Business Challenge
The organization operated with a small IT staff responsible for maintaining numerous disconnected applications. Each system required manual workarounds and redundant data entry, creating inefficiencies and limiting visibility. Initially, USA Rugby planned to deploy a traditional on-premises ERP system, but concerns about long-term maintenance, scalability, and cost predictability prompted a strategic reassessment.
Given the sport’s strong seasonality, with heavy activity during competitions and slower periods in the off-season, a flexible cloud-based model offered a more practical and cost-effective path forward. The organization needed a solution that could dynamically scale with demand while reducing operational overhead.
The Solution
ERP Suites guided USA Rugby through a structured selection process that identified JD Edwards EnterpriseOne as the ideal enterprise resource planning solution. JD Edwards became the central hub connecting previously fragmented systems, providing a single source of truth across finance, operations, and logistics.
Instead of deploying on-premises, ERP Suites recommended hosting the environment on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. This approach delivered the scalability, security, and performance required to support the organization’s dynamic needs. Through ERP Suites’ OCI Cloud Hosted Managed Services, the environment is continuously monitored, patched, and optimized to ensure peak performance during the busiest seasons.
With the cloud foundation in place, USA Rugby now benefits from a secure and agile infrastructure that minimizes IT complexity and allows staff to focus on advancing the sport rather than managing systems.
The Impact
Following implementation, USA Rugby began seeing measurable improvements across all areas of operation. The combination of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provided the scalability and reliability the organization needed to handle seasonal spikes and ongoing growth. Additionally, Orchestrator Studio and the use of Orchestrations has played a pivotal role in accelerating automation and driving greater efficiency for USA Rugby. Key outcomes include:
- High transaction capacity: Post-migration, USA Rugby processes over one million transactions, far surpassing previous system capabilities.
- Elastic scalability: OCI allows compute resources to scale up or down easily with seasonal demand.
- Reduced IT burden: ERP Suites’ managed services shifted system maintenance to a predictable OpEx model.
- Enhanced performance: The organization experiences faster response times, improved reliability, and greater visibility across operations.
- Ongoing partnership: ERP Suites continues to deliver OCI management, ensuring continuous optimization and support.
With JD Edwards EnterpriseOne running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and ERP Suites managing the hosted environment, USA Rugby now operates on a unified, high-performing platform that supports data-driven decisions and operational efficiency. The organization has gained the flexibility to adapt as the sport grows, using technology as a foundation for continued innovation and success.
