KPI Partners Blog

KPI in San Francisco @ Oracle OpenWorld 2013

As part of Oracle OpenWorld 2013, KPI Partners will be participating in various engagements throughout the week.  Here is a snapshot of our involvement:

Tags: Kusal Swarnakar, Norm Dy, Oracle OpenWorld, Case Study, Awards, Ramesh Ponganti, HR Analytics, Events, Jeff McQuigg, Kumar Krishnaswamy

by Pavan Nanjundaiah & by Jeremiah Johnson

Tags: Webinar, Business Intelligence, Video, Jeremiah Johnson, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Manufacturing Analytics, Examining OBIA 11g, Pavan Nanjundaiah, Blog

by Ashok Das

Another article in Ashok's series where he examines Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) Knowledge Modules (KM).  For an basic introductory overview, check out 'What is an ODI Knowledge Module (KM)?'

Tags: OBIEE, Ashok Das, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Tutorial, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Blog

by Prabu Varatharaju

What is Snapshot data?

Snapshot data is a copy of business data preserved at some point-in-time. In some cases we may not be able to recover older snapshot data from the current data sets because we need to preserve snapshots at regular (scheduled) intervals for historical analysis.

Tags: Data Warehousing, Financial Analytics, Oracle E-Business Suite, Prabu Varatharaju, Informatica, Business Intelligence, Tutorial, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Blog

by Shiva Molabanti

"If a column is deleted from a RPD, what reports will be affected?" 

In general every OBIEE Application user/developer needs to know the origin of the data displayed on reports. The general questions that everyone looks for answers to understand their application are:

Tags: OBIEE, Shiva Molabanti, Data Lineage, Impact Analysis, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Tutorial, Oracle BI, Blog

by Sridhar Kasthuri

A key component to any Business Intelligence (BI) Architecture is the Extract, Translate and Load (ETL) process. The ETL process is typically scheduled on a daily basis and is capable of data movement from legacy systems into a data warehouse. It is also used to facilitate the work of the database administrators who connect different branches of databases as well as integrate or change the existing databases.

Tags: Data Warehousing, Oracle, Informatica, Business Intelligence, Sridhar Kasthuri, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Blog

by Ashok Das

Knowledge Modules (KM), components of Oracle Data Integrator’s Open Connector Technology, are generic, highly specific and reusable code templates which defines the overall data integration process. Each Knowledge Module contains the knowledge required by ODI to perform a specific set of actions or tasks against a specific technology or set of technologies, such as connecting to this technology, extracting data from it, transforming the data, checking it, integrating it, etc.

Tags: Ashok Das, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Blog

by Jaime Seagraves

The New York Police Department has developed what they are calling a hi-tech analytical dashboard tool that collects crime and event data around the city. This Domain Awareness System, known as “The Dashboard,” is helping the NYPD combat crime and terror on the streets.

Tags: Real-Time BI, Case Study, Unstructured Data, Business Intelligence, Video, Jaime Seagraves, Blog

by Myles Gilsenan

As part of KPI's web series on Examining Oracle BI Applications 11g, Myles Gilsenen examines what is new in the Budgetary Control area Oracle's Financial Analytics 11.1.1.7.1.

Tags: Financial Analytics, Business Intelligence, Video, Myles Gilsenan, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Fixed Asset Analytics, Blog

by Myles Gilsenan

As part of KPI's web series on Examining Oracle BI Applications 11g, Myles Gilsenen examines what is new in the Employee Expenses area Oracle's Financial Analytics 11.1.1.7.1.

Tags: Financial Analytics, Business Intelligence, Video, Myles Gilsenan, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Fixed Asset Analytics, Blog