Christmas and New Year this year was spent on a yacht cruising around the British Virgin Islands, which is the best place in the world. A yacht with family in the sunshine is fantastic and the BVIs this year were quiet, making it even better. One island we visited is…
Author: Adrian Ward
30 Years working on Oracle systems, specialising in Oracle analytics. Previously known as OBIEE, and before that Seibel Analytics
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OBIEE Job Available Now!
There is a great RPD Developer role available in the UK, Manchester Area – Who wants it? There is also another job available in the USA – Any Takers? There are hundreds of other jobs too, but these are worth taking a look at. Message me if you are…
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Good Oracle, Bad Project Manager
While Storm Brian batters the UK, Oracle batters us with update after Update!. I am especially looking forward to Oracle XE 18. It’s clear to me that the pace of Oracle change is picking up, and that we all need to embrace that change. This month the DBA role…
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OBIEE Jobs Market Going Strong
A quick search for OBIEE jobs last week (for no reason at all!) showed just how many jobs there are out there still. Indeed has over 1300 jpbs. Obviuosly some are duplicate and not all pure OBIEE jobs, but it does show that its still worth keeping the skills up,…
OBIEE Security – Layers
Applying security in OBIEE involves a myriad of controls that weave layers of protective barriers over the data. There are three Main layers, each with it own strata that work in isolation or in association with the other layers. The main layers (from bottom to top) are: Database OBIEE…
OBIEE Beats the Holiday Blues- Again!
The great thing about working on OBIEE projects is that when you come back from holiday (Got back last night from Croatia), you can get excited wbout going bck into the office. In fact, I cant wait til Monday – So I am going in tomorrow. Heres what i found…
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OBIEE is not dead, just has a new name
With just one more holiday to get through before back to work, there’s just enough time to catch up with the latest blogs we read this month. Also happening this month were the speaker announcements for UKOUG, and unfortunately I didn’t make the cut. With so many submissions for a…
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OBIEE 12c Security
Security of Data, Integrity of Systems and Ease of Use are fundamental cornerstones of any system, -and OBIEE is no exception. This is the first blog in a series which demonstrates security features and design choices that can made when building your secure Oracle Business Intelligence system. In the series…
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Summer Fun with OBIEE
I used to get earache on flights, but not any more … this year I’m booking my kids five rows back Why don’t mummies go on summer vacation? They are afraid to relax and unwind! The sun has got his hat on in Europe this week – time to head…
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Summer Holiday Reading for OBIEE Fans.
This week we have a great collection of updates – Including a great blog from Stephen Few, and some free stuff from Oracle. We also see some more tips from the prolific Red Stack team – keep them coming guys! I hope this week finds you on a beach, refreshing…