Oracle

Now that the Hyperion EPM 11.2 software is out, let’s get started by downloading the software. The most common software we are generally asked to install is Planning and HFM. The steps are simple: Go to the Oracle Software site  https://edelivery.oracle.com Log in to the site Search for the software Oracle Hyperion Planning Plus 11.2.0.0.0 […]

OAC and OAS are congruent products and therefore enable organizations to leverage both deployments simultaneously. Going from OAS to OAC or vice-versa is as simple as creating a snapshot from one place and restoring it onto another. However, there are some differences between the two. In this post I am summarizing what these are at […]

In late 2019 Oracle released Oracle Analytics for Applications (OAX). OAX is built on Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC) and powered by Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW). It provides personalized application analytics, benchmarks, and machine learning-powered predictive insights across all line-of-business job functions and business processes for Oracle Cloud Applications. It consists of prebuilt analytic applications […]

Oracle Analytics Server (OAS) is the latest Oracle release to supersede Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE). Current OBIEE customers can upgrade to OAS at no additional licensing cost. Whether you are on OBIEE 11g or 12c, upgrading to OAS has the following main advantages: Business users benefit from enhanced Data Visualization and Data Preparation […]

It was recently announced that Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC) has been named Visionary in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms.   This is great news as it validates what we have been seeing in the marketplace for quite some time.  It comes as no surprise to firms like Perficient who’ve been […]

At the heart of all business software is always a database. But what once used to be a cumbersome component, something that only developers and system administrators had to deal with, has evolved to become a directly reachable solution of itself. With Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW), the Business Analyst is now able to be […]

Access to business analytics is key to the success of almost every business operation. There are several challenges though that hinder business owners from accessing up-to-date and reliable information. Here are some of the challenges that the lines of business typically encounter in their day-to-day operations: Information is distributed across several applications and systems Reliance […]

Midcoast Energy, LLC, a full-service natural gas and natural gas liquid midstream company, had antiquated and complex business processes that could not scale to meet its needs. Facing an expensive ERP implementation, the company decided a cloud-based platform would provide a strategic advantage. They partnered with Perficient to deliver the implementation in a six-month time-frame.  […]

Provisioning for income tax can be a complex process for large multi-national organizations to mid-sized companies with a consistent growth mode. The tax provisioning process involves determining the current tax amounts as well as calculating the deferred roll-forward amount. This process becomes even more complex when organizations have to account for Federal, Regional and International […]

In large corporations today, the financial close process is time-consuming and has multiple process bottlenecks that are disconnected. Most large organizations have disparate transaction systems and databases that suffer from data integrity, data governance and a lack of integration which makes the financial close process an exercise in reconciliation and data validation with less focus […]

The On-Premises version of Oracle EPM 11.2 is now available for Windows Server 2019 with Linux support to follow. On December 18th, 2019 it was officially released and the software is now available for download. Version 11.2 has Premier Support through 2030 and that will likely be extended. The current version of 11.1.2.4 is set […]

Midcoast Energy, LLC, a full-service natural gas and natural gas liquid midstream company, had antiquated and complex business processes that could not scale to meet its needs. Facing an expensive ERP implementation, the company decided a cloud-based platform would provide a strategic advantage and partnered with Perficient to deliver the implementation in a six-month timeframe.  […]