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Understanding Why AI Development Struggles with PeopleSoft

Exploring the challenges of applying AI code generation to PeopleSoft's database-centric architecture and why iteration loops break down.

Why psLens Runs Outside PeopleSoft

A short announcement pointing to the psLens architecture article: why the product runs as a standalone Go application with a hypermedia UI stack and SWS instead of living inside PeopleTools.

Why PeopleSoft is NOT API-First and What That Means for Integrations

PeopleSoft's architecture couples business logic directly to UI Components. Learn why this UI-first design makes integrations difficult, how Component Interfaces simulate user keying, and why SWS is a pragmatic read-only solution.

Introducing psLens — PeopleSoft Operations & Security Intelligence in Your Browser

Meet psLens: a read-only, browser-based console to look up any PeopleSoft object, audit security, and monitor Process Scheduler and Integration Broker — no App Designer or SQL required. Watch the intro video.

Lock Down IB Now - Active Threats to PeopleSoft and Oracle E-Business Suite

AI Agents in PeopleSoft in Weeks, Not Months

How to use SWS (Simple Web Services) as the data layer for an MCP server that connects AI agents to PeopleSoft, without turning it into a custom development project.

PeopleSoft Isn't Dying. But Its UI Model Needs a New Strategy.

PeopleSoft isn't going anywhere soon. But the UI development model has hit a ceiling. Here's how to keep PeopleSoft as your system of record while building modern user experiences on top of it.

The API Gateway Paradox: Why Your Centralized Integration Strategy Might Be Failing

After twenty-five years of enterprise integration work, I've observed a recurring pattern: centralized API gateway strategies often fall short not due to flawed architecture, but because organizational execution fails to align with architectural goals. This post explores the challenges and offers pragmatic solutions.

The Slow Hollowing of PeopleSoft: What I'm Seeing in the Field

PeopleSoft is gradually being hollowed out as organizations bolt on modern point solutions. Here's what I'm seeing in the field.

REST OAuth Configuration

How to setup OAuth for REST services in PeopleSoft.