Oracle9i OLAP

A Scalable Web-Base Business

Intelligence Platform

Agenda
Mary Rehus
Sales Consultant
Ÿ Business Intelligence Market
Patrick Larkin Ÿ Oracle9i OLAP
Vice President, Oracle Ÿ Business Intelligence Beans
Consulting Ÿ Express Direction and Migration
Ÿ Questions/Answers

Oracle Corporation

Business Intelligence Business Intelligence Market

Applications
Ÿ Business Intelligence Applications are now a Advanced analysis
and planning
driving force within leading organizations
Oracle Oracle
– A competitive necessity Reports Discoverer
Tools
– Data warehouses Business Intelligence Beans &
– Internet JDeveloper

OLAP Services - Java OLAP API

APIs SQL OLAP

Static Ad-hoc Analysis Predictive

Reporting reporting Analysis

Analytical Power

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Traditional Analytic Servers Oracle9i Analytic Platform

OLAP
Engine
Oracle9i
Data
Integration Data Warehousing
Engine

Data ETL
Warehouse Mining
Engine Engine OLAP

Data Mining

BI Application Platform
Oracle JDeveloper
Rapid application development
Oracle BI Beans Analysis ready
Oracle 9i
The new platform for business
Java OLAP API
intelligence applications Oracle9i OLAP Services
Predictive analysis functions

Scaleable data store

Oracle9i Integrated metadata
Summary management
SQL analytic functions

Supporting Enterprise Applications Oracle9i OLAP Services

Ÿ Improved scalability OLAP Services

Ÿ An open data store Metadata

Java OLAP API

Query Multidimensional
SQL Generator
Ÿ Reduce or eliminate replication Provider Processor Engine

Ÿ A single security model Oracle Database

Ÿ A single set of management tools

Ÿ Availability features of the database OLAP
Catalog
Data
Warehouse

Ÿ Pure Internet Analytic

Workspace

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Java OLAP API Oracle Relational Database

Ÿ Designed for OLAP on the Internet Ÿ High performance cell access

– Java, object-oriented – Parallel query
– Multidimensional calculations – Bitmap join indexes
– Multidimensional cursors – Grouping sets & partition pruning
– Insulates application developer from SQL – Automatic memory tuning
– Insulates application from physical data store – OLAP Calculations
Ÿ Summary Management

Summary Management Management

BI Beans / Client
Summary Ÿ Oracle Enterprise Manager
- – Data modeling
Materialized
– Job scheduling
View with
Grouping – Performance monitoring
Sets – Users
Java OLAP API – Security
Detail
SQL Generator -
Table

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 Business Intelligence Beans
Table Cross Tab Chart

Query Calculation
Builder Builder
Business Intelligence Beans Query

Metadata Manager

Connection Persistence

Oracle9i OLAP Services Oracle9i Beans Repository

Common UI for Oracle BI

Ÿ Provides common user interface across

Oracle products
– Discoverer
– Reports
– Portal
– Etc.

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Application Deployment Developing with JDeveloper

Ÿ Automatic code generation wizards

Oracle9iAS PC Ÿ Live connections to Oracle9i and OLAP
Oracle9i
Java
Application PDA
Services
OLAP Services
or Applet
Browser Ÿ Live connection to BI Beans repository
Data warehouse
BI Beans Repository Servlet Mobile
Phone

Define application objects Edit application objects

Wizard-driven definition of objects Designers enable editing of data-aware objects

Export to run-time repository Java applet wizard

Deployed objects accessible to end users Generates basic analytical application w/no coding

Open/save views
Define queries
Define calculations
Export
Format views

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 Servlet wizard
Generates simple viewer with no coding

9i OLAP vs Express

Open/save presentations
Export to spreadsheet
Change view type
Drill/rotate
Apply favorite selections

Comparison with Express Express Server

Feature Express Oracle 9i

Yes
Ÿ New versions of Express Server 6.x to be
Relational data RAM Native
released
Multidimensional data Native Native
– AGGREGATE enhancements
Data manipulation language SPL SPL – Web Agent enhancements
Query API SNAPI Java Ÿ Express Server will maintained and supported
Authentication Op. Sys Database for 4-5 years
Administration Stand-alone Integrated Ÿ New versions of tools and applications to be
released on Express Server 6.x
Development Tools Client-server Internet

Express Migration For more information:

Ÿ Data Ÿ www.oracle.com/
– Keep in Analytic Workspace or load into Oracle – White papers and data sheets
Ÿ Applications (OSA, OFA, ODP) – Oracle Technical Network (OTN)
– Upgrade to Oracle Enterprise Planning & – Oracle Learning Network (OLN)
Budgeting
Ÿ Express Objects
– Replace with BI Beans applications
Ÿ Web Agent
– Replace with BI Beans applications

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Q&
Q U E S T I O N S

A
A N S W E R S

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