If your EPM looks unified but runs on separate clouds and modules, you’re still paying the integration tax. In this episode, Andy Smetana brings back Dave Collins, Director of Solution Consulting & Strategic Alliances at OneStream Software, to unpack why Oracle Hyperion/Fusion Cloud EPM often becomes a lift-and-shift of old modules—and how OneStream’s single application model avoids the metadata sprawl and data shuffling.
Dave traces Hyperion’s lineage (Arbor/Essbase + apps), why Oracle’s rebrand to “platform” still requires module-to-module pipelines, and the downstream impact on close, plan, and reporting. He contrasts that with OneStream’s extensible dimensionality (actuals vs. plan without duplicate apps), built-in data quality (catch mismatches before reports), and Azure-native performance (v8 speed gains, SAS throughput).
You’ll also hear how CPM Express accelerates Oracle-to-OneStream transitions—not as a brittle lift-and-shift, but as a fast baseline you expand the right way.
Listen now:
Why “modules in the cloud” ≠ a platform: The hidden costs of stitching Fusion/Hyperion clouds together for variance analysis and reporting.
Extensible dimensionality in practice: One app handles granular actuals and leaner plan structures—no hub-and-spoke metadata push.
Data movement vs. data quality: Move less; validate more. How OneStream’s data quality rules prevent reconciliation fire drills.
Performance that shows up in the close: Real consolidation/forecasting reductions from the Azure-based engine and modern browser UX.
Migration without the mess: Where CPM Express fits to jump-start Oracle exits, then scale into full unification.
Dave Collins is the Director of Strategic Alliances at OneStream Software and a regular guest on the CPM Customer Success Podcast. With a background in finance technology and years of experience supporting transformation at scale, Dave helps enterprise teams futureproof their operations through unified CPM strategies.
Don’t miss an episode. Sign up to get weekly podcast updates, OneStream insights, and real-world finance transformation stories, delivered straight to your inbox.