Oracle Magazine Article on Essbase 11.1.2

My latest article for Oracle Magazine is now available online, and this month it's a joint effort between myself and Venkat.

"Using Oracle Essbase Release 11.1.2 Aggregate Storage Option Databases" takes a look at the new calculation capabilities in Essbase 11.1.2, in particular looking at how data can be aggregated, derived and allocated within 11.1.2 Essbase cubes and persisted in the database, opening up ASO databases to the kind of planning and budgeting applications previously restricted to BSO databases. If you've heard that aggregate storage is the strategic direction for Essbase but wondered how it could handle the sorts of calculations provided by block storage, you may well find this article interesting.