compliance and reduce operational exposure.
• Future-Ready Architecture: The new OCI foundation supports upcoming upgrades, automation opportunities, and ongoing PeopleSoft enhancements.

A Commitment to Moving Higher Education Forward

HyperGen’s partnership with the University demonstrates our dedication to helping institutions modernize critical systems, reduce cost burdens, and strengthen operational resilience. Whether supporting a single department or an enterprise-wide transformation, our team delivers solutions that empower organizations to grow with confidence.

Ready to strengthen your PeopleSoft environment? Connect with HyperGen to explore how we can support your cloud journey.

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