]> http://bidwsig.org The BI SIG addresses topics relevant to the installation, configuration, implementation, maintenance and continued support of Oracle business intelligence and data warehouse products as well as the products that use the Oracle technology stack and are produced by third-party software companies. en http://bidwsig.org/node/1 <span style="font-weight: bolder; font-family: verdana,helvetica,geneva"><h3><font size="3">The SIG is on Twitter! Get updates @oraclebisig.<br /></font></h3></span><table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><h2><font size="4" face="verdana,geneva">Check out TDWI's perspective on <a target="_blank" title="FOSS's Bright Future" href="http://www.tdwi.org/News/display.aspx?ID=9697">Open Source BI's Very Bright Future</a></font></h2><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="3">Oracle BI SIG at OpenWorld!</font></p><p><font size="2" face="verdana,geneva">Sunday, <font color="#000000"><strong>11 October</strong></font><font color="#000000"> the SIG membership heard presentations by Robert Stackowiak, VP EPM &amp; Data Warehouse Solutions, and Louis Nagode, Senior Director, Oracle Enterprise Solutions Group. Mr. Stackowiak discussed &quot;<em><strong>Justifying BI Projects in the Current Economy</strong></em>&quot; and Mr. Nagode presented &quot;</font><font size="2" face="verdana,geneva"><strong><em>Hitchhiker&rsquo;s Guide to Oracle&rsquo;s Ever Changing EPM/BI/DW Galaxy.</em></strong>&quot;</font><font size="2" face="verdana,geneva"> <br /><br /></font></font></p> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:30:39 -0700 http://bidwsig.org/node/35 This <a title="Open Source BI" href="http://www.technologyevaluation.com/Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2009/01/research_notes/VN_BI_AM_01_19_09_1.asp">article</a> discusses the inroads that open source business intelligence products are making into the space.<br /> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-7229538-3"); Sat, 7 Feb 2009 07:02:19 -0800 http://bidwsig.org/node/8 <p>The Q3 '09 Webcast was&nbsp; held Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at noon Eastern.&nbsp; The Webcast featured a 60 minute discussion.&nbsp; You can download the recording of this Webcast <a target="_blank" title="Q3 Webinar Recording" href="bidwsig.files/2009-09-08Migrating-from-Oracle-Discoverer-to-Oracle-Business-Intelligence-Suite-Enterprise-Edition-Plus.wmv"><font color="#0000ff"> here</font></a><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#000000"> .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <font color="#0000ff"><strong><font size="3">NEW!!!!</font></strong></font><em><br /></em></font></font></p> Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:11:09 -0700 http://bidwsig.org/node/33 Oracle Open World will be held 22-25 September 2008.<br /><br />Join the SIG for its meeting on Sunday 21 September, 1:00 - 3:00 pm in Room 3020, Moscone Center West<br />Come hear what BI projects SIG members are involved with and stay for a presentation by Ratan Vakil of EBGroup, LLC and Andy Donovan of Noetix.<br /><br />Would you like to know which sessions at Oracle Open World will be focussed on&nbsp; Enterprise Performance Management and Business Intelligence?&nbsp; Check out the schedule <a title="Focus on Enterprise Performance Management and Business Intelligence - Oracle Open World" target="_blank" href="bidwsig.files/FocusOn_EPM-BI_OracleOpenWorld_2008.pdf">here</a>. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:38:51 -0700 http://bidwsig.org/node/32 <p>We're running Oracle's Daily Financial Intelligence (11i.FII.G) and on my Profit &amp; Loss page, I'm getting the message &quot;This report is not available. Please contact your system administrator.&quot;</p><p>I'm not finding anything about it on Metalink and the last time I submitted an SR we just went round in circles.&nbsp; </p><p>Any suggestions on what to look at out there?</p><p>Tristia Watson - <a href="mailto:tristiaw@pennwell.com">tristiaw@pennwell.com</a></p> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); BI Standard Edition One Tue, 6 May 2008 08:31:03 -0700 http://bidwsig.org/node/31 <p><font size="2" face="verdana,geneva">Check out Dylan Wan's discussion, &quot;<a title="What is Oracle BI Apps" href="http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/bi/dylanwan">What is Oracle BI Applications?</a>&quot;</font></p> BI Enterprise Edition Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:15:31 -0700 http://bidwsig.org/node/29 <p><font size="2" face="verdana,geneva">This <a target="_blank" href="http://esj.com/business_intelligence/article.aspx?EditorialsID=8801">article</a> discusses potential effects that an economic recession could have on enterprise BI initiatives.</font></p> Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:32:37 -0800 http://bidwsig.org/node/19 <p><font size="2" face="verdana,geneva">The SIG's leadership team is scouring the Web for useful BI-related Web sites. If you find one that our members should see, post a comment with the URL and a brief description. For now, you can check out the articles on <a title="BusinessIntelligence.com" target="_blank" href="http://www.businessintelligence.com">BusinessIntelligence.com </a>and the <a target="_blank" title="Oracle BI blog" href="http://oraclebi.blogspot.com/">Oracle Business Intelligence</a> and <a target="_blank" title="Learn Discoverer" href="http://learndiscoverer.blogspot.com/">Learn Discoverer</a> blogs.</font></p> Fri, 7 Dec 2007 14:40:09 -0800 http://bidwsig.org/node/27 <p><font size="2" face="verdana,geneva">Is BI ripe for a its own certification? While OCP has matured both for DBA's and Developers, there is no Oracle certification path for BI/DW professionals. Siebel used to have certified Siebel developers. </font></p><p><font size="2" face="verdana,geneva">...to be continued</font></p> Thu, 6 Dec 2007 14:01:34 -0800 http://bidwsig.org/node/5 <p>Due to some recent inappropriate registrations, we are verifying e-mail addresses before granting access to the BI SIG Web site. <strong>To participate in community discussions, which includes viewing the discussion threads, you must be a registered member and log in.</strong> That means a verifiable e-mail address. </p><p>Also registration is not immediate. You can create a user account, but your account information is reviewed and verified prior to authorization. This process usually takes around 2 to 4 hours. Thanks, BI SIG Webmaster</p> Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:34:04 -0800 http://bidwsig.org/node/26 <font size="2" face="verdana,geneva">Gartner has published its Magic Quadrant results for data integration tools. Click <a target="_blank" title="Data Integration Tools - Magic Quadrant" href="http://mediaproducts.gartner.com/reprints/informatica/volume2/article2/article2.html">here</a> for the article.</font><br /> Sat, 3 Nov 2007 05:31:58 -0700 http://bidwsig.org/node/23 <font size="2" face="verdana,geneva">Is your organization using one of Noetix's products? Do you want more information? This <strong><a target="_blank" title="Noetix events" href="http://www.noetix.com/Events/">link</a></strong> contains</font><font size="2"> a list of all regional and local events where you can connect face to face with Noetix experts.</font><br /> NoetixViews Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:22:04 -0700 http://bidwsig.org/node/15 <p>Hi everyone, I just wanted to post <a title="Oracle BI in OTN" href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/bi/index.html" target="_blank">Oracle's BI home page</a> in OTN.</p> Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:24:41 -0700