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This is the fourth entry in my series on Agile Data Warehousing with Exadata and OBIEE. To see all the previous posts, check the introductory posting which I have updated with all the entries in the series. In the last post, I describe what I call the Model-Driven iteration, where we take thin requirements from the [...]

After laying the groundwork with an introduction, and following up with a high-level description of the required puzzle pieces, it’s time to get down to business and describe how Extreme BI works. At Rittman Mead, we have several projects delivering with this methodology right now, and more in the pipeline. I’ll gradually introduce the different types of [...]

In the previous post, I laid the groundwork for describing Extreme BI: a combination of Exadata and OBIEE delivered with an Agile spirit. I discussed that the usual approach to Agile data warehousing is not Agile at all due to the violation of it’s main principle: working software delivered iteratively. If you haven’t already deduced [...]

Over the last year, I’ve been speaking at conferences on one subject more than any others: Agile Data Warehousing with Exadata and OBIEE. Although I’ve been busy with client work and growing the US business, I realize I need to dedicate more time to blogging again, and this seemed like the logical subject to take [...]

I’m still not used to saying “Kscope”… it sounds like a medical screening that I know I should get when I turn 40. Regardless, I’m looking forward to the event for all the usual reasons: seeing good friends, seeing all the great speakers in the Oracle community, and generally celebrating what it is we all [...]