Dear Team,
Has anyone here moved from IFS Applications 10 to IFS Cloud while retaining an on-premises deployment? I would be particularly interested in hearing from long-standing IFS customers in the manufacturing sector.
We as company that has been using IFS since Apps 8, subsequently upgraded to Apps 10, and maintained continuity of support. As it evaluates IFS Cloud, we are trying to understand the practical licensing and commercial implications of making this transition.
A few questions for those who have been through the process:
-
Oracle: Did your migration require Oracle Enterprise Edition, or did this depend on your existing architecture and licensing?
-
IFS Cloud Foundation / Remote Deployment: Were these additional subscriptions required for your on-premises deployment?
-
Additional tools: Were BPA, Industry Lobbies, the 2c8 Modelling Tool and similar components essential to the upgrade, or were they optional depending on your requirements?
-
Licensing continuity: What happened to your existing Apps 10 licences and maintenance arrangements when you moved to IFS Cloud?
-
Cost impact: How did your annual costs change after migration, including any new subscriptions, third-party licences and support fees?
I appreciate that the answers may vary by contract, deployment model and technical scope. I am particularly keen to understand what was genuinely mandatory, what was optional, and where existing customers had room to negotiate.
If you have completed this transition, what would you do differently commercially or contractually if you were starting again?
Even a few practical observations would be extremely helpful.
Thanks, GK
[Direction Is More Important Than Speed]