by Donald Hammons
This article addresses the utility of the hybrid-agile delivery model designed to provide for rapid innovation, prototyping and deployment specific to new software product development and innovation.
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Tags: Cloud Strategy, Donald Hammonds, Product Engineering, Delivery Leadership, Donald Hammons, Blog
by Prashanth Gajjala
I started working with Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) a year ago while participating in a Oracle Business Intelligence Applications 11.1.1.7 implementation. I have been working with Informatica as the extract-transform-load (ETL) tool of choice for a long time, which included Oracle Business Intelligence Applications and custom warehouse projects.
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Tags: Data Warehousing, ODI, Prashanth Gajjala, ELT, Oracle, Informatica, ETL, Data Integration, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Blog
by Potnuru Hatakesh
Adoption of "The Cloud" is growing significantly as more a enterprises start to see and experiencing the value in agility, scalability, and cost savings.
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Tags: Data Warehousing, Cloud Services, Potnuru Hatakesh, Informatica, Cloud Master Data Management, ETL, Data Integration, Cloud Application Integration, Blog
by Shiva Molabanti
What is SAML?
SAML is the XML-based Security Assertion Markup Language being standardized at OASIS Security Services. SAML enables single sign-on and other security scenarios, and provides details about the authentication, attribute, and authorization information between security domains. SAML has the specific XML-based protocol by which security information can be transported securely across domains from SAML Authorities i.e. Identity Provider and the SAML Consumers i.e. Service Providers.
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by Sid Goel
I often get this question from various IT people: "Why do business analysts like fancy dashboards?"
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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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Tags: Cloud Services, Oracle, Business Intelligence, News, Data Integration, Oracle BI, Darren Chilton, Oracle BICS, Blog
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:
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by Ramesh Ponaganti
Recruitment must be a core strategic asset if people are truly contributors to competitive advantage. Many organizations depend heavily on having the right people in the right place at the right time. Recruiting process efficiency and effectiveness are very important to any organization. The goal is to reduce hiring costs and hire quality resources.
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Tags: Ramesh Ponganti, Business Intelligence, Human Resources, Ramesh Ponaganti, HR Analytics, Human Resource Analytics, Blog
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.
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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.
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Tags: OBIEE, Migrations, Cloud Services, Shiva Molabanti, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Oracle BI, Oracle BICS, Blog
