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Oracle BI & Analytics

In this background article we give a comprehensive overview of our 100% vendor-independent BI & Analytics survey about the software vendor Oracle and its product range (such as Oracle Database, Oracle Essbase and OBIEE). Oracle BI & Analytics scores better in our survey than Tableau but slightly worse than Qlik. Oracle is the strongest in BI infrastructure and comes out the least strong in the category self-service BI. We have been able to establish this objectively. Within the context of BI & Analytics, we have put together the main advantages and disadvantages of Oracle Analytics, and group them by component (business intelligence, big data, artificial intelligence and data science). We also point out the strengths of key products such as Oracle Database, Oracle Essbase and OBIEE et cetera.

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How does Oracle BI & Analytics score on different criteria?

Score of Oracle Analytics software.Figure 1: Scorecard of the BI provider Oracle. The best supplier on a particular topic gets a maximum of 100 percent. Source: the BI & Analytics Guide 2023. Do you want to take a deep dive into our research design? Click here to download this guide.

In our study we also investigated the different products of Oracle BI & Analytics software. We examined no less than 710 aspects. The figure to the right shows in general terms what the strengths and weaknesses are of Oracle Analytics. Please note that Passionned Group is 100% independent of the suppliers in the research. We do not sell licenses, we do not make deals or having any legal ties to the vendor. Among other things, we help and advise companies in the proper selection of BI tooling.

The Oracle analysis was made possible by collecting large amounts of publicly accessible data and from there it was analyzed in-depth. More than 8,273 documents have been analyzed from Oracle since it was included in our research. In this analysis process both algorithms as a senior expert played a decisive role in finalizing the validation process.

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Oracle and their complete BI & Analytics product portfolio

The vendor Oracle has (a minimum of) 57 products in the realm of BI & Analytics. Based on relevance we list the products below:

What is Oracle Analytics?

Other names by which this software product is known: Oracle Business Intelligence, Oracle Business Analytics

We don’t reveal everything here but, in this paragraph, we describe Oracle Analytics, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of Oracle Database, Oracle Essbase, OBIEE, Oracle Big Data, Oracle Data Integrator, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Hyperion, Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher, Oracle Analytics Server, Oracle Endeca, Oracle Exadata, Siebel Analytics, Oracle Warehouse Builder, Oracle Data Mining, Oracle Business Intelligence Applications, Oracle Stream Analytics, Oracle NoSQL Database, Oracle OLAP, Oracle Exalytics, Oracle R Enterprise, Oracle Enterprise Data Quality, Oracle TimesTen, Oracle Analytics Desktop, Oracle Fusion Analytics, Oracle Data Integration, Oracle Smart View, Oracle Flexcube Universal Banking, Oracle Retail Analytics, Oracle Financial Consolidation, Oracle Data Science, Oracle Financial Management Analytics, Oracle Insurance Insight, Oracle Fusion Customer Relationship Management, Oracle Data Hub, Oracle Data Profiling, Oracle Data Management, Oracle Data Warehouse, Ohi Data Marts, Oracle DRM, Oracle AI Platform, Oracle Health Insurance Analytics, Oracle Supply Chain Analytics, Oracle Data Visualisation, Oracle Data Quality Management, Obi Analytics, Oracle Data Modeling, Oracle Bis Discoverer and Siebel TimesTen. This product can be characterized by the following properties:

Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of Oracle Analytics? Download directly our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Figure 2, 3 and 4: Several images show the operation of Oracle Analytics. Click on an image to magnify.

What is Oracle Database?

In this section, we report the (main) characteristics of Oracle Database, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be best characterized by the following functionalities:

Do you want to know the intricacies of all the functions (100+) of Oracle Database? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Oracle Essbase?

Other names by which this software product is known: Essbase

We don’t reveal everything here but, in this paragraph, we portrait Oracle Essbase, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of Essbase Studio. Oracle Essbase can be best characterized by the following features:

Are you now curious about all characteristics (100+) of Oracle Essbase? Download directly our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Essbase in action
Figure 5, 6 and 7: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of Oracle Essbase. Click on the image to enlarge it.

What is Essbase Studio?

Under this heading, we provide a description of Essbase Studio, including some of its features and any related products. The product Essbase Studio can be characterized by the following functionalities:

Are you curious about all the functionalities (100+) of Essbase Studio? Then order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Essbase Studio in action
Figure 8, 9 and 10: Several images show the operation of Essbase Studio. Click on the image to enlarge it.

What is OBIEE?

Other names by which this software product is known: Oracle OBIEE, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition

In this paragraph, we report the (main) characteristics of OBIEE, including some of its features and any related products. The product OBIEE can be defined by the following functionalities:

Are you curious about all characteristics (100+) of OBIEE? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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OBIEE in action
Figure 11, 12 and 13: Several images show the operation of OBIEE. Click on the image to enlarge it.

What is Oracle Big Data?

We don’t reveal everything here but, in this paragraph, we give you insight in the key behaviors of Oracle Big Data, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of Oracle Big Data Appliance, Oracle Big Data Connectors, Oracle Big Data Discovery, Oracle Big Data Lite and Oracle BDA. Oracle Big Data can be best characterized by the following features:

Are you curious about all features (100+) of Oracle Big Data? Then order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Oracle Big Data Appliance?

Other names by which this software product is known: Oracle Bigdata Appliance

We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we provide a description of Oracle Big Data Appliance, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be best defined by the following functionalities:

Do you want to know the intricacies of all the functionalities (100+) of Oracle Big Data Appliance? In that case open the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Oracle Big Data Connectors?

In this paragraph, we display the details of Oracle Big Data Connectors, including some of its features and any related products. The product Oracle Big Data Connectors can be best characterized by the following features:

Do you want to know everything about all features (100+) of Oracle Big Data Connectors? Download directly our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Big Data Connectors in action
Figure 14, 15 and 16: Various figures show the operation of Oracle Big Data Connectors. Click on an image to enlarge it.

What is Oracle Big Data Discovery?

In this part, we describe Oracle Big Data Discovery, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be best defined by the following functionalities:

Are you curious about all elements (100+) of Oracle Big Data Discovery? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Big Data Discovery in action
Figure 17, 18 and 19: Several images show the operation of Oracle Big Data Discovery. Click on the image to magnify.

What is Oracle Big Data Lite?

In this section, we describe Oracle Big Data Lite, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be defined by the following features:

Do you want to know everything about all characteristics (100+) of Oracle Big Data Lite? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Oracle BDA?

In this section, we portrait Oracle BDA, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be characterized by the following features:

Are you now curious about all the functionalities (100+) of Oracle BDA? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Oracle Data Integrator?

Other names by which this software product is known: ODI

Under this heading, we provide a description of Oracle Data Integrator, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be best defined by the following features:

Are you curious about all the functionalities (100+) of Oracle Data Integrator? In that case open the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Data Integrator in action
Figure 20, 21 and 22: Several images show the operation of Oracle Data Integrator. Click on the image to magnify.

What is Oracle Fusion Middleware?

In this paragraph, we describe Oracle Fusion Middleware, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be best characterized by the following features:

Are you now curious about all the functionalities (100+) of Oracle Fusion Middleware? Download the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Fusion Middleware in action
Figure 23, 24 and 25: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of Oracle Fusion Middleware. Click on the image to enlarge it.

What is Oracle Hyperion?

Other names by which this software product is known: Oracle Hyperion Financial Management

In this section, we give you insight in the key behaviors of Oracle Hyperion, including some of its features and any related products. The product Oracle Hyperion can be best defined by the following properties:

Do you want to know everything about all elements (100+) of Oracle Hyperion? Then order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Hyperion in action
Figure 26, 27 and 28: Several images show the operation of Oracle Hyperion. Click on an image to enlarge it.

What is Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher?

Other names by which this software product is known: Oracle BI Publisher

We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we provide a description of Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be defined by the following functionalities:

Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher? Download the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher in action
Figure 29, 30 and 31: Various figures show the operation of Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher. Click on the image to make it bigger.

What is Oracle Analytics Server?

In this paragraph, we provide a description of Oracle Analytics Server, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be defined by the following characteristics:

Are you curious about all features (100+) of Oracle Analytics Server? Open the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Analytics Server in action
Figure 32, 33 and 34: These three images give a first impression of Oracle Analytics Server. Click on an image to enlarge it.

What is Oracle Endeca?

Other names by which this software product is known: Endeca

In this paragraph, we provide a description of Oracle Endeca, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of Oracle Endeca Studio. This product / group of products can be best characterized by the following properties:

Do you want to know everything about all properties (100+) of Oracle Endeca? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Endeca in action
Figure 35, 36 and 37: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of Oracle Endeca. Click on the image to make it bigger.

What is Oracle Endeca Studio?

Other names by which this software product is known: Endeca Studio

In this paragraph, we provide a description of Oracle Endeca Studio, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be best defined by the following features:

Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of Oracle Endeca Studio? Open the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Endeca Studio in action
Figure 38, 39 and 40: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of Oracle Endeca Studio. Click on an image to enlarge it.

What is Oracle Exadata?

Other names by which this software product is known: Oracle Exadata Database Machine

In this paragraph, we describe Oracle Exadata, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be defined by the following properties:

Are you curious about all the functionalities (100+) of Oracle Exadata? Download the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Siebel Analytics?

In this section, we provide a description of Siebel Analytics, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be best characterized by the following properties:

Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of Siebel Analytics? Then order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Siebel Analytics in action
Figure 41, 42 and 43: Several images show the operation of Siebel Analytics. Click on the image to make it bigger.

What is Oracle Warehouse Builder?

Other names by which this software product is known: OWB

In this paragraph, we provide a description of Oracle Warehouse Builder, including some of its features and any related products. The product Oracle Warehouse Builder can be best characterized by the following functionalities:

Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of Oracle Warehouse Builder? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Warehouse Builder in action
Figure 44, 45 and 46: Overlying figures show the operation of Oracle Warehouse Builder. Click on an image to enlarge it.

What is Oracle Data Mining?

In this paragraph, we provide a description of Oracle Data Mining, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of Oracle Data Miner. Oracle Data Mining can be characterized by the following features:

Do you want to know the intricacies of all features (100+) of Oracle Data Mining? Download the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Data Mining in action
Figure 47, 48 and 49: Overlying figures show the operation of Oracle Data Mining. Click on the image to make it bigger.

What is Oracle Data Miner?

In this paragraph, we provide a description of Oracle Data Miner, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be characterized by the following characteristics:

Are you now curious about all the functionalities (100+) of Oracle Data Miner? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Data Miner in action
Figure 50, 51 and 52: Various figures show the operation of Oracle Data Miner. Click on an image to enlarge it.

What is Oracle Business Intelligence Applications?

In this paragraph, we describe the key elements of Oracle Business Intelligence Applications, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be characterized by the following features:

Are you curious about all properties (100+) of Oracle Business Intelligence Applications? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Business Intelligence Applications in action
Figure 53, 54 and 55: Several images show the operation of Oracle Business Intelligence Applications. Click on an image to enlarge it.

What is Oracle Stream Analytics?

We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we provide a description of Oracle Stream Analytics, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be characterized by the following features:

Do you want to know everything about all the functionalities (100+) of Oracle Stream Analytics? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Stream Analytics in action
Figure 56, 57 and 58: Overlying figures show the operation of Oracle Stream Analytics. Click on an image to enlarge it.

What is Oracle NoSQL Database?

In this paragraph, we describe Oracle NoSQL Database, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be defined by the following features:

Do you want to know the intricacies of all the functionalities (100+) of Oracle NoSQL Database? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Oracle OLAP?

In this section, we portrait Oracle OLAP, including some of its features and any related products. The Oracle OLAP can be characterized by the following features:

Do you want to know the intricacies of all the functionalities (100+) of Oracle OLAP? In that case order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Oracle Exalytics?

Under this heading, we give you insight in the key behaviors of Oracle Exalytics, including some of its features and any related products. The Oracle Exalytics can be best defined by the following characteristics:

Are you curious about all the functionalities (100+) of Oracle Exalytics? Download directly our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Exalytics in action
Figure 59, 60 and 61: Various figures show the operation of Oracle Exalytics. Click on an image to enlarge it.

What is Oracle R Enterprise?

We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we describe the key elements of Oracle R Enterprise, including some of its features and any related products. The product Oracle R Enterprise can be best characterized by the following functionalities:

Do you want to know everything about all elements (100+) of Oracle R Enterprise? Then order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle R Enterprise in action
Figure 62, 63 and 64: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of Oracle R Enterprise. Click on the image to enlarge it.

What is Oracle Enterprise Data Quality?

We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we give you insight in the key behaviors of Oracle Enterprise Data Quality, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be characterized by the following functionalities:

Do you want to know everything about all characteristics (100+) of Oracle Enterprise Data Quality? Download the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Enterprise Data Quality in action
Figure 65, 66 and 67: Various figures show the operation of Oracle Enterprise Data Quality. Click on the image to magnify.

What is Oracle TimesTen?

We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we provide a description of Oracle TimesTen, including some of its features and any related products. The Oracle TimesTen can be defined by the following characteristics:

Are you now curious about all features (100+) of Oracle TimesTen? In that case order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle TimesTen in action
Figure 68, 69 and 70: These three images give a first impression of Oracle TimesTen. Click on the image to magnify.

What is Oracle Analytics Desktop?

In this paragraph, we report the (main) characteristics of Oracle Analytics Desktop, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be characterized by the following characteristics:

Do you want to know everything about all properties (100+) of Oracle Analytics Desktop? In that case order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Analytics Desktop in action
Figure 71, 72 and 73: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of Oracle Analytics Desktop. Click on the image to magnify.

What is Oracle Fusion Analytics?

Under this heading, we report the (main) characteristics of Oracle Fusion Analytics, including some of its features and any related products. The Oracle Fusion Analytics can be defined by the following characteristics:

Are you now curious about all elements (100+) of Oracle Fusion Analytics? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Fusion Analytics in action
Figure 74, 75 and 76: These three images give a first impression of Oracle Fusion Analytics. Click on the image to magnify.

What is Oracle Data Integration?

We don’t reveal everything here but, in this paragraph, we describe Oracle Data Integration, including some of its features and any related products. The product Oracle Data Integration can be characterized by the following features:

Are you now curious about all elements (100+) of Oracle Data Integration? Download the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Data Integration in action
Figure 77, 78 and 79: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of Oracle Data Integration. Click on the image to enlarge it.

What is Oracle Smart View?

In this section, we provide a description of Oracle Smart View, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be best characterized by the following characteristics:

Do you want to know everything about all the functionalities (100+) of Oracle Smart View? Download the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Smart View in action
Figure 80, 81 and 82: Several images show the operation of Oracle Smart View. Click on an image to magnify.

What is Oracle Flexcube Universal Banking?

In this paragraph, we report the (main) characteristics of Oracle Flexcube Universal Banking, including some of its features and any related products. The product Oracle Flexcube Universal Banking can be best defined by the following characteristics:

Do you want to know the intricacies of all properties (100+) of Oracle Flexcube Universal Banking? Download directly our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Flexcube Universal Banking in action
Figure 83, 84 and 85: Several images show the operation of Oracle Flexcube Universal Banking. Click on the image to make it bigger.

What is Oracle Retail Analytics?

We don’t reveal everything here but, in this paragraph, we describe the key elements of Oracle Retail Analytics, including some of its features and any related products. Oracle Retail Analytics can be defined by the following functionalities:

Do you want to know everything about all properties (100+) of Oracle Retail Analytics? Download the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Retail Analytics in action
Figure 86, 87 and 88: Several images show the operation of Oracle Retail Analytics. Click on an image to enlarge it.

What is Oracle Financial Consolidation?

We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we report the (main) characteristics of Oracle Financial Consolidation, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be characterized by the following properties:

Are you curious about all characteristics (100+) of Oracle Financial Consolidation? Download directly our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Financial Consolidation in action
Figure 89, 90 and 91: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of Oracle Financial Consolidation. Click on the image to magnify.

What is Oracle Data Science?

Under this heading, we describe Oracle Data Science, including some of its features and any related products. Oracle Data Science can be best characterized by the following functionalities:

Do you want to know everything about all the functions (100+) of Oracle Data Science? Download directly our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Oracle Financial Management Analytics?

In this section, we describe the key elements of Oracle Financial Management Analytics, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be characterized by the following functionalities:

Are you now curious about all characteristics (100+) of Oracle Financial Management Analytics? Download the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Financial Management Analytics in action
Figure 92, 93 and 94: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of Oracle Financial Management Analytics. Click on an image to magnify.

What is Oracle Insurance Insight?

We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we describe Oracle Insurance Insight, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be best defined by the following characteristics:

Are you curious about all characteristics (100+) of Oracle Insurance Insight? In that case order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Oracle Fusion Customer Relationship Management?

In this section, we display the details of Oracle Fusion Customer Relationship Management, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be best characterized by the following characteristics:

Do you want to know everything about all properties (100+) of Oracle Fusion Customer Relationship Management? Download the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Oracle Data Hub?

In this part, we give you insight in the key behaviors of Oracle Data Hub, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be characterized by the following characteristics:

Do you want to know the intricacies of all elements (100+) of Oracle Data Hub? Then order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Figure 95, 96 and 97: Overlying figures show the operation of Oracle Data Hub. Click on the image to enlarge it.

What is Oracle Data Profiling?

We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we portrait Oracle Data Profiling, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be best defined by the following functionalities:

Are you curious about all properties (100+) of Oracle Data Profiling? Download the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Figure 98, 99 and 100: Several images show the operation of Oracle Data Profiling. Click on the image to make it bigger.

What is Oracle Data Management?

Under this heading, we give you insight in the key behaviors of Oracle Data Management, including some of its features and any related products. The Oracle Data Management can be characterized by the following characteristics:

Are you now curious about all features (100+) of Oracle Data Management? Open the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Oracle Data Warehouse?

We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we provide a description of Oracle Data Warehouse, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be characterized by the following properties:

Are you curious about all properties (100+) of Oracle Data Warehouse? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Figure 101, 102 and 103: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of Oracle Data Warehouse. Click on an image to magnify.

What is Ohi Data Marts?

In this paragraph, we provide a description of Ohi Data Marts, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be best characterized by the following features:

Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of Ohi Data Marts? Download the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Oracle DRM?

In this paragraph, we provide a description of Oracle DRM, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be defined by the following characteristics:

Are you now curious about all the functionalities (100+) of Oracle DRM? In that case open the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Figure 104, 105 and 106: Several images show the operation of Oracle DRM. Click on the image to magnify.

What is Oracle AI Platform?

In this paragraph, we describe the key elements of Oracle AI Platform, including some of its features and any related products. The Oracle AI Platform can be characterized by the following features:

Are you curious about all properties (100+) of Oracle AI Platform? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Oracle Health Insurance Analytics?

We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we report the (main) characteristics of Oracle Health Insurance Analytics, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be best defined by the following features:

Are you curious about all elements (100+) of Oracle Health Insurance Analytics? Download directly our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Oracle Supply Chain Analytics?

We don’t reveal everything here but, in this paragraph, we describe the key elements of Oracle Supply Chain Analytics, including some of its features and any related products. Oracle Supply Chain Analytics can be best defined by the following functionalities:

Do you want to know the intricacies of all the functionalities (100+) of Oracle Supply Chain Analytics? Then order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Oracle Data Visualisation?

We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we provide a description of Oracle Data Visualisation, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be defined by the following functionalities:

Are you curious about all characteristics (100+) of Oracle Data Visualisation? Then order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Data Visualisation in action
Figure 107, 108 and 109: Various figures show the operation of Oracle Data Visualisation. Click on the image to make it bigger.

What is Oracle Data Quality Management?

In this paragraph, we give you insight in the key behaviors of Oracle Data Quality Management, including some of its features and any related products. The Oracle Data Quality Management can be defined by the following functionalities:

Are you curious about all features (100+) of Oracle Data Quality Management? Open the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Oracle Data Quality Management in action
Figure 110, 111 and 112: Several images show the operation of Oracle Data Quality Management. Click on an image to magnify.

What is Obi Analytics?

We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we report the (main) characteristics of Obi Analytics, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be best characterized by the following properties:

Are you curious about all features (100+) of Obi Analytics? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Oracle Data Modeling?

We don’t reveal everything here but, in this paragraph, we provide a description of Oracle Data Modeling, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be best defined by the following features:

Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of Oracle Data Modeling? Then order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Figure 113, 114 and 115: Several images show the operation of Oracle Data Modeling. Click on the image to enlarge it.

What is Oracle Bis Discoverer?

In this paragraph, we display the details of Oracle Bis Discoverer, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be characterized by the following functionalities:

Are you curious about all the functionalities (100+) of Oracle Bis Discoverer? In that case open the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2023 here.

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Figure 116, 117 and 118: Several images show the operation of Oracle Bis Discoverer. Click on the image to enlarge it.

Three recent innovations Oracle Analytics-tools and the version history

Over time, Oracle has seen a stable trend in terms of BI & Analytics functionality and support for operating systems, cloud platforms and connectivity. The latest innovations are in the areas of BI infrastructure > scalability > cloud-native analytics, data discovery > data visualization > tile chart and data governance > data management > derived metric.

We reviewed Oracle’s most current versions of its product portfolio. Below you can see the structure of the history of the different versions of the BI & Analytics products of Oracle:

Behind each product are the version numbers, the most recent updates are listed first.

What are the licensing costs of Oracle Database, Oracle Essbase and OBIEE?

It is difficult to determine exactly what a license of Oracle Database, Oracle Essbase and OBIEE costs because it depends on the country, the number of users (also consider the amount of CPUs for server versions), the connectors to data sources, and at what point in the year you request a quote. And before the end of a fiscal quarter of Oracle, you may be able to look forward to a decent discount. In addition, nowadays it is recommended running the software in the cloud, you only pay for the actual use. The purchase cost of Oracle Database, Oracle Essbase and OBIEE may not be the most important costs, but maintenance and support of course do limit your future investment scope.

What makes Oracle BI & Analytics unique?

In our study, we see that Oracle in the field of BI & Analytics software has a number of specific features and thus differentiates itself from the competition. This makes Oracle Analytics more or less unique: financial consolidation, stream analytics, health insurance, materialized views and ad hoc analysis.

The advantages and disadvantages of Oracle Analytics

Tag cloud of the Oracle Analytics tools.Figure 119: Tag cloud with the strength-weakness analysis of Oracle BI & Analytics

Get to know the key features of Oracle BI & Analytics in the following topic paragraphs. There we describe all the advantages and disadvantages of Oracle BI & Analytics, Oracle Database, Oracle Essbase and OBIEE, et cetera. They are not cemented in place, i.e.: Oracle can currently work to creating features that meet specific customer needs at this time (such as support for open source, Google Sheets, Azure Active Directory and analytics hub). In addition, documentation may lag behind current events.

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1. Oracle BI Infrastructure

89%

The company has an excellent score in our objective BI & Analytics survey on the section ‘BI Infrastructure’ with a score of 89%, compared to other vendors. We considered the following factors: authentication, infrastructure, repository, embedded analytics, open source, web services and web server. In total, we examined 162 criteria within this section. Would you like to delve further into the topic ‘BI Infrastructure’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Study 2023.

2. Oracle Business Intelligence

82%

The vendor Oracle has an excellent rating in our objective BI & Analytics survey on the subject ‘Business Intelligence’, given that they score 82% on this, compared to other vendors. We considered the following factors: reporting, enterprise business intelligence, embedded business intelligence and business process monitoring. In doing so, we investigated the following five products: Oracle Essbase, Oracle Hyperion, Oracle OLAP, OBIEE and Oracle Exalytics. In total, we examined 73 selection criteria within this main theme. Would you like to go into more depth with the topic ‘Business Intelligence’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Study. Or take a deep dive in the following content:

3. Oracle Data Governance

80%

The company has an excellent rating in our study on the section ‘Data Governance’, given that they score 80% on this, compared to other vendors. We used the following selection criteria: data management, data encryption, data lineage and data acquisition layer. In total, we examined 91 features within this discipline. Would you like to delve further into the topic ‘Data Governance’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide.

4. Oracle Data Integration

78%

The company has a good performance in our current BI & Analytics survey of the theme ‘Data Integration’. The company scores 78% on this topic, compared to other vendors. The following criteria were used: data warehousing, data virtualization, data wrangling and cross-database joins. In doing so, we analyzed the following five products: Oracle Warehouse Builder, Oracle Data Integrator, Oracle Data Warehouse, Oracle Data Management and Oracle Data Integration. In total, we examined 76 selection criteria within this main theme. Would you like to become more proficient in the topic ‘Data Integration’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Study 2023. Or take a deep dive in the following content:

5. Oracle Decision Management

74%

Oracle has a good score in our independent BI & Analytics survey on the subject ‘Decision Management’. The score amounts to 74%, relative to other vendors. We considered the following factors: performance management and decision support. In total, we examined 30 aspects in this category. Would you like to go into more depth with the topic ‘Decision Management’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Study.

6. Oracle Data Connectivity

69%

The company has a good rating in our 100% vendor-independent BI & Analytics survey on the section ‘Data Connectivity’, given that they score 69% on this, relative to other vendors. The following criteria were used: ODBC, CSV and Salesforce. In doing so, we studied the following three products: Oracle Big Data, Oracle Big Data Connectors and Oracle Big Data Lite. In total, we examined 91 features within this discipline. Are you planning to specialize further in the topic ‘Data Connectivity’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide 2023.

7. Oracle Big Data

68%

The company has a good score in our current BI & Analytics survey on the section ‘Big Data’. The score amounts to 68%, relative to other vendors. The following criteria were used: streaming, unstructured data, complex data, sensors, data lakes and big data appliance. In doing so, we analyzed the following five products: Oracle Big Data, Oracle Big Data Appliance, Oracle Data Integrator, Oracle R Enterprise and Oracle Big Data Connectors. In total, we examined 59 aspects in this category. Would you like to go into more depth with the topic ‘Big Data’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide 2023.

8. Oracle Analytics

64%

The vendor Oracle has a good score in our objective BI & Analytics survey of the theme ‘Analytics’. The score amounts to 64%, compared to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: advanced analytics, geoanalytics, web analytics and customer analytics. In doing so, we studied the following five products: Oracle Essbase, Oracle Hyperion, Oracle Database, OBIEE and Oracle Exalytics. In total, we examined 130 features within this discipline. Would you like to learn more about the topic ‘Analytics’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Study 2023. Or take a deep dive in the following content:

9. Oracle Multidimensional Models

64%

Oracle has a good score in our independent BI & Analytics survey of the theme ‘Multidimensional Models’ with a score of 64%, relative to other vendors. We used the following selection criteria: OLAP, cube and MDX. In total, we examined 14 criteria in this category. Would you like to learn more about the topic ‘Multidimensional Models’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide 2023.

10. Oracle Mobile Business Intelligence

62%

The company has a good score in our independent BI & Analytics survey on the section ‘Mobile Business Intelligence’. The company scores 62% on this topic, compared to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: push notification and mobile analytics. In total, we examined 10 criteria in this category. Would you like to learn more about the topic ‘Mobile Business Intelligence’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide 2023.

11. Oracle Data Discovery

61%

Oracle has a good score in our objective BI & Analytics survey on the subject ‘Data Discovery’ with a score of 61%, compared to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: analysis, time series and data visualization. In doing so, we looked at the following five products: Oracle Big Data, Oracle Analytics, Oracle Analytics Desktop, Oracle Big Data Discovery and Oracle Data Science. In total, we examined 400 criteria in this category. Would you like to go into more depth with the topic ‘Data Discovery’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide.

12. Oracle Performance Optimization

58%

Oracle has a good performance in our 100% vendor-independent BI & Analytics survey on the subject ‘Performance Optimization’ with a score of 58%, compared to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: in-memory, parallel processing, data pipelines, materialized views, cached data and cache settings. In total, we examined 29 features within this discipline. Are you excited about the topic ‘Performance Optimization’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide 2023.

13. Oracle Artificial Intelligence

56%

Oracle has a good performance in our study on the subject ‘Artificial Intelligence’ with a score of 56%, compared to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: machine learning, data science, natural language processing, linear regression, business rules, cognitive services and computer vision. In doing so, we analyzed the following three products: Oracle Data Science, Oracle AI Platform and Oracle Retail Analytics. In total, we examined 164 criteria within this section. Would you like to go into more depth with the topic ‘Artificial Intelligence’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide 2023.

14. Oracle Real-time Analytics

54%

Oracle has a good rating in our 100% vendor-independent BI & Analytics survey on the section ‘Real-time Analytics’ with a score of 54%, compared to other vendors. We considered the following factors: live connection, real-time consolidation and real-time forecasting. In total, we examined 19 features within this discipline. Would you like to learn more about the topic ‘Real-time Analytics’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide 2023.

15. Oracle Self-service BI

41%

Oracle has a moderate score in our objective BI & Analytics survey on the subject ‘Self-service BI’, given that they score 41% on this, compared to other vendors. We considered the following factors: self-service data preparation, self-service reporting, self-service analysis, self-service data discovery, self-service data analytics, self-service data visualization and self-service data exploration. In total, we examined 14 criteria in this category. Would you like to go into more depth with the topic ‘Self-service BI’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide.

In which sectors is Oracle BI & Analytics most active?

In our recently updated, independent BI & Analytics research on, we also looked at which industries a supplier has a track record. These are the industries where Oracle is most frequently used: automotive, banking, biotech, construction, energy, fashion, financial services, food, health care, higher education, hospitality, insurance, life sciences, manufacturing, pharma, pharmacy, public sector, restaurants, retail, steel, universities and utilities.

Oracle software is most used by…

The BI & Analytics software from Oracle is most often mentioned in combination with the following functions: data scientists, Database Administrators, director, marketers and product manager.

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Courses and training Oracle BI & Analytics

The specialists of Passionned Group organize various courses in the field of BI & Analytics but can also provide specific Oracle training, for example as incompany. Then think about the following software: Oracle Database, Oracle Essbase and OBIEE. Of course we frame the training with the ideas of the intelligent, data-driven organization.

Final Verdict: Oracle Analytics scores high

Oracle has a extensive product portfolio with which it scores high in our BI & Analytics survey. Oracle BI & Analytics innovates (approximately) at an average rate of more than 15 features per year, is active (for now) in lots of different sectors, and has developed best in BI infrastructure.

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