Showing posts with label BISE1. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BISE1. Show all posts
Monday, June 25, 2007
CRN Article on BI SE1
CRN has this article on the Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Standard Edition One launched earlier this month (also see my earlier posts - this and this).
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Interesting issue when downloading BI SE1
When downloading BISE1 I faced an interesting problem. After some initial puzzlement I figured out it has something to do with IE (Internet Explorer).
There are two files you have to download for BISE1 from OTN:
In Firefox, the file extensions are preserved the way they are, so that the two files are distinct when downloaded. No problem here - see the screenshot below.
But when trying to download it using IE, the extension is changed to .zip
IE for some reason decides that z01 should really map to zip, so that downloading both files results in one being overwritten.
So the solution, workaround, is to download them using the "Save As" option, manually specify the extensions to avoid this problem...
Wonder why this is happening why the way it is - this happened to me on two separate machines, and at least one other person from the field faced the same issue.
There are two files you have to download for BISE1 from OTN:
- http://download.oracle.com/otn/nt/ias/101321/biseone_windows_x86_101321_dvd.z01
and - http://download.oracle.com/otn/nt/ias/101321/biseone_windows_x86_101321_dvd.zip
In Firefox, the file extensions are preserved the way they are, so that the two files are distinct when downloaded. No problem here - see the screenshot below.
But when trying to download it using IE, the extension is changed to .zip
IE for some reason decides that z01 should really map to zip, so that downloading both files results in one being overwritten.
So the solution, workaround, is to download them using the "Save As" option, manually specify the extensions to avoid this problem...
Wonder why this is happening why the way it is - this happened to me on two separate machines, and at least one other person from the field faced the same issue.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Similar sounding names can be confusing
As I remarked in my earlier post, I am no branding expert (gold medal from IIM Bangalore notwithstanding - heh heh... I had to say that), so I cannot comment on why the names for the three editions of Oracle Business Intelligence were chosen the way they are:
Oracle BI Standard Edition One
BI Standard Edition (SE)
BI Suite Enterprise Edition (EE)
Actually, to be fair, I can comment with some insight into these names... These naming conventions are also in use by the Oracle Database and the Oracle Application Server.
The Oracle Database 10g is available in these editions: Standard Edition, Standard Edition One, Edition, and also the free Express Edition.
The Oracle Application Server 10g is available in the following editions (link): Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition, Standard Edition One, and Java Edition.
Therefore, goes the thinking, BI should also follow the same convention. Which it does. The BI SE1 bundle is a subset of the BI EE bundle (it is missing Delivers for example), but with some additional products packaged (like the Oracle Database and Oracle Warehouse Builder), and with a lower price entry point. We don't have an 'Enterprise Edition One' bundle in either the Oracle Database or the Oracle Application Server, so to have a BI EE1 name may have confused people, though my **personal** preference would have been to name it so. Yeah, who cares about my opinion, personal or otherwise?
BI Standard Edition is unchanged: Discoverer is an integral part of BI SE, and will continue to do so.
Hope that clarifies...
And while on the subject of BI SE1, here is what the installer screen looks like: a native OUI screen, with some tweaks...
I am trying to find a machine where I can install all of this... I have BI SE 10.1.2 installed on one, BI 10.1.3.3.0 installed on the same machine and also on my work laptop, so I am pretty much looking at installing this on a VMWare image. If I get to it soon enough I shall do a post, else there are always the tutorials, OBEs, and the doc.
Oracle BI Standard Edition One
BI Standard Edition (SE)
BI Suite Enterprise Edition (EE)
Actually, to be fair, I can comment with some insight into these names... These naming conventions are also in use by the Oracle Database and the Oracle Application Server.
The Oracle Database 10g is available in these editions: Standard Edition, Standard Edition One, Edition, and also the free Express Edition.
The Oracle Application Server 10g is available in the following editions (link): Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition, Standard Edition One, and Java Edition.
Therefore, goes the thinking, BI should also follow the same convention. Which it does. The BI SE1 bundle is a subset of the BI EE bundle (it is missing Delivers for example), but with some additional products packaged (like the Oracle Database and Oracle Warehouse Builder), and with a lower price entry point. We don't have an 'Enterprise Edition One' bundle in either the Oracle Database or the Oracle Application Server, so to have a BI EE1 name may have confused people, though my **personal** preference would have been to name it so. Yeah, who cares about my opinion, personal or otherwise?
BI Standard Edition is unchanged: Discoverer is an integral part of BI SE, and will continue to do so.
Hope that clarifies...
And while on the subject of BI SE1, here is what the installer screen looks like: a native OUI screen, with some tweaks...
I am trying to find a machine where I can install all of this... I have BI SE 10.1.2 installed on one, BI 10.1.3.3.0 installed on the same machine and also on my work laptop, so I am pretty much looking at installing this on a VMWare image. If I get to it soon enough I shall do a post, else there are always the tutorials, OBEs, and the doc.
BI for the Masses - is here! (BI SE1)
Ever thought what you could get for $5,000? Five thousand dollars? Apart from a year's worth of mortgage payments on my apartment (and that would also change depending on the currency rate fluctuations - mind you my loan is rupee denominated, I am just getting a bit carried away with this analogy), I can think of Oracle Business Intelligence. Yes. Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Standard Edition One is now available for download from OTN. Let's just call it BI SE1 and forget for a minute all the branding and marketing people who may get very, very angry with me for messing up with the branding of the product (there are others also who I may piss off, but अब किसे याद रखूँ और किसे भूलूं, आख़िर दुनिया भर का ठेका तो नहीँ लिया है मैने|)।
OK, so BI SE1 is available for download from OTN। I already said that, didn't I? Right. Where can you get it? From the OTN download page, where else? Here.
And just what exactly does this BI SE1 package contain? The kitchen sink, almost.
Each of these products is best-in-class, mind you. The Oracle Database, of course. Oracle Warehouse Builder is recognized as a leader among ETL tools. And BI Suite Enterprise Edition is a big reason why so many analysts, including Gartner, have recognized Oracle as a leader in BI Platforms. BI Publisher is a world class, performant, scalable, and mighty easy to use enterprise class reporting product. So there!
And what did I mean by the $5000 figure? I was lying, to be truthful. BI SE1 is licensed at $1000 per user, with a minimum of five users. So that means that the actual pricing for the entire kitchen sink is $1000!! But of course you would want to share the wonders of this product with more than just one user, right? Of course you would!
To download the product, go to this link
There are two tiny files that need to be downloaded. How tiny are we talking? Oh, just about 2.9GB (3,073,149,672 bytes to be precise). That shall take some time.
While you wait for these tiny files to download, you may want to check the doc library for this suite. That would be this link.
As you would see, apart from the regular doc on the Oracle Database, Oracle Warehouse Builder, and Oracle BI Publisher, there is one doc introducing BI SE1, and a bunch of tutorials.
Click the 'Getting Started' tab, and there are at least two other links of interest:
OK, so BI SE1 is available for download from OTN। I already said that, didn't I? Right. Where can you get it? From the OTN download page, where else? Here.
And just what exactly does this BI SE1 package contain? The kitchen sink, almost.
- Oracle Database Standard Edition One (version 10.2)
- Oracle Warehouse Builder (core ETL only) (version 10.2)
- Oracle Business Intelligence Answers (version 10.1.3.2.1)
- Oracle Business Intelligence Dashboard
- Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher
- Oracle Business Intelligence Server
- Oracle Business Intelligence Server Administrator
Each of these products is best-in-class, mind you. The Oracle Database, of course. Oracle Warehouse Builder is recognized as a leader among ETL tools. And BI Suite Enterprise Edition is a big reason why so many analysts, including Gartner, have recognized Oracle as a leader in BI Platforms. BI Publisher is a world class, performant, scalable, and mighty easy to use enterprise class reporting product. So there!
And what did I mean by the $5000 figure? I was lying, to be truthful. BI SE1 is licensed at $1000 per user, with a minimum of five users. So that means that the actual pricing for the entire kitchen sink is $1000!! But of course you would want to share the wonders of this product with more than just one user, right? Of course you would!
To download the product, go to this link
There are two tiny files that need to be downloaded. How tiny are we talking? Oh, just about 2.9GB (3,073,149,672 bytes to be precise). That shall take some time.
While you wait for these tiny files to download, you may want to check the doc library for this suite. That would be this link.
As you would see, apart from the regular doc on the Oracle Database, Oracle Warehouse Builder, and Oracle BI Publisher, there is one doc introducing BI SE1, and a bunch of tutorials.
Click the 'Getting Started' tab, and there are at least two other links of interest:
- Business Intelligence Standard Edition One Install Guide (HTML, PDF)
- Business Intelligence Standard Edition One Tutorial (HTML, PDF). The tutorial is a 226 page document that covers all topics you would expect, like how to setup the tutorial data mart, the BI repository, how to analyze data, publish reports, create Dashboards)
- Creating Interactive Dashboards and Using Oracle Business Intelligence Answers
- Creating a Repository Using the Oracle Business Intelligence Administration Tool
- Installing the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition on Windows
- Using Oracle OLAP With Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
- Integrating Oracle BI Publisher with Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
- Sending Alerts Using Oracle Business Intelligence Delivers (Delivers is not part of BI SE1, but a little knowledge can't hurt, can it?)
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