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Vlamis Webinar – Enterprise Analytic Warehousing with O’Reilly on October 29, 2020 9:00am – 12:00pm CDT
An analytic warehouse is designed for the explicit purpose of producing and delivering analytic results. It’s unlike most traditional data warehouses which ended up mostly just storing data. My brother Dan and I are teaching

Vlamis Rolls Out New Online Oracle Analytics Resources
Vlamis Software Solutions is not your typical analytics consulting firm. We are industry changemakers, built from the ground up to support you on your Oracle Analytics journey. We meticulously apply over three decades of experience

Enterprise Data Visualization Class Less Than a Month Away
In less than one month, Dan and I will be teaching Enterprise Data Visualization: Executive Dashboards and Managerial Displays for O’Reilly Live Online Training (Wednesday, September 30 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Central). The

Getting Started with Oracle Analytics – 2020 Edition
Have you ever wondered how to get started with Oracle Analytics? I have addressed this topic in the past, but in the fast-paced world of technology, last year’s information is soon outdated. Many resources on

New to Predictive Analytics? Bet on a Process, Not on a Project
Advanced Analytics Projects Are Atypical Successful projects using data mining algorithms often have returns that are well above normal business Returns on Investment. 200%, 500% or even 1000%+ ROIs are not unheard of. So why

A Primer on Security and Access in Oracle Analytics
If you read the Oracle documentation on Oracle Analytics with the intent of coming away with a basic understanding of how to plan and execute security, you might find yourself feeling lost. While the documentation

Small Is Beautiful
In the construction world, bigger is often better. For large construction projects you need large-scale machinery and spend much of your time developing a blueprint for the building that must stand with no changes to

How to Keep Your Analytics Project On Time and On Budget
Analytics projects are notoriously complex. They bring together a team of professionals in various roles with different strengths and weaknesses. That team must satisfy the competing expectations of diverse stakeholders and users and deliver a

Why Data Visualization Is Vital to Enterprise Success
Using visual imagery, or visualizations, is an effective way to communicate ideas, whether abstract or concrete. The presentation of data in visual form, typically through graphs, maps, charts, and small tables is often collectively referred
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