Source Control and Automated Code Deployment Options for OBIEE
It's Monday morning. I've arrived at a customer site to help them - ironically enough - with automating their OBIEE code management. But, on arrival, I'm »
Creating Security Profiles in ODI 12c
As a newcomer to ODI I enjoy hearing from the more seasoned veterans about common situations they encounter on projects. One of these recurring situations (especially »
OBIEE, Big Data Discovery, and ODI security updates - October 2016
Oracle release their "Critical Patch Update" (CPU) notices every quarter, bundling together details of vulnerabilities and associated patches across their entire product line. October's »
Security patches released for OBIEE 11.1.1.7/11.1.1.9, and ODI DQ 11.1.1.3
Oracle issued their quarterly Critical Patch Update yesterday, and with it notice of several security issues of note: The most serious for OBIEE (CVE-2013-2186) rates 7. »
Deploying Oracle BI Mobile HD within Good, Oracle OMSS and Other Secure MDM Containers
A few months ago ODTUG announced their ODTUG Mobile Day in Utrecht, Netherlands and asked if I’d like to put forward an abstract for a »
Connecting OBIEE11g on Windows to a Kerberos-Secured CDH5 Hadoop Cluster using Cloudera HiveServer2 ODBC Drivers
In a few previous posts and magazine articles I’ve covered connecting OBIEE11g to a Hadoop cluster, using OBIEE 11.1.1.7 and Cloudera CDH4 »
Why Oracle Big Data SQL Potentially Solves a Big Issue with Hadoop Security
Oracle announced their Big Data SQL product a couple of weeks ago, which effectively extends Exadata’s query-offloading to Hadoop data sources. I covered the launch »
Exploring OBIEE Web Services through Python
My very first blog post for Rittman Mead was on the subject of Web Services in BI Publisher 11g, and now I want to return to »
Make Use of OBIEE's Command Line Tools with Reduced Exposure of Plain Text Passwords
Introduction We all love a good commandline utility. It gives us that warm feeling of control and puts hairs on our chests. Either that, or it »
Tips and Tricks for the OBIEE linux sysadmin
As well as industry-leading solution architecture, consultancy and training on Oracle BI, here at Rittman Mead we also provide expert services in implementation and support of »