Data Visualization for Oracle Business Intelligence 11g
Feb 2015 · McGraw Hill Professional
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The only Oracle Press guide to creating effective visual presentations of business intelligence data quickly and easily
Data Visualization for Oracle Business Intelligence 11g reveals the best practices for creating graphs, tables, maps, and other methodologies for presenting data-driven insights using one of the most common business intelligence front-end systems in the world, Oracle Business Intelligence 11g. This information-rich guide offers clear instructions for building top-quality dashboards, analyses, and visualizations from real-world implementers and respected data visualization experts.
You’ll learn everything from improving the readability of your tables to implementing the latest Advanced Trellis Chart features and from adding native map views of BI data to designing optimal dashboard layout strategies. You’ll see how to produce accurate, compelling, and professional graphics that will immediately enhance corporate decision making.
- Shows proven steps for extracting maximum impact from native features that are little known to the majority of BI users
- Covers dashboard strategy, including layout, design, navigation, master detail linking, action links, and prompts
- Addresses how to extend Oracle Business Intelligence 11g with advanced languages and visualization systems such as JavaScript-based D3 and JQuery, R, and Oracle Application Development Framework
- Includes an associated web gallery showcasing the colors and graphics that render best digitally
About the author
Dan Vlamis has been developing OLAP applications since 1986 when he graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. He worked with Express at Information Resources Inc. (IRI) where he led the back-end team that wrote Oracle Sales Analyzer in Express. In 1992 he left IRI and moved to the Kansas City area where he founded Vlamis Software Solutions Inc. which has led more than 200 OLAP implementations. Dan has been a frequent speaker at major Oracle conferences such as Oracle OpenWorld IOUG, Collaborate, and ODTUG for over a decade. As an Oracle Business Intelligence Warehousing and Analytics (BIWA) board member he chaired BIWA Summit 2008 and was the BI/EPM/DW Track Chair for Collaborate 10 and Collaborate 11. Dan was a co-author on the Oracle Press book Oracle Essbase and Oracle OLAP - The Guide to Oracle's Multidimensional Solution. Recognized by Oracle as an Oracle ACE he is often featured in Oracle Magazine. Dan is a customer advisory board member for Oracle BI and OLAP-related products and he consults with Oracle Product Management regularly. Dan covers BI and OLAP through his popular blog at www.vlamis.com/blog.
Tim Vlamis is an expert in the visualization of data and the design of business intelligence dashboards. Tim combines a strong background in the application of business intelligence (BI), analytics, and data mining with extensive experience in business modeling and valuation analysis, new product forecasting, and new business development processes and scenario analyses. Tim earned his Professional Certified Marketer (PCM) designation from the American Marketing Association and is an active speaker on BI and data visualization topics as well as marketing and business development. In addition to a life-long study of business processes, systems, and theories, Tim is a passionate student of complexity theory, the history of mathematics, and the principles of design. Tim earned an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a BA in Economics from Yale University. As an Adjunct Professor of Business, Tim teaches in Benedictine College’s Traditional and Executive MBA programs.
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