What is your Cloud Strategy?
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Is a Hybrid solution right for your company? What does a coexist strategy look like? We compare and contrast approaches ranging from traditional Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS) to multiple PBCS applications to hybrid PBCS and On-Premise solutions, and finally cross Oracle Cloud solutions such as PBCS to Oracle Business Intelligence Cloud Services (BICS). Presented by Edgewater Ranzal at Oracle EPM Innovation Day Chicago, December 2015.
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What is your Cloud Strategy?
- 1. Business Analytics Solutions Provider Using Oracle EPM, BI, and Big Data Technologies Oracle EPM Innovation Day Chicago What is your Cloud strategy? Approaches to Extending your Oracle Technology Investment Randy Schmitz, Practice DIrector
- 2. 2 Edgewater Ranzal is a full-service Oracle Platinum Consulting Partner with premier services in North America and regional offices in the United Kingdom We deliver Business Analytics solutions that include Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Business Intelligence (BI), and Big Data technology. Our multiproduct focus offers domain expertise and technical leadership using the Oracle Product Suite We have industry expertise and specializations to help us deliver end-to-end solutions for each client’s business needs Who We Are
- 3. 3 Our Services Financial Close & Consolidations Business Intelligence/Big Data Enterprise Planning & Analytics Data Integration Services Training & Support Services Advisory ServicesInfrastructure Costing & Profitability Mgmt Business Intelligence/Big Data • Scorecards & Dashboards; Mobile Delivery • Prepackaged Analytic Applications (OBIA) • BI Foundation (OBIEE / Essbase) • Financial & Operational Analytics • Reporting & Publishing • Big Data • Information Discovery (Endeca) • Business Intelligence Cloud Service (BICS) Financial Close & Consolidations • Legal, Segment, & Mgmt Reporting • Financial Performance & Close • Optimization & Performance Lab • Tax Provisioning • Regulatory Requirements Data Integration Services • ERP Integration • Financial Data Management • Data Warehousing • MDM & DRM • ETL Services and Automation Infrastructure • Hardware Sizing, Installation, & Configuration • Exalytics Benchmarking • System Monitoring, Backup, & Disaster Recovery • Upgrade & Migrations Advisory Services • Project/Program Management & Process Change • EPM & BI Road Maps Training & Support Services • Standard & Custom Training • Virtual Classroom • Multimedia and UPK • Service Level Agreements • Managed Services & Hosting • Performance Engineering Enterprise Planning & Analytics • Strategic Planning (HSF) & Modeling • Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting • Workforce, Capital, & Project Financial Planning • Public Sector Planning • Cloud Services Costing & Profitability Management • HPCM Standard & Detail Models • Waterfall Allocations • Shared Service Charges • Activity Based Costing • Customer, Product, Segment & LOB Profitability
- 4. 4 Recent Company Highlights Ranks fifth for 2nd year in a row among Florida’s Top 50 Women-Led Businesses Acquired Branchbird, an Oracle Gold Partner and Cloudera Partner to Expand Big Data/Data Discovery Solutions to Complement EPM/BI Suite Offerings Released Ranzal Healthcare Analytics Achieved Oracle Validated Integration with Oracle Healthcare Analytics 4
- 5. The History of Edgewater Ranzal 5 Ranzal & Associates Founded Essbase 2001 2004 20111996 2010 Planning Acquired Vertical Pitch HFM/FDM/DRM Building OBI Team OBIEE Launched Oracle Endeca Information Discovery Practice (OEID) Launched Hyperion Planning & Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS) Acquired by Edgewater (NASDAQ: EDGW) Acquired Meridian HSF UK Office opened 2007 20142013 Hyperion Tax Provision (HTP) 20122009 HPCM Exalytics 2015 Acquired Branchbird for Big Data
- 6. 6 Agenda • Background • Cloud Implementation Approaches • Individual Cloud Services • Hybrid • Cloud to Cloud • Integration Options • Data Export • Data Manager • EPMAutomate • REST API • Cloud Implementation and Integration Options • Hybrid • Cloud to Cloud • Future • EPBCS • EssCS • FCCS / FDMEE
- 7. Background 7 • Brave New World • Focused capabilities in new offerings • New Integration Approaches • Challenges • Existing On Premise EPM / BI Implementations • Possibilities • Endless Permutations of Hybrid Implementation & Integration approaches • Solution • Create Implementation & Integration Patterns to ensure success
- 8. 8 Implementation Approaches Individual Cloud Services • Oracle EPM / BI Cloud Services Today… PBCS Core Planning Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service EPRCS Management and Narrative Reporting Enterprise Performance Reporting Cloud Service BICS Interactive Reporting and Dashboards Business Intelligence Cloud Service
- 9. Implementation Approaches PBCS Capabilities 9 • 2 Environments • Pre-Production and Production • Plan Types • Up to 7 total plan types • 3 Block Storage (BSO) plan types • 3 corresponding Aggregate Storage (ASO) plan types • 1 consolidating ASO plan type • Dimensions • Standard plus up to 13 Custom Dimensions • Forms • Standard or Simplified Interface • Calculations • Calc Manager
- 10. 10 Implementation Approaches Hybrid • Cloud Service and On-Premise Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) PBCS Core Planning Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service Essbase HFM OBIEE Planning Modules
- 11. 11 Implementation Approaches Cloud to Cloud • Combination of Cloud Services PBCS Core Planning Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service BICS Interactive Reporting and Dashboards Business Intelligence Cloud Service
- 12. Integration Options 12 • Data Management • Version of Financial Data Quality Management Enterprise Edition (FDMEE) provided in PBCS • Majority of the FDMEE features are provided except for scripting and the on premise based direct integration adapters
- 13. Integration Options 13 • Data Export • Calc Manager Function that allows the exporting of data • Use EPMAutomate to automate • Sample Use Case • Delete the old file • Runs Data Export Business Rule to accomplish data export • Copy the file off of PBCS and to a local location • Push the file to any other needed location
- 14. Integration Options 14 • EPMAutomate • Enables Administrators to remotely perform tasks within service instances • Import and export data and metadata • Refresh the application • Run business rules on data • Copy data from one database to another; typically, from a block storage database to an aggregate storage database or from a block storage database to another block storage database • Upload files into service instance • Upload file into the Planning inbox/outbox • Upload file into Data Management folders and initiate import process by running data load rule • Run a Data Management batch rule and get the output log file • Download files from the Planning inbox/outbox and from Data Management folders • Export and import application and artifact snapshots using Application Management • List and Delete files in the inbox/outbox
- 15. Integration Options 15 • Representational State Transfer Application (REST) API • Provides basis for EPMAutomate • Requirements • Working knowledge of Java, cURL, or Groovy • Working knowledge of REST concepts • Most of the REST API functionality is contained within the EPM automate utility • Why use REST? • Can’t / Don’t want to install EPMAutomate utility • Leverage PBCS data in a business processes • Custom Cloud and On Premise Integration Development
- 16. 16 Implementation & Integration Options Hybrid PBCS Core Planning Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service • Cloud Service and On-Premise Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Essbase HFM Data Management EPMAutomate REST Data Export OBIEE Planning Modules
- 17. 17 Implementation & Integration Options Cloud to Cloud PBCS Core Planning Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service • Combination of Cloud Services Data Management EPMAutomate REST Data Export BICS Interactive Reporting and Dashboards Business Intelligence Cloud Service
- 18. 18 Future of Oracle EPM / BI Cloud Additional Services • The Future of Oracle EPM / BI Cloud Services…
- 19. Future of Oracle EPM / BI Cloud Enterprise PBCS 19 • EPBCS • Integrated Driver-based Financial Statement Planning • Configurable Framework for Revenue / Gross Margin Planning • Pre-built integrations to Workforce and Capital processes • Balance Sheet fully integrated with Income Statement and configurable by Industry • Direct and Indirect Cash Flow • “HSF in the Cloud” • Strategic and Operational Workforce Planning • Think linking Future Supply with Future Demand • Simplified / “FUSE UI” • Mobile Friendly • Modern look and feel
- 20. Future of Oracle EPM / BI Cloud Essbase Cloud Service 20 • EssCS • Hybrid Model is standard • BSO at Level 0 – ASO everywhere else • Power of BSO Calculations combined with ASO Dynamic Aggregations • Master Data Integration via Excel • No EAS • Auditing • View changes made in Application Structure • Mobile, mobile, mobile • Application Administration via Mobile • Thoughts • Easy for Power Users to create Essbase Databases
- 21. Future of Oracle EPM / BI Cloud Financial Close Cloud Service 21 • FCCS • Core Legal Entity and Management Consolidation Functionality • Standard Intercompany Eliminations, Currency Translations, and FX Adjustment Calculations • Out of box calculations, hierarchies, and reports • Close Process Management • FDMEE • Cloud to Cloud Integrations
- 22. Questions 22
- 23. 23 Contact Information Edgewater Ranzal 108 Corporate Park Drive, Suite 105 White Plains, NY 10604 Tel (914) 253-6600 Email: [email protected] [email protected] 45 Beech Street, Suite 109 London EC2Y 8AD United Kingdom Tel +44 (0) 2033 717 174 150 North Michigan Ave. Suite 2800 Chicago, IL 60601 Tel (312) 624-7738 200 Harvard Mill Square Suite 210 Wakefield, MA 01880 Tel (781) 246-3343