Oracle Essbase & Oracle OLAP: The Guide to oracle's Multidimensional Solution: The Guide To Oracle's Multidimensional Solution (Oracle Press) - Softcover

Schrader, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071621822 ISBN 13: 9780071621823

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2009

Synopsis

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The only book to cover and compare Oracle's online analytic processing products

With the acquisition of Hyperion Systems in 2007, Oracle finds itself owning the two most capable OLAP products on the market--Essbase and the OLAP Option to the Oracle Database. Written by the most knowledgeable experts on both Essbase and Oracle OLAP, this Oracle Press guide explains how these products are similar and how they differ. Oracle Essbase & Oracle OLAP will help you architect the Oracle OLAP product that is most appropriate for your application, and build, tune, and maintain OLAP solutions.

 

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About the Author

Dan Vlamis has been developing OLAP applications since 1986 when he graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. He worked with Express at Information Resources Inc. (IRI) where he led the back-end team that wrote Oracle Sales Analyzer in Express. In 1992 he left IRI and moved to the Kansas City area where he founded Vlamis Software Solutions Inc. which has led more than 200 OLAP implementations. Dan has been a frequent speaker at major Oracle conferences such as Oracle OpenWorld IOUG, Collaborate, and ODTUG for over a decade. As an Oracle Business Intelligence Warehousing and Analytics (BIWA) board member he chaired BIWA Summit 2008 and was the BI/EPM/DW Track Chair for Collaborate 10 and Collaborate 11. Dan was a co-author on the Oracle Press book Oracle Essbase and Oracle OLAP - The Guide to Oracle's Multidimensional Solution. Recognized by Oracle as an Oracle ACE he is often featured in Oracle Magazine. Dan is a customer advisory board member for Oracle BI and OLAP-related products and he consults with Oracle Product Management regularly. Dan covers BI and OLAP through his popular blog at www.vlamis.com/blog.

From the Back Cover

Complete Coverage of Oracle Essbase and Oracle OLAP

Written by renowned experts on both Oracle Essbase and Oracle OLAP, this exclusive Oracle Press guide explains the unique features and benefits of these powerful online analytic processing products. Oracle Essbase & Oracle OLAP: The Guide to Oracle's Multidimensional Solution provides the details you need to architect the OLAP solution that meets your requirements. Proven techniques for building robust applications and tuning and maintaining your OLAP environment are included in this authoritative resource. Real-world case studies illustrate the material presented.

• Learn OLAP concepts and history
• Understand OLAP as a key component of any business intelligence architecture
• Design and build Oracle OLAP analytic workspaces
• Plan and create Oracle Essbase databases
• Generate reports from Oracle OLAP, Oracle Essbase, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, and other tools
• Accelerate and enhance data warehouses with Oracle OLAP
• Use Oracle Essbase with performance management applications, including Oracle Hyperion Planning, Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management, Oracle Crystal Ball, and Oracle Smart Space
• Develop custom applications using Java APIs
• Configure, optimize, tune, and maintain Oracle Essbase and Oracle OLAP

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071621822
• ISBN 13: 9780071621823
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528