In this episode, Chandra and Paul discuss key updates impacting JD Edwards customers, focusing on Critical Security Patch Updates (CSPUs) and the transition from 32-bit to 64-bit architecture. The conversation explores the reasons behind the shift to monthly CSPUs, including enhanced security in light of rapid AI advancements, and clarifies how patches are delivered, their cumulative nature, and what these changes mean for customers on older releases or 32-bit systems. They provide guidance for those behind on updates, touch on the challenges and misconceptions surrounding migration to 64-bit, and stress the importance of regular maintenance and planning to stay current.

07:31 What are CSPUs?

10:27 Why are we moving to monthly CSPUs?

13:25 What if I'm several releases behind?

16:48 Are these CSPUs 32-bit and 64-bit?

18:38 BLUEPRINT4D 64-bit Announcement

23:25 Web-only ESUs are coming in 2028

26:09 64-bit Upgrades

29:52 MIdwesternism

Resources:

Critical Security Patch Updates: https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/

JD Edwards Attitude@Altitude: https://blogs.oracle.com/jd_edwards/oracle-critical-patch-update-july-2026-for-jd-edwards

Office Hours: https://oracle.zoom.us/meeting/register/I93U-VkYQvKk4O5iumHX9g#/registration