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BI market eked out growth in 2009, but CPM sales stagnated
A strong fourth quarter helped the business intelligence (BI) market eke out positive growth in 2009, but CPM revenue remained flat for the year. News
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Oracle data warehousing tutorial
In this Oracle data warehousing tutorial, learn data warehousing basics and data warehousing concepts. Get tips on using data warehousing tools, find out the most useful Oracle data warehousing features and learn about the most common data warehousin... Learning Guide
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Oracle ETL tools tutorial
In this Oracle Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) tutorial, learn how to evaluate Oracle ETL tools, understand ETL concepts and read advice on ETL basics from our panel of experts. Learning Guide
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Oracle business intelligence guide
In this Oracle business intelligence guide, learn how to start an Oracle business intelligence implementation with BI advice from the experts. Get the latest Oracle business intelligence news, understand basic business intelligence concepts and learn... Learning Guide
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Learning Guide: Backup and recovery
Backup and recovery is arguably the DBA's most important responsibility. This Learning Guide covers everything from the basics of creating a backup and recovery plan to the specifics of using RMAN and other methods of hot and cold backups. Samples of... Learning Guide
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Oracle gets theatrical in play for BI market share
An Oracle executive was downright silly during an OracleWorld keynote on the database giant's latest developments in business intelligence technology. Yet Sohaib Abassi's point was deadly serious: Oracle is going to do whatever it takes to win BI bus... Special Event
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Retail developer builds Oracle business intelligence on JD Edwards
Retail development company Benderson Development used a “build and buy” approach to creating its Oracle business intelligence platform on top of JD Edwards. News | 26 Apr 2012
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Oracle business analytics update includes Hyperion 11.1.2.2
The step upgrade to Oracle Hyperion 11.1.2.2 is probably the biggest piece of the business analytics announcements the company made this week. It also offered new analytics ties to SAP. News | 04 Apr 2012
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Oracle Exalytics helps in-memory become a commodity
Oracle Exalytics, the company’s in-memory BI server appliance, became generally available on Monday. One expert expects in-memory’s speedy processing to eventually become a commodity. News | 27 Feb 2012
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Oracle Advanced Analytics bundles R with Oracle Database
Oracle Advanced Analytics is the company’s newest announcement around data analytics, a market that Oracle seeks to blanket with products. News | 08 Feb 2012
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LinkShare explains why it dumped DB2 for the Exadata database machine
LinkShare’s BI director says the need for scalability was a key factor in moving the affiliate marketing company’s data warehouse to Oracle Exadata. Q&A | 15 Dec 2011
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Oracle announces Exalytics BI, big data systems
Oracle launched two new systems on Sunday, one called Oracle Exalytics with in-memory technology and another, the Oracle Big Data Appliance for Hadoop and NoSQL. News | 03 Oct 2011
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Gartner Magic Quadrant: Oracle and SAP prepare for data quality battle
Oracle is gradually catching up to its chief rival, SAP, in the race for data quality market dominance, according to Gartner. News | 28 Sep 2011
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Oracle looks to further integrate Hyperion into BI suite
A recent Oracle Applications Users Group meeting on business intelligence and enterprise performance management shows that integration is still a big issue. Column | 11 Aug 2011
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Home care business implements 'right time' Oracle BI
ResCare turned to Oracle BI to improve the way it collected more than 60 business metrics, compiling and distributing them eight weeks after each fiscal quarter. News | 07 Jul 2011
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Larry English offers tips for improving information quality processes
Information quality guru Larry English says the keys to improving quality include proactive monitoring and ferreting out the root cause of problems. News | 02 Jun 2011
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Las Vegas expands its Oracle business intelligence horizons for better government transparency
The city of Las Vegas underwent a three-year Oracle business intelligence project to bring more data to its employees and the public. The city's IT manager explains how it happened. Tip
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In-memory databases: Oracle TimesTen vs. Sybase ASE, part 2
In this second part, expert Mich Talebzadeh looks at how Sybase’s Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) in-memory database compares with Oracle TimesTen. Tip
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In-memory databases: Oracle TimesTen vs. Sybase ASE
In this first part, expert Mich Talebzadeh looks at the Oracle TimesTen in-memory database, detailing how it works and explaining when it’s beneficial over a traditional relational database management system. Tip
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Top five data management buzzwords
We know the alphabet soup of IT acronyms can get confusing, so we've gathered a short list of the top data management terms you need to know: customer data integration, corporate performance management, master data management, Software as a Service a... Tip
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SQL analytics: A self-service model
SQL analytics is one of the best-kept secrets of the Oracle database. It represents the latest advancement in the evolution of delivering powerful analytic capabilities to end users. This article reviews a brief history at attempts to deliver analyti... Tip
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Core principles of data warehouse design
This excerpt from "Database Modeling and Design: Logical Design, Fourth Edition" by Toby Teorey provides an overview of the fundamentals of data warehousing, one of the three core tools of business intelligence. Tip
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Learning Guide: Data warehousing and business intelligence
This learning guide compiles articles, analysis, tips and expert advice on basic and in-depth data warehousing and business intelligence topics. Tip
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Saving lives with Oracle
Thanks to rapidly falling disk costs, companies can now afford to store trillions of bytes of valuable information. However, data professionals know that the real challenge is making sense from these huge data stores and mining them for statistically... Tip
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The BI application consolidation challenge
Whether through departmental purchases, mergers or acquisitions, companies have a myriad of BI tools. Consolidating it is a task fraught with challenges. Tip
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MetaBase scripting for the Oracle data warehousing DBA
The OMB scripting language is a extension of TCL and is an attractive alternative to the do-it-yourself approach to ETL management for the Oracle data warehousing DBA. Tip
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What is a staging table, and how is the staging concept used in Oracle?
Expert Brian Peasland gives an example of what the staging concept is and how to use a staging table in Oracle. Ask the Expert
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Documents for beginner to E-Business Suite
I'm a beginner to Oracle E-Business Suite. It's very difficult for me to understand workflow notifications, mailers, etc. Can you tell where I can download some good documents? Ask the Expert
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Reducing time to process a query
We are using Oracle Business Intelligence 10g. When we click on a worksheet it takes so much time to process the query. Is there any possibility that we can reduce this elapsed time of querying? Ask the Expert
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Producing a nested output
We have an emp table in Oracle. From that, I need to generate an output like this, for example: john smith sudheer deptno1 300 2400 2500 deptno2 2600 2700 2800. Can this be achived? If so, how? Ask the Expert
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Difference between E-Business Suite 11.5.6 and 11.5.9
Is there any document that can give me the difference between Oracle E-Business Suite release 11.5.6 vs. 11.5.9? Ask the Expert
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Can ETL tools handle complicated business logic?
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What hardware should be purchased for data warehousing?
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Recommendations for a 7 TB data warehouse in mixed workload environment
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Questions about ETL and business intelligence tools
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What is your opinion on third party rapid extract tools?
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virtual (federated) database
A virtual database, also called a federated database, is a system in which several databases appear to function as a single entity. Definition
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bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is the science of developing computer databases and algorithms for the purpose of speeding up and enhancing biological research. Definition
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Don Burleson breaks down Oracle’s business intelligence strategy
Oracle consultant Don Burleson evaluates the job Oracle has done in pulling together its collection of business intelligence/performance management products into a cohesive Oracle BI strategy. Podcast
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BI strategies of Oracle and the megavendors
Mark Smith, CEO of Ventana Research, compares Oracle's business intelligence software to SAP and IBM. Oracle's recent database and middleware releases impact the stack but customers need to keep a close eye on TCO, Smith says. Video
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Ventana's Mark Smith on Hyperion and Oracle BI
SearchOracle.com caught up with Mark Smith, CEO of Ventana Research at OpenWorld recently. Smith shared his thoughts on the integration of Hyperion and Oracle's BI and performance management products. Video
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Customizing reports in Oracle CRM On Demand
Michael Lairson, author of Oracle CRM on Demand Reporting, shares tips for using the reporting feature, such as optimizing report performance and solving common reporting problems. Podcasts
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Las Vegas expands its Oracle business intelligence horizons for better government transparency
The city of Las Vegas underwent a three-year Oracle business intelligence project to bring more data to its employees and the public. The city's IT manager explains how it happened. Tip
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Retail developer builds Oracle business intelligence on JD Edwards
Retail development company Benderson Development used a “build and buy” approach to creating its Oracle business intelligence platform on top of JD Edwards. News
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Collaborate 2012 Oracle user groups show guide
Conference Coverage
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Oracle business analytics update includes Hyperion 11.1.2.2
The step upgrade to Oracle Hyperion 11.1.2.2 is probably the biggest piece of the business analytics announcements the company made this week. It also offered new analytics ties to SAP. News
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In-memory databases: Oracle TimesTen vs. Sybase ASE, part 2
In this second part, expert Mich Talebzadeh looks at how Sybase’s Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) in-memory database compares with Oracle TimesTen. Tip
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In-memory databases: Oracle TimesTen vs. Sybase ASE
In this first part, expert Mich Talebzadeh looks at the Oracle TimesTen in-memory database, detailing how it works and explaining when it’s beneficial over a traditional relational database management system. Tip
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Oracle Exalytics helps in-memory become a commodity
Oracle Exalytics, the company’s in-memory BI server appliance, became generally available on Monday. One expert expects in-memory’s speedy processing to eventually become a commodity. News
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Oracle Advanced Analytics bundles R with Oracle Database
Oracle Advanced Analytics is the company’s newest announcement around data analytics, a market that Oracle seeks to blanket with products. News
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LinkShare explains why it dumped DB2 for the Exadata database machine
LinkShare’s BI director says the need for scalability was a key factor in moving the affiliate marketing company’s data warehouse to Oracle Exadata. Q&A
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Oracle announces Exalytics BI, big data systems
Oracle launched two new systems on Sunday, one called Oracle Exalytics with in-memory technology and another, the Oracle Big Data Appliance for Hadoop and NoSQL. News
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About Oracle business intelligence and analytics
Oracle's BI product line, which now includes Hyperion, PeopleSoft and Siebel technologies, is complex and ever-changing. You'll find answers to your Oracle business intelligence (BI) and analytics questions in this section.