International knowledge sharing at psadmin.conf in Minneapolis

This conference brought together administrators, engineers and specialists from all over the world to share knowledge and experiences. For MCX, this meant a valuable opportunity to gain insights into the latest tools and best practices, such as the PeopleSoft Health Center and automated management with Ansible.

In addition to the inspiring sessions, psadmin.conf offered hands-on training labs focused on tools that can improve the efficiency of Peoplesoft environments, such as the Peoplesoft Health Center and the use of Ansible.

Monitoring smarter with the PeopleSoft Health Center
During psadmin.conf, it emerged once again how powerful the PeopleSoft Health Center is as a monitoring tool - and how little it is still used worldwide.

At MCX, we are already successfully deploying this free and easily configurable functionality for monitoring various environments, including production environments. The Health Center offers insightful dashboards and built-in alerts - both within the PeopleSoft interface and via e-mail - that allow early detection of potential disruptions.

A valuable addition, therefore, for those who take the stability and performance of their PeopleSoft landscape seriously.

Efficient PeopleSoft management with Ansible
One of the standout tools during psadmin.conf was Ansible - a powerful platform for automated management of remote servers. Within MCX, we use Ansible for, among other things, starting and stopping environments and applying CPU patches.

This approach not only provides more control and consistency, but also reduces the risk of errors in repetitive management tasks. In the coming period, we at MCX will further explore how we can deploy Ansible more widely within our infrastructure - always with the aim of making our PeopleSoft services even smarter and more efficient.

MCX tools in the spotlight: Spock and Gisgo
During psadmin.conf, we had the opportunity to present two of our own MCX tools to an international audience of PeopleSoft specialists:

• Spock - our automated patching tool that speeds up, simplifies and standardises CPU application within PeopleSoft environments.
• Gisgo - an intuitive GUI that allows administrators and functional managers to perform common PSadmin tasks without having to dive deep into technology.

Reactions to both solutions were very positive. It was valuable to share our approach and get insights back from colleagues in the field. We also had inspiring discussions with other participants and key members of the Oracle PeopleTools executive team:

• Sasank Vemana (LinkedIn)
• Mark Hoernemann (LinkedIn)
• Dan Iverson (LinkedIn)

Thanks to the community - and let's stay in touch
A sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of psadmin.conf. It was inspiring to share knowledge, exchange ideas and make new connections within the international PeopleSoft community.

Would you like to know more about our experiences during the conference or are you curious how our tools Spock and Gisgo can help your organisation? We'd love to get into the conversation. Feel free to contact us via info@mcx.nl.