Moving OBIEE to Oracle Analytics Cloud

1 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved
A Presentation for:
Moving OBIEE to Oracle Analytics Cloud
Edelweiss Kammermann
October 23rd, 2018

IT CONVERGENCE SNAPSHOT

3 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved3 3
Edelweiss Kammermann
 Computer Engineer, BI and Data Integration Specialist
 Over 20 years of Consulting and Project Management experience in Oracle technology.
 Co-founder and Vice President of Uruguayan Oracle User Group (UYOUG)
 Vice President of LAOUC (Latin America Oracle User Community)
 BI Manager at ITConvergence
 Writer and frequent speaker at international conferences: Collaborate, OTN Tour LA,
UKOUG Tech & Apps, OOW, etc
 Oracle ACE Director
 Oracle Big Data Implementation Specialist

Uruguay

3 Membership Tiers
• Oracle ACE Director
• Oracle ACE
• Oracle ACE Associate
bit.ly/OracleACEProgram
500+ Technical Experts
Helping Peers Globally
Connect:
Nominate yourself or someone you know: acenomination.oracle.com
@oracleace
Facebook.com/oracleaces
oracle-ace_ww@oracle.com

Index
What is Oracle Analytics Cloud?
OAC Editions
Benefits of Moving to OAC
Full Cloud & Hybrid Cloud Solutions

What is Oracle Analytics Cloud Service?
 OACS is an unified analytic platform that offers:
 Self service analytics
 Business Model Layer
 Big data analysis
 Pixel Perfect Reporting
 Predictive analytics
 Machine learning
 Platform administration managed
by the user

OACS - Characteristics
 Scalable: more CPU can be added
 Access to the server using SSH
 Customizable: network configuration, VPN, etc.
 Automation via scripts:
 Using REST-APIs (start/stop of the services)
 Create and delete instances
 Administration tasks managed by the client: Monitoring, Patching and Upgrades

Oracle Analytics Cloud Service Options
Standard Edition
 DVCS
 Synopsis Mobile App
 DVD (50 Users per
CPU)
 Essbase
Data Lake Edition
 Everything in SE +
 Connectivity to:
 On premise Data
Lakes
 Oracle Big Data
Cloud
Enterprise Edition
 Everything in DLE +
 Oracle BI Cloud
 Day by Day Mobile
App

Why should I move to Oracle Analytics Cloud ?
 Easier Maintenance
 Upgrade when you are ready with a
couple of clicks
 New features are deployed first in the
Cloud.
 Cheaper option than on-premise
 Unified platform and administration

Prerequisites to use OACS
 Oracle Compute Cloud Service – Block Storage
 To store logs and binary files
 Oracle Storage Cloud Service
 To store datasets and backups
 Oracle Database Cloud Service – any version
 To store OAC internal Schemas
 OAC doesn’t support 18c or RAC databases

OAC Features – Data Visualization
 Self- Service Analytics
 Intuitive and easy to use
 Oriented to Business Users
 Can connect to a variety of data
sources
 Sources can be combined without
coding or SQL knowledge
 It also includes Desktop and Mobile
version

OAC Features – Data Flows
 Allow you to create new data sets
 Can work with different sources
 Offer different steps to transform the data
 Including machine learning steps

OAC Features – Sequences
 Sequences chain data flows executions
 Add the Data Flows into the right Canvas
 The Data flows order can be changed

OAC Features – Business Intelligence
 Version of OBIEE on the Cloud
 Requires a model (star schema format)
 Business Model
 One single version of the truth
 Front-end Tools:
 Analyses
 Dashboards
 BI Publisher reports
 Options to upload and model the data
 Instantly Mobile

OAC Features – BI Ask
 Allows creation of content
based on text interaction
 Based on Lucene search
technology
(http://lucene.apache.org)
 Answer questions quickly with
online search and guided
navigation
 Ask for content, type of graph,
etc

OAC Features – Essbase
 Multidimensional cubes
 what-if scenarios
 Smart View with Cube Designer
 Self-service cube creation
based on any source
 Lift & shift on-prem cubes

OAC Features – Mobile Apps
BI Mobile HD
 Mobile App for any OAC
content
 Can be used with OBIEE
and BI Apps
Synopsis
 Free mobile app
 Can be used with excel or
csv files
 2.0 version can use OAC
data sets
Day by Day
 Exclusive use for OAC
Enterprise Edition
 BI Ask with voice
recognition
 Collaborative

OAC Features: Machine Learning
 Advanced Analytics
 Native functions
 Custom scripts with R or
Python
 Access to Analytic Functions as
 Trending, Clustering, Outlier
Detection, Forecasting
 Data Flow can support Analytic
Functions

A Presentation for:
Oracle Analytics Cloud Workshop
Business Intelligence

BI On the Cloud
 Version of OBIEE on the Cloud
 Requires a model (star schema format)
 Business Model
 One single version of the truth
 Front-end Tools:
 Analyses
 Dashboards
 BI Publisher reports
 Options to upload and model the data
 Instantly Mobile

BI On the Cloud
 Accessible through Open Classic Home option.

OAC BI Lift and Shift Options
 There are two options to perform Lift & Shift of your OBIEE system.
 Full Option:
 Move your data sources to the Oracle Database Cloud or ADWC
 Hybrid Option
 Keep your data sources (databases) in your local servers.

Steps for OBIEE Lift & Shift to OAC
1. Source Data
a. Move your source data to the Cloud
b. Keep the data on-premise
2. Modify the RPD connection pools to point to the correspondent database
3. Migrate the OBIEE on-premise system

1. Source Data

Full Option: Moving on-prem data to Oracle
Database Cloud
 Move the data from the on-premise sources to an Oracle Database Cloud Instance
 Some of the tools that can be used
 SQL Developer
 OAC DataSync
 Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)

Move the Source Data Using SQL Developer
 Create a connection the the DB Cloud Instance
 Two options to move the data:
 Drag the tables and export them, creating a new
Cart using the View->Cart option
 Or Using the Data Pump feature

Move the Source Data Using OAC DataSync
 Download OAC DataSync from
OTN site
 Define the Sources and Target
 Define the Data to Load and the
Load Strategies
 Running and Scheduling Jobs

1. Source Data

OAC Hybrid Option
 Data is kept on local servers
 Can be implemented using different options
 Remote Data Connector (RDC)
 VPN as a Service
 FastConnect

OAC Hybrid Option: Using RDC
 Supported DB Types by RDC
 DB2
 Oracle
 Oracle OLAP
 SQL Server
 Teradata
 Supported Web Servers by RDC
 Oracle Weblogic Server
 Apache Tomcat

OAC Hybrid Option: Using RDC
1. Deploy the Remote Data Connector (WAR file) in Weblogic Console
2. Add the JDBC data source in Weblogic Console
3. Download and deploy the OAC public key.
4. Make RDC available to OAC Cloud Service configuring load balancer or HTTP server for
SSL communication.
5. Update the data model file connection pool to point to the Remote Data Connector URL.
https://docs.oracle.com/en/solutions/migrate-data-models-analytics-cloud/connect-oracle-analytics-cloud-your-premises-database1.html#GUID-63515C18-
76D0-42C6-B094-23E62D16748F

OAC Hybrid Option: Using VPN as a Service
1. Creating an IP Network
2. Provisioning DbaaS on an IP Network
3. Provisioning Load Balancer on an IP Network
4. Provisioning OAC on an IP Network
5. Preparing the Remote VPN Client
6. Creating a VPN Connection
7. Completing the Remote VPN Client Configuration
http://www.ateam-oracle.com/creating-a-vpn-connection-for-oracle-analytics-cloud-on-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-classic/

OAC Hybrid Option: Using FastConnect
 Direct connection between your Cloud and on-prem environments
 Provide 99.95% availability
 More reliable and consistent networking experience compared to internet-based connections
 Useful for:
 Very large data volumes
 High bandwidth requirements

1. Source Data

Migration to OAC Step 2:Modify RPD Connections
 Backup the current on-prem RPD
 Change the connection details in the
Connection Pool in the Repository to
point to the Database Cloud
Instance (for full option) or to the
correspondent DB (for hybrid option)

1. Source Data

Migration to OAC Step 3: Migrate from OBIEE 11g
 If your on premise system is OBIEE 11g
 Download the migration tool from
Console > Snapshot
 Generate the jar file for your OBIEE
system
 Upload it to OAC
 Run the migration_Import_bundle utility

Migration to OAC Step 3: Migrate from OBIEE 12c
 If your on premise system is OBIEE 12c
 Generate the bar file for your system
 Upload it as a Snapshot.

OAC Migration Tips & Tricks
 Cleaning the RPD and Web Catalog on OBIEE on-prem
 Delete the databases object in RPD that are not being used
 Be aware of the initialization blocks are pointing to the right database
 Delete Initialization Blocks that are not being used.

 Increase the result set array size under Database
Features in the RPD
(DEFAULT_BULK_FETCH_ROW_COUNT)
 To minimize performance impact for hybrid
solutions due network latency
 To reduce the network round-trips between the
Oracle BI server and the data source
 Reduces the response time of the queries.

 Avoid download large excel files from OAC
 Filter the data if possible
 Download the resulted file in CSV format instead
 If is totally necessary modify the instanceconfig,xml file under BI_DOMAIN/config/fmwconfig/
biconfig/OBIPS.

Changes after the first Cloud migration
 Can replace the RPD using the Replace Model
Option
 Can use Archive/Unarchive to move the Web
Catalog

Differences between BI Classic and DV
 The BI Classic and Data visualization complements
each other.
 Data visualization is oriented to Business Users to:
 Explore the data and discover data patterns
 BI Classic on the Cloud is OBIEE on premise for cloud
 More oriented to IT
 Can create more complex analyses
 Nested filters
 Hierarchies analyses based on OLAP format

In Summary
 Move your OBIEE to OAC will give you all these benefits
 Easier maintenance
 Take advantage of new features before than on-prem
 Use of the newest Data Visualization features
 Plan your movement to OAC
 Choose between full or hybrid option depending on where you want your data
located
 For hybrid solution define which option do you want to use before creating OAC
instance

Further Information
 OAC Downloads
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/oac/downloads/index.html
 OAC Documentation
https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/paas/analytics-cloud/index.html
 Oracle Analytics youtube channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/EvolvingBI
 Oracle Analytics Library
https://www.oracle.com/solutions/business-analytics/data-visualization/library.html
 Analytics Cloud trial
https://cloud.oracle.com/en_US/oac

email: ekammermann@itconvergence.com
Twitter: @EdelweissK

Moving OBIEE to Oracle Analytics Cloud

Recommended

Recommended

More Related Content

What's hot

What's hot (20)

Similar to Moving OBIEE to Oracle Analytics Cloud

Similar to Moving OBIEE to Oracle Analytics Cloud (20)

More from Edelweiss Kammermann

More from Edelweiss Kammermann (15)

Recently uploaded

Recently uploaded (20)

Moving OBIEE to Oracle Analytics Cloud