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Inside the Oracle BI Server Part 3 : BI Server In-Memory Joins

In the previous two postings in this series, I looked at the architecture of the Oracle BI Server, and how it processes incoming queries from Oracle BI Answers. In the latter article I touched on the concept of BI Server in-memory joins, and in this article I want to expand on this topic and look [...]

Posted 03 March 2010 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

OBIEE Content at ODTUG Kaleidoscope 2010

As well as organizing our own BI Forum in the UK, another event I’ve had a hand in is ODTUG Kaleidoscope 2010, which is due to run from June 27th – July 1st in Washington D.C. I’ve been the content lead for the BI, DW and Hyperion Reporting Tools stream, and if you were thinking [...]

Posted 02 March 2010 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

Inside the Oracle BI Server Part 2 : How Is A Query Processed?

In the first article on this series about the Oracle BI Server, I looked at the architecture and functions within this core part of the OBIEE product set. in this article, I want to look closer at what happens when a query (or “request”) comes into the BI Server, and how it translates it into [...]

Posted 01 March 2010 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

Inside the Oracle BI Server Part 1 : The BI Server Architecture

The session that I’m giving at the BI Forum in Brighton in May is entitled “Inside the Oracle BI Server”, and I’m aiming to take a closer look at the architecture and functionality of this key OBIEE component. We’re all fairly aware of what the BI Server does at a high level, but I thought [...]

Posted 25 February 2010 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

OWB, RMOUG and ODTUG in Denver

I’m writing this on the evening following the Rocky Mountains Oracle User Group Training Days Conference in Denver, Colorado, where Stewart Bryson and I delivered our session on OWB11gR2 New Features for DBAs and Developers. We were both pleased with the turnout, managed to deliver five demos across the new code template functionality, and took [...]

Posted 19 February 2010 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

Announcing the Rittman Mead BI Forum 2010, May 19th – 21st 2010, Hotel Seattle Brighton UK

I’m very pleased to announce that registration is now open for the Rittman Mead BI Forum 2010, to be held at the Hotel Seattle, Brighton on May 19th – 21st 2010.
Like last year’s event, the 2010 BI Forum is focused on Oracle BI Enterprise Edition and the technologies that support it, such as Essbase, ODI [...]

Posted 15 February 2010 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °