Moving OBIEE to Oracle Analytics Cloud

3. 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

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7. 7 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved7 7 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

8. 8 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved8 8 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

9. 9 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved9 9 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

10. 10 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved10 10 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

11. 11 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved11 11 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

12. 12 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved12 12 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

13. 13 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved13 13 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

14. 14 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved14 14 OAC Features – Sequences  Sequences chain data flows executions  Add the Data Flows into the right Canvas  The Data flows order can be changed

15. 15 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved15 15 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

16. 16 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved16 16 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

17. 17 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved17 17 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

18. 18 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved18 18 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

19. 19 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved19 19 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

21. 22 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved22 22 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

22. 23 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved23 23 BI On the Cloud  Accessible through Open Classic Home option.

23. 24 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved24 24 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.

24. 25 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved25 25 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

26. 27 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved27 27 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)

27. 28 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved28 28 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

28. 29 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved29 29 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

30. 32 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved32 32 OAC Hybrid Option  Data is kept on local servers  Can be implemented using different options  Remote Data Connector (RDC)  VPN as a Service  FastConnect

31. 33 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved33 33 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

32. 34 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved34 34 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

33. 35 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved35 35 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/

34. 36 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved36 36 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

36. 38 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved38 38 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)

38. 40 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved40 40 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

39. 41 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved41 41 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.

40. 42 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved42 42 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.

41. 43 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved43 43 OAC Migration Tips & Tricks  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.

42. 44 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved44 44 OAC Migration Tips & Tricks  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.

43. 45 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved45 45 Changes after the first Cloud migration  Can replace the RPD using the Replace Model Option  Can use Archive/Unarchive to move the Web Catalog

44. 46 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved46 46 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

45. 47 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved47 47 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

46. 48 ITC CORPORATE PRESENTATION © IT Convergence 2017 • All rights reserved48 48 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