1. THE SICAS CENTER PRESENTS...
The Business Intelligence
Tool Set
Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition Plus (Oracle BI EE Plus) is a comprehensive
suite of enterprise BI products that delivers a full range of analysis and reporting capabilities. The
BI Tool Set will allow a member campus to use the SUNY wide license of this state-of-the-art so-
lution without the need for additional technology resources. From the web-based Dashboards to the
MS Office plug-in, this service will provide the same access to the tools as an on-site implementa-
tion with the added benefit of high-availability, scalability, and dedicated IT staff.
Service Includes:
♦ Complete Oracle BI EE Plus Cloud/Software as a Service including:
-Analysis, Publisher, Dashboard, Delivers, Mobile, Scorecard, Maps, MS Office
The SICAS
Plug-in
Business
Intelligence ♦ Pre-configured Metadata for the SICAS Data Store, including SunGard Higher Edu-
Program cation’s Operation Data Store
♦ SICAS/SUNY Specific content organized by Functional Area User Group
♦ A campus specific areas for custom development
♦ A development and production environment
♦ Upgrades to & technical support for all supported software
Why The Cloud?
• Faster Implementation time
Oracle BI EE is a multi-server, multi-component software that requires expertise in Oracle
middleware and databases. By eliminating the installation and configuration of servers, soft-
ware, and client tools the BI Tool Set significantly reduces the technical implementation time.
The preconfigured connection and data mappings into the SICAS Data Store
SUNY SICAS • Lower Total Cost of Ownership
CENTER Even with commodity hardware, the BI Tool Set is only a fraction of the cost of supporting
multiple servers, ongoing staff development, technical environment monitoring, and backup/
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SUNY Oneonta
recovery solutions required for a successful Oracle BI EE Plus environment.
Oneonta, NY 13820 • Pre-installed, Community Developed Content
SICAS will provide “standard reports” as defined by the community in the same manner Fu-
Phone: 607-436-2029 ture Direction Requests drive Banner development. The BI Tool Set will serve as the common
Fax: 607-436-2038 “language” to share reports among campuses. This allows for content developed by one school
E-mail: sicascen@oneonta.edu
to be shared amongst all participating campuses; embedded security only shows data the user
has access to, regardless of the person and campus of the report writer.