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Committee approves $550,000 to move PeopleSoft to Oracle Cloud for cyber resilience

3303613 · May 13, 2025

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Summary

Committee approved an ISA appropriation of $550,000 to migrate the city-county’s PeopleSoft enterprise resource planning system to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, citing cybersecurity and disaster‑recovery benefits; the administration aims to complete the migration before open enrollment in October.

The Administration & Finance Committee approved an appropriation of $550,000 from the city-county’s ISA fund to migrate the enterprise PeopleSoft system to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), a move city IT leaders said will improve cyber resilience and disaster recovery.

Colin Hill, chief information officer for the city-county, told the committee the appropriation funds planning and early migration work. "Think of that as ISA savings account that we have as an ongoing reverting revenue source…This is moving PeopleSoft from currently in its on prem status to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure or OCI. The move is primarily based on on two things, that would be, cyber security, cyber security resilience, and then also on operational benefits," Hill said.

Why it matters: PeopleSoft is the city-county’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform used for payroll, vendor payments and many administrative functions. Hill said a migration will create a separate, secure container for PeopleSoft so the ERP can continue to operate if the city’s on‑premises infrastructure is compromised; the city said the target is to complete migration before open enrollment begins in October.

Support from councilors: Councilor Crystal Carlino and Councilor Jesse Brown both voiced support for the move on security and best-practice grounds. Brown noted recent high-profile cybersecurity incidents affecting state and other public-sector systems as a reason to act.

Vote and implementation: The committee moved and seconded the appropriation and approved it by voice vote. Implementation will involve multiple departments, including the controller’s office, auditor, treasurer, human resources and purchasing; staff said they are conducting a modified RFQ process to select a qualified migration partner.

Ending: IT staff indicated the migration is a cost-benefit decision intended to lower longer-term operational risk and improve continuity for payroll and financial operations.