A First-Timer’s Experience at the QUEST JDE INFOCUS Conference 2024!

A First-Timer’s Experience at the QUEST JDE INFOCUS Conference!

This month’s edition of the eyko newsletter features insights from our Head of Marketing, Gene Villeneuve, as he reflects on his first-time experience at the annual Quest INFOCUS Oracle JD Edwards conference.  

From October 1-3, I had the pleasure of attending my first JD Edwards (JDE) conference, held in Denver, Colorado—an annual gathering of the JDE community. As both an attendee and exhibitor, I was excited to see higher-than-expected participation, with a renewed sense of energy within the JDE ecosystem. Attendees ranged from I.T. professionals to business leaders responsible for optimizing revenue, tracking warehouses, monitoring expenses, and other critical functions. Their stories were inspiring but also highlighted some of the current challenges, such as managing an ever-expanding set of data sources, dealing with outdated tools, and navigating complex reporting requirements. 

Vendors were also out in full force—exceeding forecasts—with exhibitors representing professional services, business process automation, analytics, AI, app orchestration, and much more.  

Most of my time at INFOCUS was spent at the eyko booth, where I had meaningful conversations with many JDE customers. Here are a few key takeaways from those discussions: 

• JDE Release 24 and Tools 9.2 are being widely adopted across the board. 

• JDE customers are clearly not going to another ERP system anytime soon and are looking to get the most out of their JDE platform. They are doing this with better integration with between JDE and other systems and by improving the quality and range of information they deliver to the business from JDE and other systems. 

• Organizations have concluded that their current JDE reporting tools are becoming insufficient, with many using multiple tools to meet their needs but still wanting to consolidate on one solution.

• Power BI is gaining traction but has limitations with performance, JDE security, and formatting, which forces teams to hold onto older reporting tools. 

• Data warehouse and data lake projects are often behind schedule, leading users to manually stitch together CSV and Excel files for reporting and analysis. 

• There’s a growing demand for more interactive dashboards and reports that go beyond static, tabular reporting—customers want something more responsive. 

• JDE customers are eager to reimagine reporting and analytics through the lens of AI, with many seeking guidance on how to plan for this transformation. 

From an eyko perspective, we were thrilled by the reception. Our inbuilt smarts for the JDE schemas married with our ability to seamlessly combine and clean data from JDE and other sources generated a lot of excitement at the booth. Many customers told their colleagues and friends to stop by and see our demo firsthand. In addition to data integration, eyko’s ability to quickly generate reports, dashboards, and AI-driven insights (while respecting and inheriting JDE security) made a big impact. We left the conference with numerous demo requests, POCs, and new partner opportunities. 

In closing, it was heartwarming to witness the strong bonds within the JDE community. Long-time friends reconnected with warm embraces and huge smiles, while I, as a newcomer, was warmly welcomed into the fold. It’s clear this is more than just a professional network—it's a true community.  

Thanks for reading, and don’t forget to follow eyko’s journey on LinkedIn. If you’d like to learn more about how eyko can help your organization with analytics and reporting over multiple systems including JDE, visit our website or simply reply to this email, and we’d be happy to show you the product! 

Warm regards,   
Gene Villeneuve   
eyko.io