In order to support rapid growth, Skechers had to achieve the goal of timely availability of critical business information and integration with existing processes. The company has offices across USA and Europe and integrated financial reporting was very important. Skechers had Peoplesoft hosted in their in-house data centers and managed by their internal IT organization. Due to the ever changing business landscape and growth, Skechers decided to go in for external hosting and managed services to ensure availability and reliability of Peoplesoft application.