Mike Vickers - Rittman Mead

Extending OAC with Map Backgrounds

One of the really powerful things in OAC is the simplicity with which you can create geographical insights using the Map visualisation. I say this as someone who has implemented maps in OBIEE several times and so know the challenges of MapBuilder and MapViewer all too well. It really is

OAC 5.9 - A Tour of the UX Enhancements

Now that we are nicely settled into 2021 (Happy New Year, by the way!), it's time to roll our sleeves up and take a look at the latest release from the Oracle Analytics team: Oracle Analytics Cloud 5.9. Whenever a new release arrives, there is often a clamour for

OAC - Thoughts on Moving to the Cloud

Last week, I spent a couple of days with Oracle at Thames Valley Park and this presented me with a perfect opportunity to sit down and get to grips with the full extent of the Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC) suite...without having to worry about client requirements or project deadlines!

Business Insights

Enabling A Modern Analytics Platform

Over recent years, bi-modal analytics has gained interest and, dare I say it, a level of notoriety, thanks to Garnter’s repositioning of its Magic Quadrant in 2016. I’m going to swerve the debate, but if you are not up to speed, then I recommend taking a look here

Technical

Mike Hibbert - A Celebration

It’s been a long while since I graced the blog with my presence and I had always hoped that when I did return, it would be with something new, or exciting to say. Instead, I find myself writing something much more personal and subdued: a celebration of one of

Technical

To BICC Or Not To BICC (Part 3)

In this, my final post on the BICC subject (well, for now at least...), I take a look at the softer side of BI management... The Balancing Act Put simply, if BI is delivered well it should generate two things.....firstly, answers [no pun intended] to the questions that the

Technical

To BICC Or Not To BICC (Part 2)

In my last post, I opened up some of my thoughts about how much BICC activity is happening in the real world. Continuing on from there, I'm now going to turn my attention to some of the important things that I think need to be addressed in the management of

Technical

To BICC Or Not To BICC (Part 1)

If your organisation has been using Business Intelligence in a strategic way for some time, then you will have already seen your BI solution evolve, grow and change from its original incarnation. You will probably also have an appreciation of the importance of somehow taking ownership of this process of