ATLANTA and INDIANAPOLIS, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When did your company last upgrade its JD Edwards software? Why should you consider upgrading? How do you ensure your upgrade happens with minimal business disruption, on time and on budget?

GSI, Inc. (www.getGSI.com) is partnering with Oracle and C&A Technology to host a series of workshops focused on discussing the importance of upgrading and what companies can expect when they upgrade to the latest edition of JD Edwards' EnterpriseOne and JD Edwards' World software.

The series of one day, free classroom-based workshops will be held in major cities across the U.S. beginning in Indianapolis on August 2. They will provide a comprehensive "day in the life" depiction of what an Oracle customer goes through when upgrading to the latest JD Edwards release, covering each aspect of the value proposition, planning and execution of the upgrade. The workshops are an extension of Oracle's "Upgrade to the 9s in 100 days or Less" campaign.

During the workshops, GSI's expert consultants will discuss:

• Building a business case
• Working with custom code
• Data management and migration
• On-premise hardware and cloud considerations
• Testing
• Training and best practices
• Project team organization
• Go-live activities

For more details about the workshops, including workshop dates, locations and registration details, please visit: http://www.upgradejde.com/workshops.htm