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Oracle business intelligence and analytics

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  Oracle Analytics Cloud update unifies BI products, pricing

  Oracle Analytics Cloud now offers a consistent UI and all-in-one pricing for Oracle's analytics tools. But an on-premises BI update is also on the way for cloud holdouts.

• September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

  Q&A: Oracle adaptive intelligence strategy pervades apps

  From IT to HCM to sales, AI and machine learning capabilities have been added to a variety of Oracle's offerings through Oracle AI Apps. And the vendor says there's more to come.

• March 24, 2017 24 Mar'17

  Hybrid cloud one of three themes at upcoming Oracle Collaborate 17

  Attendees at Oracle Collaborate 17 have plenty of sessions to choose from, with topics ranging from business analytics to hybrid cloud. We've highlighted a few of those sessions.

• June 22, 2015 22 Jun'15

  Oracle engineered systems have former HP exec at the helm

  A former executive vice president at HP was hired to run the Oracle engineered systems group. In other Oracle news, a judge threw out Oracle's latest Cover Oregon lawsuit.

• April 10, 2015 10 Apr'15

  Analytics drives Las Vegas at the Collaborate conference

  Las Vegas is an analytics-driven city. With the rarity of cities collecting data like Las Vegas does, Oracle has an interest in Raghav Venkat's data.

• April 10, 2015 10 Apr'15

  At the Collaborate conference, optimize BI with Oracle 12c

  At the Collaborate 15 conference, Kai Yu wants to share his experience working in BI and as a DBA and how to use Oracle Database 12c to improve BI.

• March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15

  Oracle Marketing Cloud uses big data to help higher ed

  Oracle releases Oracle Marketing Cloud products for colleges and data-as-a-service users, and a judge decides to keep the Oregon lawsuit in-state.

• November 20, 2013 20 Nov'13

  BI expert talks data discovery tools in wake of Oracle Endeca upgrade

  Well-known Oracle BI consultant Mark Rittman discusses the current issues around data discovery tools and putting BI in the hands of business users.

• April 25, 2013 25 Apr'13

  Subtle, meaningful differences in right-time and real-time analytics

  The differences between right-time and real-time analytics are subtle, but the technologies used and the actionable results could prove monumental.

• February 06, 2013 06 Feb'13

  NoSQL vs. SQL: What's best for the different data types of BI?

  With all the different segments of data in BI, are SQL or NoSQL efficient enough to handle all of your organization's data, or are platform-based technologies the answer?

• January 03, 2013 03 Jan'13

  Advanced Oracle analytics a major focus of BI summit

  Advanced Oracle analytics, including big data, NoSQL and the R programming language, will be a major focus of a BI summit to be held in the Bay Area in January, according to one of its organizers.

• July 17, 2012 17 Jul'12

  Oracle survey says poor data management causes 13% revenue loss

  A recent Oracle survey found a $1 billion company is losing $130 million per year in revenue due to poor data management. Some are skeptical.

• April 26, 2012 26 Apr'12

  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.

• April 04, 2012 04 Apr'12

  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.

• February 27, 2012 27 Feb'12

  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.

• February 08, 2012 08 Feb'12

  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.

• October 03, 2011 03 Oct'11

  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.

• August 11, 2011 11 Aug'11

  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.

• July 07, 2011 07 Jul'11

  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.

• May 05, 2011 05 May'11

  Oracle BI update adds support for Microsoft, SAP, iPad

  Oracle Business Intelligence 11.1.1.5 adds prebuilt integration with SAP Business Warehouse and Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services, as well as support for the iPhone and iPad.

• April 13, 2011 13 Apr'11

  Five goals for implementing Oracle Business Intelligence Applications

  Selecting the right approach and handling change management are two of the five important topics when installing Oracle Business Intelligence Applications (OBIA), according to one BI consultant.

• January 20, 2011 20 Jan'11

  How one firm used a ’center of excellence’ for its OLAP platform

  Launching a so-called “center of excellence” was key to building out an OLAP platform for TriNet, a personnel outsourcing company in the Bay Area.

• January 11, 2011 11 Jan'11

  Oracle business intelligence app targets SAP financials

  Oracle is looking to extend its Oracle Financials reach by integrating it with SAP Financial Accounting, and one analyst said the company should continue to extend it to other SAP ERP applications.

• February 23, 2010 23 Feb'10

  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.

• February 18, 2010 18 Feb'10

  Oracle ‘Litens’ up with latest Oracle database

  With Oracle Database Lite, the company extends a friendly hand to the open source community but also positions itself for competition with in-memory database makers.

• February 16, 2010 16 Feb'10

  Understanding Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) best practices

  In this Oracle RAC guide, Don Burleson outlines the benefits of Oracle Real Application Clusters, as well as the common mistakes users make in using it.

• February 08, 2010 08 Feb'10

  Oracle buys SOA management company AmberPoint

  Hoping to strengthen the SOA capabilities of its Fusion Middleware 11g line, Oracle has purchased AmberPoint, specialists in SOA management.

• February 03, 2010 03 Feb'10

  Oracle-Sun competitors believe they can ‘stack’ up

  Oracle’s integrated stack strategy failed to impress Oracle-Sun competitors IBM and SAP. Both believe it is an approach users will not go for.

• January 27, 2010 27 Jan'10

  Oracle lays out its vision for a Sunny future

  Oracle and Sun executives laid out their product plans focused on integrated hardware-software stacks and selling to and servicing large customers.

• January 21, 2010 21 Jan'10

  Oracle gains the EC’s approval to acquire Sun

  After three months of intense investigations, the European Commission gave its unconditional approval to Oracle’s proposed acquisition of Sun, opening up a new chapter in the company’s history.

• January 18, 2010 18 Jan'10

  Oracle takes the measure of smart metering technology

  Oracle’s recent survey shows that smart metering technology would encourage many water utility managers to conserve, perhaps edging the company toward a new market opportunity.

• January 06, 2010 06 Jan'10

  Oracle acquires data quality management software maker Silver Creek

  By acquiring Silver Creek's data quality management software, Oracle fills a gaping hole in its data quality portfolio and takes a step toward offering a data quality stack solution.

• December 30, 2009 30 Dec'09

  Oracle’s OBIEE dashboard helps Kaleida Health combat the flu

  Kaleida Health created an Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) dashboard in hopes of a quick solution to tracking the toll the flu, particularly the H1-N1 strain, was taking.

• September 09, 2009 09 Sep'09

  Oracle CRM On Demand data integration raises big issues

  Oracle CRM On Demand data integration projects require strategic thinking and a whole lot of soul searching, experts say.

• July 23, 2009 23 Jul'09

  Oracle snaps up GoldenGate Software

  With its purchase of GoldenGate Oracle strengthens its position in the real-time data integration, business intelligence markets, according to analysts.

• April 20, 2009 20 Apr'09

  Will Sun help Oracle eclipse IBM?

  With its acquisition of Sun, Oracle is now positioned to fight IBM in every market from chips to business process management

• February 11, 2009 11 Feb'09

  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.

• October 14, 2008 14 Oct'08

  Oracle's Fusion Applications: Way behind or right on track?

  In part one of our look at Oracle's Fusion Applications, we look back at vague promises and timelines execs have provided since Oracle first embarked on "Project Fusion."

• July 17, 2008 17 Jul'08

  Oracle updates its enterprise performance management system, details Hyperion integration

  Oracle unveiled enhancements to its enterprise performance management system and detailed its Hyperion integration efforts.

• November 29, 2007 29 Nov'07

  Data warehouse appliances demand diligence

  Data warehouse appliance shopping can be tricky if you don't do your homework, according to some industry veterans.

• June 26, 2007 26 Jun'07

  Oracle unveils BI suite for small companies

  Oracle wants to cash in on the fact that business intelligence software isn't just for large enterprises anymore.

• October 31, 2006 31 Oct'06

  Pitney Bowes offers sage Siebel CRM advice at OpenWorld

  Pitney Bowes has been through multiple Siebel deployments. Its data warehouse chief offered advice on deploying Siebel Analytics at Oracle's OpenWorld conference.

• October 05, 2006 05 Oct'06

  Special report: Oracle OpenWorld '06

  Look no further for full coverage of OpenWorld, Oracle's biggest annual conference, including breaking news and updates on Oracle's database technology and applications products.

• September 27, 2006 27 Sep'06

  Mergers and acquisitons: Making sense of Oracle's spree

  A well-known expert on the business applications market grades Oracle on its high-profile acquire-and-fuse strategy and predicts a significant role-reversal between Oracle and its chief nemesis, SAP.

• September 07, 2006 07 Sep'06

  Oracle security guru Peter Finnigan on the problem with PL/SQL

  The protective wrapping around the programming language used to write procedures and commands in the Oracle Corp. database -- PL/SQL -- isn't as ironclad as some might expect, says Oracle security guru Peter Finnigan. In this new SearchOracle.com ...

• June 29, 2006 29 Jun'06

  Eight key Oracle developer tools

  Consultant Sridhar Bogelli provides a refresher on some of the key tools that developers use to customize Oracle E-Business Suite applications.

• June 15, 2006 15 Jun'06

  Oracle developer tips: Ten things you should never do

  Consultant Sridhar Bogelli explains the top mistakes to avoid when customizing Oracle E-Business Suite applications.

• June 13, 2006 13 Jun'06

  Five Oracle developer best practices

  A refresher on some best practices designed to make sure that apps developers don't go messing up production boxes.

• February 14, 2006 14 Feb'06

  Special Report: Getting down to business intelligence

  A collection of news, tips and other original content about Oracle and business intelligence.

• October 13, 2004 13 Oct'04

  Southwest Airlines soars with analytics

  The Southwest Airlines IT team completed an upgrade to Oracle 9i RAC and increased its use of data analytics to fend off fierce fare competition and rising fuel costs.

• May 14, 2004 14 May'04

  Peering into Bill Inmon's data warehousing crystal ball

  W.H. Inmon, "the father of the data warehouse," shared his predictions for the data warehousing industry at the Spring 2004 TDWI conference.