GT Lunch & Learn: Applying PeopleSoft PUM Images & CPUs with Minimal Downtime

Описание: Join John Marcus, Principal System Engineer at Gideon Taylor, as he shares expert strategies for maintaining PeopleSoft environments efficiently. This session, originally presented at the Blueprint 4D conference, covers proven methods to apply PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) images and Critical Patch Updates (CPUs) with minimal downtime, greater confidence, and reduced risk. Learn how to optimize your PeopleSoft architecture for continuous maintenance, leverage automation and containerization, and develop a sustainable maintenance plan that works for your organization.

KEY TOPICS COVERED
Understanding maintenance requirements across different PeopleSoft lifecycle stages
Architecting PeopleSoft environments for optimal maintainability
Modern deployment patterns: decoupled homes, disposable environments, and containerization
Managing customizations and modifications to reduce maintenance complexity
Building competent cross-functional maintenance teams
Creating sustainable quarterly maintenance schedules
Leveraging automation with Ansible and Oracle Linux Automation Manager
Implementing containerization with Kubernetes for PeopleSoft workloads
Disaster recovery planning and rollback strategies
Real-world example: patching 70+ environments in one day with three people
Handling emergency maintenance and security patches (CVE response)

TIMESTAMPS
00:11 - Introduction and Welcome
03:46 - Session Begins: John Marcus Introduction
04:45 - Defining Maintenance for Your Environment Lifecycle
07:14 - Preparing Your Environment for Maintenance
11:01 - Modern Deployment Patterns and Architecture
15:47 - Managing Customizations and Modifications
16:16 - Understanding the PeopleSoft Layered Architecture
18:10 - The Competent Maintainer: Skills and Teams
21:25 - How Often Should You Do Maintenance?
26:42 - Sample Quarterly Maintenance Plan
29:42 - Embracing Calculated Risk in Maintenance
35:38 - Automation and Containerization Deep Dive
38:02 - What Are Automation and Containerization?
40:53 - How to Leverage These Tools
44:00 - What Happens When Something Goes Wrong?
47:27 - Disaster Recovery and Maintenance Planning
50:31 - Unexpected Gotchas and Post-Maintenance Validation
51:23 - Q&A Session

Whether you're struggling with maintenance fatigue, dealing with legacy architecture, or looking to modernize your PeopleSoft operations, this session provides actionable insights you can implement immediately. Discover how proper architecture and modern tooling can transform PeopleSoft maintenance from a dreaded task into a streamlined, repeatable process.

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