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The applications for the ODTUG #WIT Scholarship program has been open! They are looking for candidates to represent ODTUG and serve as role models & mentors for women in the technology industry. Learn more and apply HERE today.
It’s a very good opportunity to participate in this great community and as a bonus, earn a free pass to KScope 20 🙂
That’s all for today, I hope you guys enjoy.
See you soon!
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Today I have a very exiting news for all of us. ODTUG just announced the re-branding of the BI Community, to the Analytics Community.
The change is not in name alone—it’s an effort to create a more dynamic and inclusive community to better serve the needs the of ODTUG members. What does this change mean? It means we encompass more than just BI. It means if you are interested in any of the tools that are used to analyze data and turn it into information, we are here for you! Have a question? Want to share knowledge you gained from a project? Connect with other like-minded analysts who explore data in myriad ways, both on premises and in the cloud. Join the Analytics Community to share your passion for all things analytics, whether you are using OAC, OBIEE, ML/AI, R, Python, Essbase, DV, Big Data, Data Warehousing, or other platforms. This page is your portal to all things Analytics– a blog feed, a list of upcoming Analytics-related events, and a look at the Analytics content located in the Technical Database. Check out the most recent blogs from industry experts. Like what you read? Click on the title to visit the author’s blog. Would you like to see your blog featured here? Drop a note to Haleigh@odtug.com. Let’s explore analytics together!
Check the Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook page to learn more, join us and help us to create a better Analytic Community.
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It has been awhile since last time I wrote anything here…. and surprise, surprise, it’s because I’m crazy working in a project that was sized small but turn out huge and the size didn’t change…. 🙂 never happened before heheheh 😉
This is just a small post to tell how grateful and happy we are for receiving the EPM Data Integration Speaker Award in Kscope 18 with the presentation: How to Use Your ODI On-Premise to Seamlessly Integrate PBCS.
We start this blog in 2012 and we have been presenting at Kscope since 2013 and it has been very rewarding, not only because we become Oracle ACEs because of this, but because every single post or presentation we learn a lot with it.
When you do a presentation you need to stop to think in a solution for a specif project and start to thinking in a solution that can be used to all projects. This alone is a challenge, but the amount of thing we learn is a great deal. We can easily said that our code improved a lot since 2012 when we began with this blog and it’s in great part because of this blog and our presentations.
Then we thank you all of you that read our blog (even if we don’t post as much as we would like), to everybody that goes to KScope and decide to watch our presentations and to ODTUD that provide this bi-lateral learning platform.
Thank you all of you for supporting us and see you soon.
Hi all, how are you doing? With some delay (same as last year, I was on vacation 🙂 ) we are very happy to announce that DEVEPM will be once again at KScope! We are very honored to be selected to present on the best EPM conference in the word! We got two presentations in, so here is what we are going present at Kscope18:
Dynamic Metadata Integrations for Multiple ASO Applications
Metadata management is a challenge on complex environments, since it is always changing over time. If the metadata process is not build in a robust and dynamic way, we will end up having a lot of rework every time that the business changes.
One of the best ways to maintain metadata on ASO cubes is using ODI, which gives us great flexibility to create real complex enterprise ETL processes. But if we use ODI in its standard way, we will end up having multiple similar ODI objects, since each ASO application/dimension is tied to a particular ODI data store. In other words, the higher the number of ASO applications we have, the higher is the number of ODI objects, increasing the possible failure points and code rework if something changes, which will make us lose a lot of time, money and trust on those systems.
This study case describes how to implement a smart EPM environment that uses Oracle Data Integrator with Oracle Essbase and take full advantage of its potential. This session will show how to create dynamic processes that changes automatically for any number of Essbase applications, allowing metadata maintenance that meets the business needs with low development costs.
Incredible ODI tips to work with Hyperion tools that you ever wanted to know
ODI is an incredible and flexible development tool that goes beyond simple data integration. But most of its development power comes from outside the box ideas.
If you want to know the answer of all this questions please join us in this session to learn the special secrets of ODI that will take your development skills to the next level.
Kscope is the largest EPM conference in the world and it will be held in Orlando on June 2018. It will feature more than 300 technical sessions, five symposiums, deep dive sessions, and hands on labs over the course of five days.
Got interested? If you register by March 29th you’ll take advantage of the Kscope early bird rates. Don’t waste more time and let’s be part of the greatest EPM event in the world. If you are still unsure about it, read our post about how Kscope/ODTUG changed our lives! Kscope is indeed a life changer event!
Hey guys how are you doing? It has been a long long LONG time since our last post…. and we are sorry for that. We having been very busy with a lot of projects (both work and personal) and we had to get some time for us!
But we are finally getting back to action! And I’ll do that posting something about one thing that everybody loves…. Meetups..
First of all I would like to talk about the next ODTUG meetup that will happens in 2 days in Orlando, inside the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort…. I think I don’t need to say anything else about it other that it’ll be awesome…. but anyway, here’s the link for you guys to attend:
Now that this is sort out, do you know that if you want to do your own Meetup you can do it together with ODTUG? And you can even get financial support to do it????
Well it’s true. You just need to plan your meet up and then fill out the Meetup Planning form. This will provide ODTUG with all the information they need in order to move forward.
It’s also helpful to provide them if you are seeking financial support and if so, how much, and also your estimated attendee count as well. Another advantage is that there’s an list of services that ODTUG will provide as a sponsor along with the qualifications for sponsorship.
Off coarse there’re a few Sponsorship Requirements: Communicate ODTUG Resources and Events:
o Provide an overview ODTUG’s memberships and benefits
o Provide ODTUG Kscope18 deadlines
If you get exited with this piece of information and want to do you own Meetup, here are some useful tips and strategies for planning a Community Meetup.
1- Choose a Date and Location
Be mindful of holidays and tech conference dates when planning a meetup. A free venue is best—workplaces and universities tend to be free, while private rooms at restaurants and hotels usually have a rental fee. When securing a space, be sure to ask what the room capacity is and monitor your RSVP’s accordingly. If you need assistance with securing a venue please be sure to fill out the Meetup Planning form.
2- Schedule Speaker(s)
Education and content should be a part of a Meetup. Even if presentations are brief, education helps to engage members. If you need assistance with securing presenters, please be sure to fill out the Meetup Planning form.
3- Include Time for Networking with Food and/or Drinks
This could be as simple as having pizza delivered to an office after a speaker presentation. If there is a nearby bar/ restaurant the group may want to go for a Happy Hour.
4- Promote ODTUG Membership and ODTUG Kscope18 Conference
Share the benefits of ODTUG membership, encourage others to volunteer with the community, and promote ODTUG Kscope18.
Tips for a successful Meetup:
Scheduling
o Schedule quarterly Meetups if possible. Five-week months result in higher attendance and commitment. (Customers have an extra week to plan for maintenance, testing, and some downtime.)
o Wednesdays and Thursdays are the best days for scheduling meetings; whereas Fridays you will be competing with families and/or social lives.
Location is important
o Provide an environment that is fun and inviting. Seek popular local bars or restaurants that provide private rooms for formal meetings.
Budget
o Everything is negotiable! Find creative ways for customizing menus for your meetings. Order appetizers for a small group or buffets for larger group.
o The best option for savings is scheduling meetings in the workplace if possible.
Greeting your guests
o Have someone available to greet your guests. Provide a sign-up sheet, name tags, and pass out ODTUG/Kscope18 swag.
Engaging your guests is KEY!
o Creative ice breaker activity is a great way for people to engage and find common ground.
Follow-up is vital for success
o Feedback is important – this gives you an opportunity to thank your guests and provide a questionnaire (limited to 10 questions or less) to help improve and plan future Meetups.
Non-solicitation
o The user community is interested in learning how other organizations are leveraging the tools today within their environment, not a sales pitch. Solicitation is not allowed.
I hope you guys enjoy all this info and let’s start to plan our meetups 🙂
Hi guys how are you?
ODTUG is opening the application for the 2018 leadership program. For those that don’t know what it is, it is a eight-month program (remote sessions) to help people to advance into leadership positions along their career track, improve their effectiveness in their current position or switch careers.
Rodrigo and I are past participants and we definitely advise anyone that wants to get involved and learn in the process to participate in this wonderful program.
To learn more about the program or give it a try you can click Here.
Hope you guys enjoy it.
Hi guys, today I have a very exiting opportunity for all kscope veterans that would like to help the newcomers.
The ODTUG K Team
If you are an ODTUG Kscope aficionado and think you can help guide the ODTUG Kscope newcomers down the right path? Join the K Team! K Team members are here to help newcomers take advantage of everything ODTUG has to offer. Interested in being involved? Sign up now and we’ll send you all the information you need.
Let’s help the newcomers to get the most of our beloved conference and of course have a lot of fun in the process 🙂
See you guys in a couple of weeks at Kscope 17!!!
Hi guys, this is just a quick post about the coming seminar The Importance of User Groups. In the modern, digital world in which we now live, what is the value of a user group? Can we not get the content from Google, YouTube or Oracle direct? Join Debra and Natalie as they discuss where they think the user group delivers additional value, the networking, the learning, the sharing of stories and challenges, and most of all the fun.
See you guys there.
Hi all, how are you doing? With a little delay (sorry, I was on vacation 🙂 ) we are very happy to announce that DEVEPM will be once again at KScope! We are very honored to be selected to present on the best EPM conference in the word! Here is what we are going present at Kscope 17:
Data Warehouse 2.0: Master techniques for EPM guys (powered by ODI)
“EPM environments are generally supported by a Data Warehouse, however, we often see that those DWs are not optimized for the EPM tools. During the years, we have witnessed that modeling a DW thinking about the EPM tools may greatly increase the overall architecture performance.
The most common situation found in several projects is that the people that develops the data warehouse does not have a great knowledge about EPM tools and vice-versa. This may create a big gap between those two concepts which may severally impact performance.
This session will show a lot of techniques to model the right Data Warehouse for EPM tools. We will discuss how to improve performance using partitioned tables, create hierarchical queries with “Connect by Prior”, the correct way to use Multi-Period tables for block data load using Pivot/Unpivot and more. And if you want to go ever further, we will show you how to leverage all those techniques using ODI, which will create the perfect mix to perform any process between your DW and EPM environments.”
Kscope is the largest EPM conference in the world and it will be held on San Antonio, Texas on June 2017. It will feature more than 300 technical sessions, five symposiums, deep dive sessions, and hands on labs over the course of five days.
Got interested? If you register by March 25th you’ll take advantage of the Kscope early bird rates, then don’t waste more time and let’s be part of the greatest EPM event in the world. If you are still unsure about it, read our post about how Kscope/ODTUG changed our lives! Kscope is indeed a life changer event!
Thank you very much everybody and we’ll be waiting for you at Kscope 17!
Hi all! Today is a quick post to call you all for our ODTUG webinar that will be presented on Thursday, December 15, 2016 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST:
ODI is an incredible and flexible development tool that goes beyond simple data integration, but most of its development power comes from outside-the-box ideas.
If you want to know the answer to all these questions, please join us in this webinar to learn the special secrets of ODI that will take your development skills to the next level.
This is a remodeled version of our Kscope16 session, where we combined some of the topics and also added some live demo for easier understanding. If you got interested, register now here.
Thanks! Hope to see you all there!
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