Kscope18: Conference Chair Tales
Kscope18 is already over. It’s crazy how you can spend a whole year working so hard towards something, just to have it over in the blink of an eye. First, a big thank you to all of the people who have...
View ArticleKscope18: To Infinity & Beyond @usanalytics @orclEPMblogs @orclEPMblogs...
Now that we’ve had time to sleep and rest our feet, it’s time to reflect on Kscope18. A few things stick out right off the bat — Disney, puppies, and (of course) our people.This year had a real Buzz...
View ArticleKScope 18! It’s a wrap.
That’s it guys, one more year of KScope finished successfully. This year was a big one for us since we had 3 sessions, one lunch and panel and one lip-sync battle…. that we lost… but was a lot of fun...
View ArticleSmart View 11.1.2.5.800 coming soon! @gadashek @orclEPMblogs @orclEPMblogs...
A NEW version of Oracle Smart View for Office will be available in mid-June ..KSCOPE18 is about that time, would be nice to have the update prior to the conference 😉Here is the release note:Oracle...
View ArticlePower BI and Essbase
The popularity of Power BI has skyrocketed in the past couple of years. Many companies are now mandating PBI as their corporate data analytics standard. It’s ability to connect to any data source (web...
View ArticleEssbase REST API - Part 1 @orclEPMblogs @orclEPMblogs @orclEPMblogs
I am no stranger when it comes to Web Services and in particular REST APIs which I have been covering for a number of years now, I am a strong believer that they play an important part in integration...
View ArticleKscope18 Recap and Presentations
As it does every year, Kscope18 has come and gone in a blur. It’s been quite some time since my last post, something I hope to change now that Kscope18 has concluded. This year, as has become the...
View ArticleBuild a Homelab Dashboard: Part 1, An Introduction
If you’ve read much of my blog, you know at this point that I like to create “series” of blog posts. Welcome to the latest addition. The topic of this extremely long series? Homelab Dashboards. So...
View ArticleModularity in Account Reconciliation Cloud Service (ARCS): No Mistakes from...
Modularity. My initial experience with this concept was during the build of my first computer. There is a great, omnipresent dread that consumes people who share this hobby – imagine this scenario (or...
View ArticleOracle EPM Cloud 101: Infrastructure Concepts @opal_epm @orclEPMblogs...
Note: this is a blog series that covers the basic concepts of Oracle EPM Cloud. A couple of years ago I flew on a puddle jumper. This plane seated less than 20 people and took only 40 minutes to reach...
View ArticleTroubleshooting Cloud Data Management Metadata Load Errors
In my last post, I highlighted a solution that was recently deployed for a customer that leveraged Enterprise Data Management Cloud Service (EDMCS), Financial Data Quality Management Enterprise Edition...
View ArticleOracle ACE Program Welcomes US-Analytics' Senior BI Architect
US-Analytics' Senior BI Architect was welcomed last week into the worldwide Oracle ACE program, a community of experts recognized for their skills and insights shared throughout the Oracle user...
View ArticleImplementing PBCS at ODTUG
As a Director on the ODTUG Board, I have the privilege of serving as the organization's Treasurer. Some of my duties include overseeing the organization's financial reporting as well as budgeting and...
View ArticlePBCS Tutorial: New Rules Usage Report & Suppressed Row Members
What’s great about Oracle’s cloud-based solutions is that you get updates every month, but this can also be a detriment. It’s difficult to prepare and adapt to updates every four weeks. Which is why...
View ArticleMonthly Cloud Updates
If you are new to the Oracle EPM and Essbase Cloud world, make note that change is a’comin’. It comes monthly. Maybe more often. And it comes whether you want it to or not.You can log out of PBCS...
View ArticleWhat is a Homelab and Why do I Need One?
I’ve blogged about EPM for a few years now but I have recently decided to try to spend some more time dedicated to just homelab content. So…what on earth is a homelab and why on earth do I need one?...
View ArticleKscope18 Recap and Presentations – Take 2
So…I posted my presentations here, but then forgot to update them on the Kscope18 site. So, if you prefer to get them from the Kscope18 site, they should now be updated to the same version as below....
View ArticleEPM Cloud Updates – July 2018 – EPBCS, FCCS, PCMCS, ARCS, EPRCS & EDMCS
Oracle releases the application updates documentation on new features and fixed issues from the Applications Release Readiness site. From there, you will be able to check the update for Customer...
View ArticleEssbase REST API - Part 2 @orclEPMblogs @orclEPMblogs @orclEPMblogs
In the last part I introduced the Essbase REST API which is currently only available in OAC, though you never know it might make it down to on-premise one day.It seems like a big chunk of the...
View ArticleBuild a Homelab Dashboard: Part 2, Organizr
Welcome to Part 2 of the my soon to be one million part series about building your own Homelab Dashboard. Today we will be laying the foundation for our dashboard using an open source piece of...
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