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• New orchestrator helps communication service providers

  The new Oracle Communication Network Service Orchestration solution is designed to guide communications service providers onto NFV. Continue Reading

• Oracle Big Data SQL brings together SQL, Hadoop, NoSQL

  The new option for the Oracle Big Data Appliance, Oracle Big Data SQL, can simultaneously query Hadoop, NoSQL and SQL data and extend Oracle's management and security tools to all of them. Continue Reading

• Eight tips for building hierarchies in Essbase Cubes

  Rules for member names and aliases, as well as tips for prefixes, suffixes and consistency, will help you build solid hierarchies in Essbase Cubes. Continue Reading

• Pricing the Oracle big data architecture vs. commodity hardware

  Weighing the flexibility of commodity servers vs. the quick time-to-production of an appliance is key to a successful Oracle big data implementation. Continue Reading

• Accessing Hyperion financial information from mobile devices

  Pushing Oracle Hyperion financial information to mobile devices means considering what data to push there and what kind of devices your workers have. Continue Reading

• 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.Continue Reading

• 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.Continue Reading

• 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.Continue Reading

• 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.Continue Reading

• 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.Continue Reading

• 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 ...Continue Reading

• 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 ...Continue Reading

• 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?Continue Reading

• 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.Continue Reading

• 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.Continue Reading