The document outlines a presentation on mastering hybrid analytics with a focus on Oracle Cloud Analytics and the advantages of cloud-based analytics solutions. It features Perficient’s expertise in Oracle BI, highlighting successful implementations and the benefits of cloud analytics like lower costs and improved self-service capabilities. Additionally, it provides case studies showcasing cross-functional analysis and HR analytics, emphasizing the integration of on-premise and cloud applications.

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MASTERING THE HYBRID ANALYTICS MIX

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AGENDA
• About Perficient
• Why Consider Cloud for Analytics?
• What is Cross-Functional Analysis?
• Overview of Oracle Cloud Analytics
• Prebuilt HR Analytics on Oracle BICS Platform
• Q&A

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OUR SPEAKER
Shiv Bharti is the practice director of Perficient’s national Oracle
business intelligence practice. Shiv has solid experience building
and deploying Oracle Business Intelligence products. He has
successfully led the implementation of more than 75 Oracle
Business Intelligence and custom data warehouse projects.
Shiv has worked in multiple industries and with clients including
Fortune 500 companies. He has expertise leading large global
teams, as well as in-depth knowledge across multiple verticals and
technologies. Prior to 2008, Shiv was a member of the Oracle and
Siebel Core Engineering Teams and responsible for the design and
development of numerous business intelligence applications.
linkedin.com/in/shivbharti/

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PERFICIENT
PROFILE
Founded in 1997
Public, NASDAQ: PRFT
2014 revenue $456.7 million
Major market locations:
Allentown, Atlanta, Ann Arbor, Boston, Charlotte,
Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dallas, Denver,
Detroit, Fairfax, Houston, Indianapolis, Lafayette,
Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New York City, Northern
California, Oxford (UK), Southern California,
St. Louis, Toronto
Global delivery centers in China and India
>2,600 colleagues
Dedicated solution practices
~90% repeat business rate
Alliance partnerships with major technology vendors
Multiple vendor/industry technology and growth awards
Platinum Partner w/1,800+ Oracle Implementations
 Enterprise Information Management
 Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)
 E-Business Suite
 Oracle Technology, Middleware/SOA
 Customer Experience / CRM

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PERFICIENT’S ORACLE BI PRACTICE
• Oracle Platinum Partner with multiple specializations
• 15+ year relationship of loyalty and trust
• Successfully delivered over 400 Oracle BI projects
• 50+ U.S based Consultants and 50+ Offshore consultants dedicated
to delivering Oracle BI Solution
• 60% of consultants come from Oracle Engineering
• Multiple delivery models
• Deep technical expertise on
• Oracle BI Cloud Service (BICS), Oracle BI Apps, OBIEE,
Custom Data Warehousing, Oracle Golden Gate, Mobility
• Perficient runs its business on Oracle BI
• Oracle Certified Education Training Partner
• Work closely with Oracle product management to provide feedback
for functional enhancements
• Strong partnerships with field sales and marketing organizations
• Long-standing involvement with Oracle OpenWorld

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CLOUD INNOVATORS
Cloud Services Practice
Transformative Engagements
• Oracle Sales Cloud
• Marketing Cloud
• Service Cloud
• Planning & Budgeting
• Cloud ERP
• Business Intelligence
• Cloud Strategy Services

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WHY CONSIDER CLOUD
FOR ANALYTICS?

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THREE COMPELLING REASONS
1. Ready for Prime Time – A cloud offering from a vendor like Oracle is
a matured enterprise analytics platform that is ready for prime time.
2. Easy Self Service Capabilities – Lines of business view Cloud BI
solutions as enablers.
3. Lower Cost – Easy subscription based pricing for a modern
enterprise analytics platform.

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CLOUD BI IS ALREADY ENTERING YOUR ORGANIZATION

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CLOUD BI IS ALREADY ENTERING YOUR ORGANIZATION

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SERVE THE LINES OF BUSINESS

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ORACLE BI CLOUD
SERVICES (BICS)

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PROVEN BI PLATFORM WITH A CLEAR STRATEGEY
Built with enterprise-class software,
proven on-premises with thousands of
customers globally
Leverage existing skills
Business driven self-service
Simple administration and fast
provisioning

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BI CLOUD SERVICE LAUNCH CAPABILITIES SUMMARY
• OBIEE answers &
dashboards
• Mobile HD
• Integrated database service
• Thin client data loader
• Thin client modeling tool
• Thin client service admin
console

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MULTIPLE DATA LOADING OPTIONS
• BICS Data Loader: Simple file upload
• BICS REST API*: Recommended for ETL
integration
• SQL Developer: Interactive data loading and
administration
• DBCS REST API: Define your own custom API
• PL/SQL Data Import: Generic Web Services
data import

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WHAT IS CROSS-
FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS?

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CASE STUDY: HR ANALYTICS
Trending reports from multiple HR applications (PeopleSoft and Taleo)

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CASE STUDY: HR ANALYTICS
This report correlates key workforce metrics with financial metrics and
analyzes the overall HR effectiveness using industry-standard metrics
such as revenue per employee, return on human capital.

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CASE STUDY: REVENUE FORECAST REPORT

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DESIGN
CONSIDERATIONS
• Use staging tables to consolidate
data from multiple applications (on-
premises/public cloud)
• Leverage common dimensions for
analysis across applications
• Assign unique data source number
for each distinct application

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PRE-BUILT ANALYTICS ON
ORACLE BICS

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USE CASES
• Fulfill HR analytics need on a modern analytics platform
• Currently using Discoverer, DBI or a custom reporting tool and looking
to upgrade to a modern analytics platform
• Cross-functional analysis between on-premise (PeopleSoft, Oracle
EBS) and cloud applications (Taleo, Workday)
• Seamless analytics between multiple cloud applications (Taleo,
Workday)

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PRE-BUILT HR ANALYTICS ON ORACLE BICS
Key Takeaway:
• Automate data upload process for
any on-premise or cloud- based
source application
Oracle Cloud
Oracle DB
Schema Service
Oracle BI
Cloud Service
Automate Data Management
(ETL) Process
Web based
Metadata Creation
Analytics
Users
Non-
Oracle
Apps
Oracle/Non-Oracle
Apps
Cloud Applications
Relational
Cubes
Flat Files
Data Sync
Workday
Taleo

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SPEEDS TIME TO VALUE AND LOWERS TCO
Build from Scratch
with Traditional BI Tools
Weeks or Months
Back-end
ETL and
Mapping
DW Design
Define Metrics
& Dashboards
Back-end
ETL and
Mapping
DW Design
Define Metrics
& Dashboards
Training/Roll-out
Training/Rollout
Quarters or Years
Source: Patricia Seybold Research, Gartner, Merrill Lynch, Oracle Analysis
Prebuilt business adapters for Oracle,
PeopleSoft, Taleo, Workday, and others
Prebuilt DW design, adapts to your EDW
Role-based dashboards and thousands of
pre-defined metrics
Easy to use, easy to adapt
• Faster deployment
• Lower TCO
• Assured business value

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QUESTIONS?
Please submit your questions in
the chat box

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Thank You!
For more information, please contact:
Shiv Bharti, Oracle BI Practice Director
shiv.bharti@perficient.com
312.291.1532 office I 312.659.3233 mobile
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