Los Angeles, CA – November 5, 2014. KPI recently announced the launch of an internal expert services team for Oracle BI Cloud Services (BICS) that acts as a specialized advisory group for projects focused on this new technology. The KPI Partners Oracle BICS Task Force can demonstrate real-world use case scenarios and an accelerated value-driven approach to cloud-based analytics.
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KPI Forms Oracle BI Cloud Services (BICS) Task Force
Tags: Cloud Services, Oracle, Business Intelligence, News, Data Integration, Oracle BI, Darren Chilton, Oracle BICS, Blog
17 Key Metrics for Financial Managers
by Myles Gilsenan
Financial managers in all industries need to be aware of the health of their organization as well as the health of the processes that enable sound financial management. In this article, I will outline some basic metrics that can be used to identify and evaluate the health and efficiency of the accounting and finance function as well as the financial health of the organization.
While it is true that specific metrics can vary across industries, in this article we will address metrics and concepts that can be applied across most industries.
The metrics to be discussed will be broken up into the following categories:
Tags: Financial Analytics, Oracle, Finance, Business Intelligence, Myles Gilsenan, Oracle BI, Performance Management, Blog
Using Level-Based Measures in OBIEE
by Naresh Meda
What Is A Level-Based Measure?
A level-based measure is a column whose values are always calculated to a specific level of aggregation. Here is an example of a level-based measure using a Products and Revenue table. A level-based hierarchy is created for Products as follows:
By default, when we drill down within the products hierarchy from Brand level to Product level, the corresponding Revenue drills down to Product level.
Tags: OBIEE, Data Discovery, Business Intelligence, Tutorial, Naresh Meda, Oracle BI, Blog
Cloud Services Are Reaching Maturity - Thoughts from OOW 2014
by Myles Gilsenan
I attended Oracle OpenWorld (OOW) 2014 recently with a focus on BI, Big Data and ERP. As usual there was no shortage of information. The Partner briefings were particularly helpful in getting some insight into how Oracle sees the future.
Tags: OBIEE, Oracle E-Business Suite, Real-Time BI, Oracle OpenWorld, Cloud Services, EPM, Essbase, Real-Time Supply Chain and Inventory Analytics, Big Data, Data Discovery, Myles Gilsenan, Oracle BI, ERP, Real-Time Financial Analytics, Oracle BICS, Oracle GoldenGate
What Is New in ODI BI Applications HR Analytics?
by Ramesh Ponaganti
BI Applications Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) Human Resource Analytics provides the following new content as part of the release 11.1.1.7.1.
Tags: Business Intelligence, Human Resources, Ramesh Ponaganti, HR Analytics, Human Resource Analytics
Oracle BICS and Identity Management – A New Security Architecture
Tags: OBIEE, Cloud Services, Shiva Molabanti, Oracle, Cloud Application Integration, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Oracle BICS
Treemap Views, Global Variables & Adapting To Oracle BICS From OBIEE 11g
by Shiva Molabanti
Oracle Business Intelligence Cloud Service (BICS) - Every organization should carefully evaluate the tool, as well as its potential for end-user adoption.
In today’s technological landscape there’s an ever-accelerating demand for increased efficiency and effectiveness. An organization, before evaluating a new solution, must consider end-user adoption for every technology prior to implementation, particularly when the cost of deployment and training are often driven by the rate of user adoption.
Tags: OBIEE, Migrations, Cloud Services, Shiva Molabanti, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Oracle BI, Oracle BICS, Blog
Key Metrics For Higher Education Analytics: Student Financials
Tags: Student Information Analytics, Campus Analytics, Peoplesoft Campus Solutions, Business Intelligence, Education, University of California-Berkeley, Naresh Meda, Banner, Blog
Oracle Business Intelligence Cloud Service (BICS) Overview
Tags: OBIEE, Mobile BI, Cloud Services, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications
Top 3 Takeaways On BI & EPM From Oracle OpenWorld 2014
by Sid Goel
This week I have been in attendance at Oracle Open World where my focus has been on the Business Intelligence (BI) and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) track. The presentations have revolved around 2 primary themes: Cloud and Oracle Data Integrator (ODI).
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