Rittman Mead - Delivered Intelligence

Things are going to be a bit quiet around here for the next few weeks, as I’m going to have to take a break from blogging for a while. Mainly, this is because I’m starting a new job within Plus that means I’m going to be particularly busy over the next month or so. My [...]

"The history of Oracle performance analysis looks a lot like the history of humanity

Niall Litchfield: "I have also this morning uploaded a quick how to on Setting Up Generic Connectivity. This document is a step by stem guide to Oracle’s generic connectivity, which is a free – but little known, database feature for connecting to non-Oracle services. The official documentation (this is the 9i version) details some of [...]

Computerworld.co.nz: "… Wohl also said that Oracle is enhancing its daily business intelligence capabilities, an architectural feature embedded in the suite that allows managers to get quick updates on business performance. To make the feature more appealing, Oracle is adding six dashboards to the existing 31 and increasing the number of reports it offers to [...]

"Though critical to the success of information technology, nontechnical factors often go unnoticed. Industry voices frequently alert us to the more common nontechnical pitfalls: inadequate executive sponsorship, failed management of user expectations, and unrealistic project scope. But there’s one more thing and it has little to do with technology and nothing to do with project [...]