100% Coverage, Faster Releases, and Zero Go-Live Defects: Global Manufacturer Achieves Seamless Oracle Cloud Testing with Sutherland

Industries: Manufacturing | Services: Digital Engineering Services

Client Overview

A global leader in construction and road-building equipment, the client specializes in delivering innovative solutions for asphalt production, concrete mixing, and aggregate processing—supporting large-scale infrastructure projects around the world.

The Challenge

Manual Testing and Limited Visibility Hindered Oracle Cloud Transformation for Global Manufacturer

As part of its enterprise-wide Oracle Cloud transformation across ERP, EPM, and HCM, the client aimed to modernize operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and unlock the full potential of Oracle’s evolving capabilities.

However, several critical challenges emerged. Manual testing processes delayed release cycles and consumed valuable internal resources. The complexity of implementation and patch management across a multi-site environment further strained operational efficiency. Limited visibility into the impacts of quarterly updates and configuration changes made it difficult to proactively manage system integrity.

These constraints hindered the client’s ability to adopt new Oracle features confidently. At the same time, maintaining audit-ready validation aligned with the Risk Control Matrix (RCM) and regulatory mandates required a more scalable, intelligent approach to testing and compliance.

Sutherland Solution

Scaling Oracle QA with Intelligent Automation and Enabling Enterprise-Wide Agility

Sutherland delivered a strategic transformation of the client’s Oracle Cloud testing lifecycle by deploying its intelligent automation-based testing platform, CloudTestr. Designed for agility, compliance, and scale, the solution replaced manual-heavy processes with a robust, automation-driven framework that significantly enhanced release velocity and system confidence.

At the core of this transformation was the automation of over 1,700 functional and end-to-end test cases across Oracle ERP, HCM, and EPM modules. This not only reduced manual effort but also ensured comprehensive test coverage across business-critical processes.

To address the complexity of quarterly Oracle patch updates, Sutherland implemented pre-built testing accelerators, enabling full validation cycles to be completed in under three days, dramatically improving responsiveness and reducing risk.

During key testing phases such as System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), the CloudTestr platform provided continuous quality validation, ensuring stability across environments and reducing last-minute defects.

Sutherland also embedded intelligent, audit-ready validations aligned with the Risk Control Matrix (RCM), meeting stringent compliance and audit requirements essential to the client’s regulatory environment.

To further reduce business risk, the solution featured proactive defect detection and risk-based test coverage, enabling early issue identification and more targeted, effective testing.

Finally, recognizing the client’s need to scale, Sutherland expanded testing from a single site to a multi-site rollout program, supporting broader Oracle Cloud adoption across the enterprise with consistent quality and performance.

This comprehensive, insight-driven approach turned quality assurance from a bottleneck into a strategic enabler, accelerating release cycles, reducing operational risk, and empowering enterprise-wide digital transformation.

The Outcome

Faster Testing Cycles, Higher Confidence, Zero Disruption: Oracle QA at Enterprise Scale

Sutherland’s solution enabled a fundamental shift in the client’s Oracle Cloud strategy – from reactive testing to a proactive, automation-led quality assurance framework.

With 100% test coverage and zero post-release defects, deployment confidence surged across business units. The automation-first approach accelerated test execution by 68%, freeing IT teams to focus on high-value transformation initiatives instead of manual validation cycles.

Quarterly patch updates, previously a recurring source of disruption, were validated in under three days, ensuring continuous business operations with minimal downtime. This efficiency paved the way for 2x faster adoption of new Oracle features, accelerating time-to-value and driving innovation at scale.

The transformation also delivered enhanced compliance, audit readiness, and end-to-end visibility, strengthening risk management in a highly regulated environment. Most strategically, the framework was scaled across multiple sites, enabling consistent execution, governance, and performance throughout the client’s expanding Oracle Cloud landscape.

That’s digital outcomes delivered!

By embedding intelligent automation into the core of its testing operations, the client established a future-ready QA model that drives agility, resilience, and enterprise-wide transformation.