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MDS XML versus MUDE Part1: Introduction

The links below represent all the entries in this series: MDS XML versus MUDE Part 2: What is MUDE? [https://www.rittmanmead.com/blog/2013/06/mds-xml2/] MDS XML versus MUDE Part 3: Configuring MDS XML with Git [https://www.rittmanmead.com/blog/2013/07/mds-xml3/] MDS XML versus MUDE

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Configuring SSL on OEID v3.0

Oracle Endeca Information Discovery (OEID) version 3.0 now supports secure connection over HTTP, something useful for when implementing Endeca in a production environment where its expected that all security risks been controlled. Sending requests and data over unsecured HTTP is generally considered one of the more higher-risk vulnerabilities, with

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Oracle Endeca Information Discovery v3.0 Integration with the OBIEE 11g BI Server

One of the first moves towards integrating Oracle Endeca Information Discovery (OEID) with other Oracle products is the ability to source data from an Oracle BI Server repository for loading into an Oracle Endeca Server “data domain” (the new name for an Endeca Server datastore). As mentioned in my previous

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Photos and Presentation Downloads from the Rittman Mead BI Forum 2013, Brighton & Atlanta

Well, we're all back home now after two very successful Rittman Mead BI Forum events [http://www.rittmanmead.com/biforum2013] in Brighton [http://www.rittmanmead.com/blog/2013/05/previewing-the-brighton-bi-forum-2013/] , and then Atlanta [http://www.rittmanmead.com/blog/2013/05/agenda-and-details-for-the-atlanta-rm-bi-forum-2013/] , earlier this month in May 2013. Around

Oracle BI Suite EE

Testing aggregate navigation on OBIEE and Exalytics

One of OBIEE’s many great strengths is aggregate navigation; the ability to choose from a list of possible tables the one which will probably give the optimal performance for a given user query. Users are blissfully unaware of which particular table their query is being satisfied from, since aggregate

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Introduction to the BI Apps 11.1.1.7.1 - Use of ODI11g for ETL

In the two previous postings in this series on the Oracle BI Apps 11.1.1.7.1, we looked at the release at a high-level [http://www.rittmanmead.com/blog/2013/05/introduction-to-the-bi-apps-11-1-1-7-1-release-overview/] , and then at the product architecture including the new configuration and functional setup tools [http://www.

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Introduction to the BI Apps 11.1.1.7.1 - Product Architecture & New Configuration Tools

In my previous posting in this series [http://www.rittmanmead.com/blog/2013/05/introduction-to-the-bi-apps-11-1-1-7-1-release-overview/] , I looked at the new 11.1.1..7.1 release of the Oracle BI Applications at a high-level, and talked about how this new release uses ODI as the embedded ETL tool instead of

Oracle BI Suite EE

Introduction to the BI Apps 11.1.1.7.1 - Release Overview

The long-awaited and anticipated 11.1.1.7.1 (PS1) release of the Oracle BI Applications became available early last week, with thesoftware [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi-enterprise-edition/downloads/bus-intelligence-11g-165436.html] anddocumentation [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi-foundation/documentation/bi-apps-098545.html] available for download on OTN. Over

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Agenda and Details for the Brighton RM BI Forum 2013

It's Tuesday morning, and later today delegates will be starting to arrive in Brighton for the 5th Annual Rittman Mead BI Forum [http://www.rittmanmead.com/biforum2013], running again at the Hotel Seattle [http://www.hotelseattlebrighton.com] down at Brighton Marina. Around seventy of Europe's most

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Previewing the BI Forum 2013 Data Integration Masterclass

I guess it's a British thing to not blow our own trumpet (does that translate the same over in the US?), but something I'm particularly proud about with the upcoming Rittman Mead BI Forum 2013 events [http://www.rittmanmead.com/biforum2013] is our Oracle Data Integration

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An Oracle BI "Blast from the Past": Ten Products from Oracle's BI History You May Not Have Heard Of...

With Oracle BI Enterprise Edition [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi-enterprise-edition/index.html], the BI Apps andHyperion EPM Suite [http://www.oracle.com/us/solutions/ent-performance-bi/performance-management/038419.html] , Oracle have a set of reporting and analysis tools that can be considered "best of breed" and compete

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OBIEE, ODI and Hadoop Part 4: Hive Data Transformation & Integration via ODI 11g

In the previous three articles in this series (and well done for everyone that's still with us), we looked at how OBIEE 11.1.1.7 and ODI 11.1.1.6+ can access Hadoop data sources [https://www.rittmanmead.com/blog/2013/04/obiee-odi-and-hadoop-part-1-so-what-is-hadoop-mapreduce-and-hive/] via a related

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OBIEE, ODI and Hadoop Part 3: A Closer Look at Hive, HFDS and Cloudera CDH3

In the first two parts in this series, I looked at the recently-added support for Apache Hadoop as a data source for OBIEE 11.1.1.7 and ODI 11.1.1.6 [https://www.rittmanmead.com/blog/2013/04/obiee-odi-and-hadoop-part-1-so-what-is-hadoop-mapreduce-and-hive/] , and explained how the Hadoop support was really enabled

Oracle BI Suite EE

SmartView as the Replacement for BI Office with OBIEE 11.1.1.7

Apart from system-wide improvements to Essbase integration across OBIEE 11.1.1.7 [http://www.rittmanmead.com/blog/2013/04/essbase-and-epm-integration-improvements-in-obiee-11-1-1-7/] , the other Essbase-related improvement that came with this latest release was the (re-)introduction of SmartView as the replacement for Oracle BI Add-in for Microsoft Office ("BI Office&

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Essbase and EPM Integration Improvements in OBIEE 11.1.1.7

One of the major new feature areas in OBIEE 11.1.1.7, but which has so far got very little attention, is the significant improvement in integration between Essbase, the Hyperion EPM Suite, and OBIEE 11g. The integration between EPM Workspace and OBIEE's Presentation Services which disappeared

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Previewing the New OBIEE 11.1.1.7 SampleApp

OBIEE 11.1.1.7 came out a few weeks ago [http://www.rittmanmead.com/blog/2013/04/obiee-11-1-1-7-now-available-for-download/] , and recently we looked at Hadoop integration [http://www.rittmanmead.com/blog/2013/04/obiee-odi-and-hadoop-part-2-connecting-obiee-11-1-1-7-to-hadoop-data-sources/] , one of the more interesting new features in this release. Over the next week I'

Oracle BI Suite EE

Using SampleApp Scripts to run a Simple OBIEE 11g Load Test

If you've not done so already, I'd advise anyone interested in OBIEE 11g to subscribe to the Oracle BI Tech Demos channel on Youtube [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXpjKAy010SDUXmAA67DILg], where Philippe Lions and his team showcase upcoming SampleApp releases, and highlight new features like SmartView

Technical

Rittman Mead BI Forum Atlanta Special Guest: Alex Gorbachev

A few days back, I introduced our special guests [https://www.rittmanmead.com/blog/2013/04/rittman-mead-bi-forum-atlanta-special-guest-cary-millsap/] for the Rittman Mead BI Forum in Atlanta, focusing first on Cary Millsap. Today I'd like to talk about our other special guest: Oracle ACE Director Alex Gorbachev [https://twitter.com/

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OBIEE, ODI and Hadoop Part 2: Connecting OBIEE 11.1.1.7 to Hadoop Data Sources

In yesterday's post I looked at the key enabling technologies behind OBIEE and ODI's connectivity to Hadoop [http://www.rittmanmead.com/blog/2013/04/obiee-odi-and-hadoop-part-1-so-what-is-hadoop-mapreduce-and-hive/?preview=true] , and today I'll look at how OBIEE 11.1.1.7 can now access Hadoop data sources

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OBIEE, ODI and Hadoop Part 1: So What Is Hadoop, MapReduce and Hive?

Recent releases of OBIEE and ODI have included support for Apache Hadoop [http://hadoop.apache.org] as a data source, probably the most well-recognised technology within the "big data" [http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/big-data/index.html] movement. Most OBIEE and ODI developers have probably heard of

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Rittman Mead BI Forum Atlanta Special Guest: Cary Millsap

I feel like I'm introducing the Beatles... though I think Kellyn Pot'Vin [https://twitter.com/DBAKevlar] calls them the "DBA Gods" [http://dbakevlar.com/author/kpedersen/]. Today I'll be talking about Cary Millsap, and tomorrow I'll introduce our other special

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OBIEE, OEM12cR2 and the BI Management Pack Part 1: Introduction to OEM12cR2

A few years ago I wrote a series of blog posts, and an OTN article, on managing OBIEE 10g using Oracle Enterprise Manager 10gR4 and the BI Management Pack [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/rittman-oem-bipack-087508.html], an extra-licensable option for OEM that provided additional management capabilities for OBIEE and

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What's Coming at the Rittman Mead BI Forum 2013, Atlanta, May 15th - 17th 2013

At the end of last week I talked about what we had planned for the BI Forum in Brighton, and today I want to talk about what we've got planned for the Rittman Mead BI Forum 2013 in Atlanta [http://www.rittmanmead.com/biforum2013/], running the week after

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Some Upcoming Events

It’s going to be a busy few weeks leading up to the BI Forum [http://www.rittmanmead.com/biforum2013/]. First, Rittman Mead will be exhibiting at the UKOUG Engineered Systems Summit [http://www.ukoug.org/what-we-offer/news/ukoug-engineered-systems-summit/] on Tuesday 16th April, this is a one day event in

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Interview with Toby Potter from DataSift - Social Data and Business Intelligence

With the BI Forum [http://www.rittmanmead.com/biforum2013/] fast approaching, Toby Potter from DataSift agreed to an interview for the blog, to discuss social data, it's value and how it can be combined with other business intelligence. Toby will be one of the guest speakers at the