How Valveco is Lowering Costs, Accelerating Delivery, and Gaining Predictability with Container Technology
At Steltix, we believe that organizations running JD Edwards should not have to choose between reliability, speed, and cost-efficiency. For more than eight years, we’ve delivered a model that makes JD Edwards modern, predictable, and continuously current for our customers. This year at INFOCUS 2025, our Technology Director Johan Teekens will join Ralph Visser, IT Manager at Valveco, on stage to share how Valveco is modernizing JD Edwards by moving from AWS to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)—powered by container technology and Steltix expertise.
Why the Cloud, Why Now?
Valveco was an early mover to the cloud, first implementing JD Edwards on AWS in 2017 to replace outdated hardware and future-proof its ERP platform. While this was pioneering at the time, maintaining AWS internally became increasingly challenging, and performance gains plateaued. Today, with OCI’s maturity and Steltix’s standardized container-based approach, Valveco is taking the next step—unlocking lower costs, faster performance, and predictable operations.
A Proven Model for Modern JD Edwards
Steltix brings a tested operating model:
Continuous adoption – Quarterly, standardized updates that keep JD Edwards current without the disruption of “big bang” upgrades.
Standardization and automation – Pre-built, hardened container images for every JD Edwards component, ensuring environments are consistent, secure, and easy to update.
Predictable operations – 24×7 monitoring and global support, disaster recovery on demand, and architectures designed for repeatable performance.
For us, the impact is significant: lower total cost of ownership (50% or more), faster time-to-value (hours instead of weeks), and operations that are steady and resilient.
Ralph Visser
IT Manager, Valveco
The Technology Behind the Results
JD Edwards is a system that thrives on performance. By packaging the entire stack—database, WebLogic, Enterprise Server, AIS/BSSV, and supporting services—into right-sized containers on OCI compute, Steltix eliminates unnecessary overhead and internal traffic bottlenecks. OCI’s infrastructure provides:
Optimized performance by co-locating JDE services together.
Simplified lifecycle management with quarterly refreshed images for OS, JDK, WebLogic, and JD Edwards.
Push-button disaster recovery through block-volume replication and OCI regional load balancing.
This approach doesn’t just reduce cost; it increases resilience, security, and agility.
Valveco’s Journey
Valveco’s migration to OCI is currently underway, with go-live scheduled for October 2025. Early benchmarks already show reduced cost and improved performance across both batch and interactive workloads. For Valveco, this isn’t just a platform shift—it’s a strategic move toward predictable, continuously modern ERP operations.
Key Takeaways
- Cost savings: Up to 50% lower TCO compared to traditional on-premise or cloud deployments.
- Speed: Hours instead of weeks for updates and environment delivery.
- Predictability: Standardized quarterly refreshes, 24×7 monitoring, and built-in resilience.
With Valveco’s example, Steltix is showcasing how JD Edwards customers can modernize with confidence—combining Oracle Cloud Infrastructure with container technology to achieve lower costs, faster delivery, and predictable operations. This is not a one-off project, but a sustainable model for the future of JD Edwards.
