Digital transformation insights with Eric Helmer, CTO Rimini Street

It can be a highly complex and difficult task to upgrade enterprise systems, because they have been built up over time, with some potentially in operation for decades.

These systems may be running different versions of software, which can’t talk to one another creating data silos. There may also be customisations that IT teams have added that if unpicked could cause systems to break down.

One person who knows about this all to well is Eric Helmer, CTO Rimini Street and Ronan had a chat with Eric about this.

Eric talks about his background, some of the problems businesses face when they decide to do digital transformation, legacy systems and applications and more.

More about Eric Helmer:

Eric Helmer leads the Strategic Services Group for Rimini Street, where he drives technical solutions for clients around advanced security, functional services, license management advisory, technical roadmaps, assessments and cloud selection/ migration services.

He is a seasoned IT executive with deep experience in applied technology, business strategy, corporate systems and entrepreneurship.

He has an extensive consulting background with firms such as Linium, ADI Strategies and The Hackett Group. He has delivered successful projects throughout the U.S., the U.K., India, the UAE, Singapore and Thailand.

Before joining Rimini Street, Mr. Helmer was a vice president at Velocity Technology Solutions, where he led the application services team in delivering cloud and hosting solutions for Oracle enterprises.

He is a published author, Oracle ACE alumni and a sought-after, award-winning industry speaker in Oracle conferences. He also serves on the board of directors for the Oracle Developer Tools User Group (ODTUG).