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SMACT Works Ranks on 2026 Inc. 5000 List for a 5th Straight Year

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Listen to article This Marks Our Fifth Consecutive Year on the List. We're proud to share that SMACT Works has been named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 list , ranking No. 2,700 among America's fastest-growing companies. It's our fifth consecutive year on the list, a milestone we credit to the clients who trust us with their Oracle environments and the team that shows up for them every day across Cloud Advisory, Technology Consulting, and Managed Services. Key Takeaways SMACT Works ranks No. 2,700 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies. This marks the company's fifth consecutive year of Inc. 5000 recognition, up from No. 4,651 in 2022 to No. 2,700 in 2026. Growth is fueled by SMACT Works' Oracle-focused Cloud Advisory, Technology Consulting, and Managed Services offerings . CEO Ranjith Yengoti credits the milestone to client t...
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Oracle PeopleTools 8.63: Key Features, AI, and Security Updates

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Listen to article Oracle PeopleTools 8.63 introduces new capabilities across AI, security, search, and administration. Understanding what changed and how each enhancement aligns with your organization's priorities can help you plan your next steps with confidence. Key Takeaways Oracle made PeopleTools 8.63 generally available on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure on July 29, 2026, with on-premises availability to follow. The release's biggest theme is AI readiness: Natural Language Search, Model Context Protocol (MCP) server support, and an AI Assistant inside Application Designer. New SAML 2.0 single sign-on and TOTP-based two-factor authentication give organizations more ways to align PeopleSoft with their existing identity strategy. Semantic Search and Typo Tolerance improve everyday usability for business users without requiring new training. Treat 8.63 as a planning e...
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NBCC Cuts IT Maintenance Work By 55% with Oracle Autonomous AI Database

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Listen to article NBCC Cuts IT Maintenance 55% with Oracle Autonomous AI Database New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) partnered with SMACT Works to migrate its PeopleSoft applications to Oracle Autonomous AI Database 26ai, cutting routine IT maintenance work by 55% and reducing Severity 1 incidents by 70%. Read the full article here: NBCC cuts IT maintenance work by 55% with Oracle Autonomous AI Database 26ai
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Payables 360: Transforming Oracle Accounts Payable with Conversational AI

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Listen to article Payables 360: Transforming Oracle Accounts Payable with Conversational AI Accounts Payable (AP) teams manage supplier invoices, payment obligations, approvals, invoice holds, and supplier inquiries while supporting month-end close and cash flow visibility. Every day, AP teams answer questions such as: Which invoices are unpaid? Which invoices are due soon? Which invoices are on hold? Which invoices are waiting for approval? Which invoices have not been posted to the General Ledger? Which payments were made to a supplier? The answers are available in Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP , but finding them often requires navigating multiple screens, applying filters, or running reports. Payables 360 simplifies that process. Payables 360 is an AI-powered conversational assistant for Oracle Payables that allows users to ask questions in natural languag...
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How Oracle Fusion Agentic Applications Reshape ERP Execution

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Listen to article For decades, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have recorded transactions and surfaced reports, relying on people to apply context and move work forward. Even with Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistants, execution remained manual. Oracle Fusion Agentic Applications represent a significant shift. AI now operates within the system of record, understanding business context, applying domain expertise, and supporting action toward defined outcomes. The result is not fewer people, but greater capacity. Routine execution can move faster, allowing teams to focus on decisions that require judgment and experience. This reflects an important evolution in how ERP supports business operations. Key Takeaways Agentic applications move ERP from insight to execution. Oracle Fusion Agentic Applications do more than analyze data. They can take action to help advance business out...
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Large Payload Handling in OIC: Avoid Timeouts and Memory Issues

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Listen to article When working with Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), handling large payloads is one of the most common reasons integrations become slow, unstable, or fail unexpectedly. What starts as a simple integration can quickly lead to timeout errors, memory pressure, longer execution times, and more complex troubleshooting as payload sizes grow. In many cases, the problem is not OIC itself. The real issue is the integration pattern. Large-payload processing requires a different design approach. Instead of treating it like a standard request-response flow, architects should focus on controlled data movement, staged processing, chunking, and reducing in-memory transformations. This is where selecting the right pattern can have a significant impact. Key Takeaways For large payload handling in OIC, the most effective practices are straightforward but impactful: Use pagination for larg...
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How Oracle Fusion AI Helps Build a Modern Intelligent Enterprise

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Listen to article How Oracle Fusion AI Supports Smarter Enterprise Operations Organizations that successfully migrated to Oracle Fusion Cloud modernized their ERP landscape, standardized operations, and improved enterprise visibility. Today, many are looking beyond cloud adoption and asking a new question: How can enterprise systems provide better insights, support decision-making, and help employees work more effectively? Oracle Fusion AI is helping answer that question by embedding intelligence directly into enterprise workflows. At SMACT Works, we see organizations using AI to improve productivity, simplify operations, and create more connected experiences across Finance, Procurement, HR, Supply Chain, and Customer Operations. Key Takeaways Oracle Fusion AI helps organizations move beyond automation and improve operational effectiveness. AI capabilities are increasingly embedd...
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