Client

Loudcloud is the leader in software infrastructure internet services, offering solutions for outsourcing global internet operations for all types and sizes of  e-businesses.  Loudcloud was founded in 1999 by some of the Internet’s early innovators, including Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen and former Netscape /AOL executives Ben Horowitz and Tim Howes.

 

Business Challenge

Loudcloud was a very fast growing company, with short-term plans for an IPO.  As a newly formed company, business processes were invented on the fly, with little or no integration across functions and little visibility to information.  An added challenge was that Loudcloud was hiring extremely fast and did not have all the resources in place at the start of the implementation.

 

Why Quovera?

Quovera’s reputation in leading rapid design and implementation of  best practices with limited pre-existing client processes was key to winning the Loudcloud engagement.   Quovera’s proven methodology, pre-defined templates, and experienced consulting team produced one of the first 11i production implementations world-wide, meeting Loudcloud’s aggressive project timeline and complex business process  requirements.

 

Business Benefits / System Characteristics

•        Provided integrated and scalable Oracle business systems to support all key mission critical business processes.

•        Visibility to over 6000 leased and purchased assets.

•        Development of cost standards for services and products to support pricing through project costing.

•        Financial reporting visibility to better control business costs.

•        Tracking of internet service deployment activities and tasks to support competitive order to delivery time.

•        Company-wide self-service entry of expense reports, purchase reqs, and time sheets.

 

Technologies and Solutions

•        Oracle Financials, Manufacturing, Distribution Applications plus iProcurement, Self Service Expense, Self Service Time, and Projects.

•        Custom Oracle Workflow interface to support internet services deployment and activity tracking.

•        Engagement completion: 5 calendar months