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Oracle Integration (OIC)

Score5 out of 10

68 Reviews and Ratings

What is Oracle Integration (OIC)?

The Oracle Integration Cloud Service is an iPaaS providing prebuilt integration flows between applications, including other Oracle products. The Integration Cloud Service is scaled for enterprises, with prebuilt codeless adapters for on-premises and SaaS systems and low-code automation capabilities.

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Top Performing Features

  • Monitoring console

    Central console for monitoring resource utilization, system health, ability to start and stop processes, etc.

    Category average: 7.5

  • Data security features

    Data security features include rights management, LDAP integration, password encryption, etc.

    Category average: 7.8

  • Pre-built connectors

    Pre-built, tested connectors to a wide variety of applications such as ERP, CRM, HCM, Marketing Automation, etc.

    Category average: 8.3

Areas for Improvement

  • Connector modification

    Provision for modification of pre-built connectors to suit specific environments

    Category average: 7.5

  • Data quality services

    Software includes capability to perform data profiling, deduplication, cleansing etc.

    Category average: 7.9

  • Support for real-time and batch integration

    Software supports both real-time and batch integrations

    Category average: 7.6

A new and reliable addition to the business automation process.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Oracle process cloud has been a major part of our company

especially in the marketing and IT department. and it is helping us out in

accomplishing the digital and technological demands of our organization and it

is a time saver. We can integrate it with 3rd platform and it just not be

necessarily an Oracle product. Since we have automated our applications using this

tool we have observed some meticulous outcomes that we didn’t anticipate. and

in our departments, we have not just automated processes but also ensured

security as well.

Pros

  • The way we have automated our processes and variety of applications is just amazing.
  • The way it helped in ensuring the security of data is another benefit of it we can have a data backup.
  • We can link it up (integrate) it with other platforms and it's not a big deal if that 3rd platform is not an Oracle product.
  • It allows offline features too in other words if we have been doing something offline, it immediately syncs that when we get online again.

Cons

  • I feel that at some point it lacks advanced analytics.
  • Licensing is pathetic and expensive.
  • Price is a lot for small setups.
  • Customer support is not as I was expecting it to be.

Return on Investment

  • The way it has provided us automation has made our work easy and our clients are satisfied too.
  • It is more like an all-in-one solution for our company.
  • It is stable, scalable, and secure software.
  • The lacking of advanced analytics is something is would rather regard as a missing piece in it which can be a negative part of it.

Good tool for business process automation

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Oracle Process Cloud plays a pivotal role in business processes including my own business and it just helps a lot in meeting client requirements plus client expectations in regards to the product quality and delivery on time. Oracle Process Cloud has been used for the integration and testing of several different applications in the cloud under multiple environments and even configuration setups.

Pros

  • Oracle Process Cloud has been seamlessly integrated with multiple cloud databases for integrations.
  • Oracle Process Cloud has been very helpful in automating processes of employee onboarding and client issues as well.
  • With the help of Oracle Process Cloud, my firm has been able to create a very safe and secure application database setup.
  • The great facet about Oracle Process Cloud is that there is data security and integrity across different databases in Oracle Process Cloud. Moreover, the automation that is happening in processes and applications is also a strong factor of attraction for any user.

Cons

  • The cons of Oracle Process Cloud are also important to take into consideration because sometimes I do feel that Oracle Process Cloud becomes a little glitch.
  • I also feel that the costs of Oracle Process Cloud can be lowered down to some extent because such types of costs are a mere stretch.

Return on Investment

  • The modern and advanced analytical abilities in Oracle Process Cloud are also a missing element that should be catered to.
  • This tool is used greatly for IT departments at a lower level with some very basic and limited access for general employees only.
  • Oracle Process Cloud has many advantages like it offers some very great and scalable solutions.
  • I find Oracle Process Cloud pretty straightforward and easy as compared to the different options available. Lastly, I think that as it is just one platform, managing the Oracle Process Cloud is pretty easy too.

The Sauce of your Software Sandwich

Pros

  • Incredibly easy to create integrations for beginner coders.
  • Very flexible online user interface requires no powerful client to run.
  • Inbuilt connections for common Oracle tools.

Cons

  • It is very obviously Oracle and Oracle partner orientated.
  • Hanging issues, as well as other quirks plague the online UI.
  • Not currently available as a free trial the last time I looked.

Return on Investment

  • Saved an incredible amount of time compared to developing the integrations ourselves, resulting in a massive ROI.
  • Prebuilt connectors for Oracle Fusion and JET had a positive effect too.
  • Creating custom connection for the Java API Gateway took a while but was reusable.

Alternatives Considered

UiPath Enterprise RPA Platform

Integration Simplified: Oracle Integration Cloud Service!

Pros

  • Adapters provide easy to use functions.
  • No coding is required.
  • Detailed log capture.
  • Easy to diagnose a problem and troubleshoot the issue.

Cons

  • Click, drag and drop
  • More samples for ease of use
  • Workflow creation can be a challenge at times. It requires a good understanding of the technology to design efficient workflow.

Return on Investment

  • Positive impact because it takes away the overhead of designing the integration from the scratch.
  • On the negative side of things is it requires a good understanding of the process to implement sophisticated integrations.

Alternatives Considered

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform

Oracle Integration Cloud Review

Pros

  • Standard Adaptors are provided for certain software.
  • UI is neatly organized.

Cons

  • Need some material for the first-time user with detailed real-time scenarios.
  • Inbound to oracle Fusion can be confusing, especially in terms of security.

Return on Investment

  • Pre-built Adapters from Oracle are pretty neat. That eliminates a lot of work to build the adapters or WSDL.
  • The interface is simple to use after configuration is complete.