KPI Partners Blog

KPI Partners Formally Launches Cloud Practice

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Wed, Mar 04, 2015 @ 02:11 PM

Expert Team Focuses On Quickly Getting Companies To The Cloud

Newark, CA – March 4, 2015 - KPI Partners, a leading provider of business intelligence and data discovery services, today announced the formal launch of the KPI Partners Cloud Practice, a global team of experts that will assist companies with quickly adopting cloud technology.  They will do this by providing solutions and services such as quick start programs, systems implementation, systems integration, managed services, staff augmentation, and cloud applications.

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Tags: Cloud Strategy, Press, White Paper, Cloud Services, Salesforce.com, News, Donald Hammons

How Do I Get From Hyperion IR/Brio to Oracle BICS?

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Fri, Feb 13, 2015 @ 11:04 AM

On February 4th, KPI Partners was joined by representatives from Oracle for a webinar which profiled the reasons an organization may consider a migration from Hyperion Interactive Reporting/Brio to Oracle Business Intelligence Consulting Service (BICS).

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Tags: Webinar, Cloud Services, Brio, Interactive Reporting, Oracle BICS, Cloud Service, Hyperion, Blog

Code Migration In Cloud World

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Tue, Feb 10, 2015 @ 09:56 AM

by Ksheetij Dongre

Migrating Code from Development to Production in the Cloud

The cost of cloud migration is not cheap but the promise is that the company will acheive a significant return on investment over the long haul.  The objective of this article is to help us understand how to setup Development and Production environments in the cloud, specifically regarding these components of a data warehouse (DW):

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Tags: Data Warehousing, Cloud Services, SQL Server, Database, Ksheetij Dongre, Oracle, Informatica, Cloud Master Data Management, ETL, Blog

Top 7 Advantages Of Cloud BI

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Thu, Dec 18, 2014 @ 12:38 PM

by Jeremiah Johnson

With more and more of life taking place on the internet, it has become imperative to have a web presence if you want to stay relevant in today’s day and age.  Whether you are a small business owner that wants to branch out into the digital market, or you are one small piece of a very large enterprise puzzle, getting your information online has never been more important.

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Tags: Cloud Strategy, Cloud Services, Business Intelligence, Jeremiah Johnson, Data Integration, Cloud Application Integration, Oracle BICS, Blog

Ongoing Challenge: Data Integration In "The Cloud"

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Wed, Nov 19, 2014 @ 10:49 AM

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

What is SAML?... More About A Tool For Enterprise Cloud Security

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Mon, Nov 17, 2014 @ 12:23 PM

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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Tags: OBIEE, Cloud Services, Security, Shiva Molabanti, Blog

KPI Forms Oracle BI Cloud Services (BICS) Task Force

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Wed, Nov 05, 2014 @ 01:12 PM

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

Cloud Services Are Reaching Maturity - Thoughts from OOW 2014

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Fri, Oct 24, 2014 @ 10:29 AM

by Myles Gilsenan

I attended Oracle OpenWorld (OOW) 2014 recently with a focus on BI, Big Data and ERP. As usual there was no shortage of information. The Partner briefings were particularly helpful in getting some insight into how Oracle sees the future.  

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Tags: OBIEE, Oracle E-Business Suite, Real-Time BI, Oracle OpenWorld, Cloud Services, EPM, Essbase, Real-Time Supply Chain and Inventory Analytics, Big Data, Data Discovery, Myles Gilsenan, Oracle BI, ERP, Real-Time Financial Analytics, Oracle BICS, Oracle GoldenGate

Oracle BICS and Identity Management – A New Security Architecture

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Thu, Oct 16, 2014 @ 08:17 AM

 by Shiva Molabanti

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Tags: OBIEE, Cloud Services, Shiva Molabanti, Oracle, Cloud Application Integration, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Oracle BICS

Treemap Views, Global Variables & Adapting To Oracle BICS From OBIEE 11g

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Tue, Oct 14, 2014 @ 09:09 AM

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