Announcing : Oracle BI Training Days, London October 22nd

Something that we've been working on in the background recently, and are now able to announce, are the first of our Oracle BI Training Days running in London from October 22nd to the 24th, 2008. If you're a developer using Oracle's latest BI tools and you're looking to take a step up in terms of your technical knowledge, plus get the chance to meet our team and other advanced developers using Oracle's BI tools, this is an opportunity you can't afford to miss.

The event is running over three days with a different focus on each day. The way we are pricing it is that you can attend for just one day, or attend all three for the price of two. We're organizing a meal (ticket price included) at the end of the first day, and we're keeping the numbers attending restricted so that those that attend can get the maximum possible out of the session. The format of the three days will be a seminar/workshop style, with either myself or one of the team leading each session, doing demos, and providing you with the demo and sample files so that you can follow along if you wish. The expectation for each session is that you have some level of basic knowledge, we will take you beyond this and also introduce you to some potentially new topics such as the Oracle BI Applications and some of the new features in Essbase 11.1 and Oracle Database 11g.

Day 1 - Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition In-Depth

A Future Oracle BI Architecture

OBIEE overview
OBIEE architecture
The Oracle BI&DW Tech Stack
Key features and new possibilities
A proposed architecture and development approach

Oracle BI EE Data Modeling Techniques

The Common Enterprise Information Model
Creating the Business Model and Mapping Layer
Mapping 3NF data models into the Business Model
Integrating Multiple data sources into the business model
Fragmentation and Real-Time Integration

Oracle BIEE Performance Optimization

Clustering and other physical implementation optimizations
Optimizing the Business Model
Caching
Aggregate Persistence Wizard

OBIEE Integration with SOA and BPEL and Web applications

The OBIEE Web Services Interface
The EasyBI SOA Bridge
Integrating OBIEE with SOA and BPEL
Integrating OBIEE with web-based applications using GO URL

Day 2 - New Features in Oracle OBIEE 10gR3 and Oracle 11g Data Warehousing

Essbase 9.3.1 and 11.1 Integration with OBIEE

Overview of Essbase
Building an Essbase Cube using EIS and Essbase Studio
Integrating an Essbase Cube into OBIEE
Loading Essbase Cubes from the Common Enterprise Information Model
Integrating OBIEE dashboards into the Hyperion Workspace

Automated Decision Making Using Oracle Real-Time Decisions

The need for automated business decisions
Introduction to Oracle Real-Time Decisions
Steps to Create a Real-Time Decisions Project
Integration of Real-Time Decisions with ApEx and ADF

Migrating Discoverer EULs and Workbooks to OBIEE

Aspects of OBIEE/ Discoverer Integration
Using the Discoverer EUL Migration Utility
Post-migration steps
Migrating Discoverer Workbooks
Integration of Discoverer with Oracle BI Publisher

New DW Features in Oracle Database 11g

Overview of Oracle Database 11g DW Features
New Partitioning Features
The Relationship between the DW and OBIEE
Cube Organized Materialized Views

Day 3 - OBI Apps In-Depth

Oracle BI Applications 7.9.5 Introduction and Architecture

Overview of Oracle BI Applications
Oracle BI Applications Architecture
The Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse data model
Exploring the BI Apps data model and pre-built dashboards

Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse Administration using DAC

Introduction to the DAC
Basic DAC Administration
Performing an initial EBS 11.5.10 data load using the DAC

Introduction to Informatica PowerCenter 8.1.1

Overview of Informatica PowerCenter 8.1.1
Creating a simple mapping and running end-to-end

Extending and Customizing the BI Apps Data Warehouse.

Overview of the Oracle BI Apps customization methodology
Understanding SIL and SDE mappings
Customizing an Existing Type 1 mapping to customize a dimension
Creating a new Type 2 mapping to add new facts and dimensions

The idea of the event is to take you beyond what's available on other public courses, address the requirements of more advanced and experienced developers, and provide a "state of the nation" view of Oracle's latest BI & DW offerings, including what's been announced and showcased at Oracle Open World 2008. The cost of the event is £900 + VAT for one day, or £1800 + VAT for all three days, with a 10% early bird discount available until October 3rd. As I said, places are limited and so far we've received a lot of interest and bookings, so register now to avoid disappointment. If you want any more details, drop me an email or check out the web page, and hopefully we'll see you at the event in October.