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Babb Technology
Babb Technology, a prominent reseller, system integrator, and consulting company, that plays a vital role in numerous system integration and digital transformation initiatives. Babb Technology collaboration with software players such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Oracle and empowers organizations to embrace disruptive technologies and accelerate their journey to the cloud, thus reshaping their business models.
| Reseller and SI | Vendor | Application | Category | Market |
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| Babb Technology | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon EC2 | Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
| Babb Technology | Oracle | Oracle PeopleSoft HCM | Core HR | HCM |
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Harvard University | Education | 19000 | $6.7B | United States | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon EC2 | Application Hosting and Computing Services | 2018 |
In 2018, Harvard University moved its PeopleSoft production environment onto Amazon EC2 as part of an Application Hosting and Computing Services deployment. Babb Technology led the implementation to host PeopleSoft functionality for Payroll, Benefits, and Pensions on Amazon EC2, positioning the university to run its core HR and payroll systems on AWS infrastructure.
The project context shows Harvard was ten months into a two year effort to upgrade PeopleSoft and transition application components associated with SunGard to VM Linux when the decision was made to move into AWS. The implementation used Amazon EC2 instances to host PeopleSoft application tiers and supporting compute capacity, adopting ephemeral infrastructure concepts emphasized during the rollout.
Functional coverage focused on PeopleSoft modules for Payroll, Benefits, and Pensions, with configuration and customization work to align those modules to Harvard’s operating model. The implementation narrative highlights that PeopleSoft can run successfully in AWS, and in this case the EC2-based deployment was considered more cost effective and more customizable than Oracle’s PeopleSoft Cloud offering.
Governance and rollout lessons were documented, noting that more upfront architectural thought would have reduced rework and that explicit customer education and cultural change management were required to help teams accept ephemeral infrastructure and the decommissioning of on-premise systems. Babb Technology’s engagement emphasized planning for knowledge transfer, shutdown processes for on-premise hosts, and operational procedures for maintaining PeopleSoft on Amazon EC2.
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Harvard University | Education | 19000 | $6.7B | United States | Oracle | Oracle PeopleSoft HCM | Core HR | 2001 |
In 2001 Harvard University launched the HR Project to implement Oracle PeopleSoft HCM as its Core HR system, targeting improved human resources, payroll, benefits, and time collection functionality. The Harvard Corporation approved the plan to have the new systems in place by April 2002 and authorized a second phase of Project ADAPT to update administrative systems across the university.
The deployment model for Oracle PeopleSoft HCM used hosted PeopleSoft applications maintained by an outside application service provider at an off-site development center, with consulting partners from Cap Gemini Ernst & Young providing hosting and systems work and Babb Technology engaged as an implementation partner. The architecture emphasized a centralized back-office footprint for payroll and benefits in the initial phase, enabling hosting and system maintenance to be operated off-campus while preserving local operational autonomy in the schools and units.
Implemented modules and capabilities included core HR recordkeeping, payroll processing, benefits administration, and electronic time-tracking, plus planned employee self-service and a future employee portal. The PeopleSoft implementation incorporated institution-specific configuration such as object code defaults tied to employee class and earnings codes, a chart of accounts segmentation for costing validation, and PeopleSoft effective-dating behavior for HR and payroll transactions, reflecting Harvard’s rules for retroactive adjustments and General Ledger accounting.
Operational rollout was staged, with an initial central deployment focused on back-office payroll and benefits where schools and departments continued current local processes, and a subsequent phase planned to enable transactional completion by schools through common tools or automated links. Governance was centralized under project directors Michael Barricelli, Sara Oseasohn, and Polly Price, supported by a roughly 60-person team including HR, financial, and technology staff and consulting partners, and kickoff workshops established decision-making ground rules. Integration with existing Oracle Financials was explicitly planned to allow cross-system reporting and to provide a foundation for future administrative automation and expanded self-service, outcomes that Harvard leaders described as enabling faster, cost-effective implementation and improved management reporting.
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