Applications Store
APEX Cloud Apps runs on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure which is specifically designed for secure, scaleable, easily configurable, internet standards-based integration with external systems and web services. It is low-code, reliable and supports rapid development of modern, enterprise applications built on its role-based, fine-grained data security architecture
Applications are typically created in a matter of days and instantly deployed as new menu items in the application store
“data-driven companies enjoy increased revenue, improved customer service, best-in-class operating efficiencies and improved profitability”
Cindi Howson MIT Chief Data Officer
Scenario: MS Office 365 / E-Business Suite integration
APEX Cloud Apps integration with MS Office 365 converts inbound email attachments including Office files, pdf’s, images, audio, video and scanned documents into readable text
Email attachments are stored in encrypted cloud storage and a database record comprising the text element plus metadata is created that enables advanced, search-engine fast access and retrieval of attachment content
Invoice, receipt and expense document types are automatically identified and formatted prior to insert into custom staging tables ready for import into ERP systems using the appropriate custom APEX App
Additional document types can also be added using the Document Understanding web service which learns with as few as five samples how to interpret scanned pharmacy prescriptions, meter readings, driving licenses, application forms, insurance claims, CV’s & most other proforma
New document types can then be processed as email attachments using the same MS Office 365 integration – innovative new custom Apps plug straight into the existing APEX Cloud Apps framework
Scenario: MS Office 365 / AI Language integration
APEX Cloud Apps uses a Sentience Analysis AI web service to analyse inbound customer emails and monitor their human emotional content over time
Managers are automatically emailed when specified tolerance thresholds are met for the purpose of improving quality standards and customer service
AI Sentience Analysis can also be used to monitor and improve services based on speech using a Language AI service to initially convert recorded audio or video to text
World of possibilities
APEX Cloud Apps / MS Office 365 integration combines industrial strength Oracle database processing power, OCI technology and a secure role-based rapid application deployment framework with Azure web services that access Microsoft SharePoint, Outlook, Teams and Calendar
Yet this integration barely scratches the surface of what is possible in terms of business innovation: there is an ever increasing number of web services which can be accessed independently or in orchestrated daisy chains. Web services are also easily published to external third parties with minimal coding required
The key thing is the platform that brings everything together: APEX Cloud Apps on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is a low-code solution that enables established organizations to creatively exploit their digital resources and compete with the agile new startups in a fast-moving world, with minimal investment, negligible risk and enormous opportunities
APEX Cloud Apps is also perfectly suited to managing Integrations that are too complicated to be shoe-horned wholesale into Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) which is very often the main cause of spiralling costs and project failure.
Instead, integrations are broken down into manageable steps with customized configuration, validation, notifications, error-handling, resubmission and logging to support a retained OIC backbone. The result is superior visibility and control managing complex workflows and interfaces, compared to OIC alone
