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Neetu Shah and Shiv Bharti (@shivbharti) spoke on, “Leveraging Oracle BI Applications Architecture to Meet Real-Time Reporting Requirements.” The focus was on how the next generation EIM Architecture will help you achieve your goals in this regard. I got the idea that the 45-minute time-frame really didn’t leave enough time to address the topics in the […]

The data warehouse has been a part of the EIM vernacular for nearly 20 years. The vision of the single source of the truth and a single repository for reporting and analysis are two objectives that have resulted in a never-ending journey.   The data warehouse never has had enough data and the quality required for […]

Help! My Menus in Hyperion Workspace are crammed on top of one another!! Disclaimer – If stacked menus don’t bug you, this blog is not for you.  True story – the other day I logged into a client’s workspace and my drop down menus were all on top of each other! My colleague was […]

  It is amazing to see the technology terms we come up with to explain new technology or trend. The consulting thought leadership coins the words to group a set of technology, trend to make it easier for people to have a context. However the success and adoption of the technology/trend defines the term’s reputation. […]

In recent years, we have seen many changes to the global “face” of product safety (FDA, 2009). Arguably, these changes modify the traditional focus of product safety from a case management and alert reporting strategy to include a more preventative, pharmacovigilance strategic focus. In order to successfully adopt these changes, it is critical that we […]

In a recent blog post I discussed how nearly 90 percent of companies are still using spreadsheets and outdated technology for financial planning, budgeting and forecasting, which exposes them to unnecessary risks. Fortunately, as more and more technology solutions are being pushed to the cloud, finance departments and CFOs can elevate their budgeting and forecasting […]

Scenario We want to create a target flat file name with the current system date. Solution 1 The first method is renaming the target file name in the post session command as bellow: Example: The following command will rename the file in the format filename_MMDDYYYY.out in Windows: move $PMTargetFileDir\filename $PMTargetFileDir\filename_%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%%date:~10%.out

Yammer has a full range of features to help you communicate openly and expedite decision making, open new collaboration channels and breakdown email silos. Let’s start looking at our current ways of communicating with our team. A typical project is slated to begin and end with a vision and goal. In order to achieve these, […]

Senior Management is always looking for answers about what works, what doesn’t, and how best to design and manage clinical trials. In order to get those answers, all of your trial data needs to be in one place and in a consistent format – this is the only way to extract accurate information. But, how […]

While there are several BI technologies and more coming into the foray every day, SSRS has remained a key player in this area for quite some time now.  One of the biggest advantages of SSRS reporting is that it involves the participation of the end user and that is very intuitive to use. Let’s go […]

I’m very pleased to announce the launch of the newest version of ASCEND, Perficient’s pre-configured and enhanced version of Oracle Siebel Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS). ASCEND, an official Oracle Accelerate Solution, is configured to meet most organizations’ CTMS requirements out-of-the-box, providing sponsors and research organizations with what they need to get started or a […]

As a technical architect I am used to the rapid evolution of language to describe an accelerating technical world. Only a couple of years ago using the word Cloud would most likely conjure images of the cumulonimbus variety. Today I rarely join a conference call where The Cloud is not mentioned and we can be […]