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PowerDesigner Tips – Mappings in the Model
We’re constantly looking for ways to streamline the BI development process. Data mapping (source to target) can be a complex and cumbersome process due to: Ongoing model changes – the target moves!...
View ArticleBig Data Trends – Part 2 ( Stream Processing )
In continuation with my previous post on Big Data Trends, I would like to reference couple of Stream processing solutions that are able to process huge volumes of data with low latency. These solutions...
View ArticleUsing DTUTIL to Migrate SSIS Packages
I often use the SQL Server (MSDB) Database to store and execute SSIS packages. However, I found it cumbersome to migrate multiple packages back and forth from network locations to the MSDB or from the...
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Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) – Logical or “soft” deletes
Logical deletes are a common practice when loading dimensions in a data warehouse. If a dimensional record is deleted in the source database, it may need to continue to exist in your data warehouse. In...
View ArticleIntegrating Big Data to improve decision making and reduce cost
Several weeks ago, I was watching a cable network news channel and the news anchor was discussing what it will take to win the next presidential election. As he discussed it in more detail, he...
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Automation of Cognos TM1 Data Loading
In one of my earlier posts I recommended an approach for loading larger amounts of data into TM1 applications, and provided a high-level explanation of this approach, which I call the “File Route”...
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Data Indiscretions
Data loaded into a TM1 or SPSS model will, in most cases, include files consisting of thousands (or hundreds of thousands) of records. It is not reasonable, given the number of fields and records in...
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Looping through files in a folder using ODI
On a recent project, I was faced with a requirement to scan the contents of a folder and load all the files into their respective staging tables. There were multiple file types – Customer file, Store...
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Virtualization – THE WHY?
The speed in which we receive information from multiple devices and the ever-changing customer interactions providing new ways of customer experience, creates DATA! Any company that knows how to...
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Oracle BI Cloud Service (BICS): Data Sync for Automated Data Load
In a few days Oracle will release Data Sync, a utility that facilitates the process of loading data from various on-premise sources into BI Cloud Services (BICS). The Data Sync utility comes as an...
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