Data + Intelligence

The wealth management industry is undergoing a serious transformation with traditional methods of providing financial advice being disrupted by new and innovative forms of technology. With the unprecedented widespread adoption of the internet and digital devices, customer expectations have changed. Clients expect a flawless customer experience that requires businesses, products, and services to be available whenever and wherever they want. It’s that simple. Companies […]

Organizations that rely on Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE) as their standard analytics platform may have already reaped the benefits of a common enterprise reporting solution from a data accuracy and accessibility perspective. However, they are most likely still using traditional means of collaboration. This entails communication of reported results, explanation of what they mean, their […]

We have to regularly purge the Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) log files to reduce the size of the ODI work repository and improve the performance of the ODI studio. Before purging we can export the ODI log files and archive them. If we ever want to analyze the log history, we can re-import the logs from […]

Last night I talked to my best friend at home in Pittsburgh and told her that I’d see her over Thanksgiving weekend — before I had even begun to look at flights.  While I was excited in anticipation of seeing friends for the holiday weekend, I’ve had connection woes over this very weekend several years […]

With the growth of big data technologies, there has been much discussion about Hadoop and traditional databases. One question that comes up frequently is “How do you handle data sets in a traditional database?” Hadoop has demonstrated that it can handle a large quantity of data with ease in processing and high throughput. Apache Sqoop provides a […]

Adoption of cloud computing and SaaS applications continues to increase as advances in technology address concerns with security, privacy and customization limitations. The global SaaS market is projected to grow from $49B in 2015 to $67B in 2018, attaining a CAGR of 8.14% (Roundup of Cloud Computing Forecasts and Market Estimates, Forbes, Sept 27, 2015) […]

There are several methods to validate and debug analytic implementations using Adobe App Measurement Libraries. Over-the-Top (OTT) Providers can use the following method to validate their analytics implementation for iPhone, android, Xbox 360,  Roku and connected TVs of all kinds, and more. The web proxy is the most common method for capturing analytics requests. Using a […]

Globalization is driving companies to keep up with innovation in order to stay competitive.  The ability to procure, analyze, and report real-time information to internal and external stakeholders regardless of their location is becoming a necessity to remain viable. According to the global market intelligence firm International Data Corp. (IDC), more than half of enterprises’ […]

A while back, I wrote a blog post that shared ways in which the financial services industry can leverage social tools to win over existing customers, cultivate new ones, and become more efficient in their business operations. One example was how Barclays created a new product called Barclaycard Ring, which gives cardmembers the opportunity to […]

As a marketer, you have more ways to connect and engage with your customers than ever before. All of these interactions across a wide variety of channels translate to being flooded with data about your customers. With all of this data available, only a small percentage of companies have tapped into its potential to move […]

A new quarterly Cybersecurity Market Report was published by Cybersecurity Ventures, projecting $1 trillion will be spent on cybersecurity between 2017 and 2021. According to Steve Morgan, founder and editor-in-chief of Cybersecurity Ventures, the increase in cybercrime, such as ransomware and malware, and the large number of digital devices being rapidly deployed by organizations and […]

CLONING IN ORACLE EBS R12 PRODUCTION SYSTEM: Cloning plays an important role in the Oracle EBS Production system. There are regular requests from developers to clone the production system and prepare the development for the EBS System. The biggest challenge is ensuring that we do not disturb the production or clone within the development system. Steps to Follow When […]