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ORACLE DISCOVERER MIGRATION TO ORACLE BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ENTERPRISE EDITION RAPID START
Businesses are undergoing a fundamental shift in the way they make decisions. In todays rapidly changing environment, decision-making occurs more frequently and at all levels of an organization. Having access to your companys crucial information and using that business intelligence to achieve
AT A GLANCE Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition offers significant benefits to customers currently using Oracle Discoverer.

strategic enterprise-wide objectives differentiates highly successful businesses from potential competitors.
Oracle Discoverer Migration to Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition provides organizations with the flexibility and functionality needed to meet the increasing demands for information. By leveraging experienced Oracle consultants, customers can benefit from a well-defined migration methodology and minimize the time necessary to implement Oracle Business Intelligence. This Oracle Rapid Start has been designed to help customers transition from Oracle Discoverer to a complete Phase 1 implementation of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. Transitioning to Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition allows the customer to take advantage of the many benefits found in Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition including:

Key benefits of leveraging this Oracle Rapid Start solution include: Predictable implementation cost and timeframe Fast return-on-investment across the organization Reduced implementation complexity Knowledge transfer around business intelligence best practices Reduced risk through the use of Certified Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Consultants

Access to heterogeneous databases Zero footprint, fully Web-based architecture Ability to access fragmented content Lightweight respository and webcat files Improved scheduling functionality (alerting and distribution) Data caching Interactive dashboards

As part of this engagement, Oracle Business Intelligence consultants will leverage deep experience with the Oracle Database, Oracle Discoverer, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition and, if utilized, Oracle OLAP analytic workspaces. To complete a smooth migration, several critical activities will be addressed in the early stages of the project, including:

Functional requirements review to determine what additional functionality should be leveraged by the user community

Review of the Discoverer architecture to confirm that all facets are considered during the migration

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Identification of the user population Evaluation of Oracle Discoverer authentication mechanisms and how they translate to Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition

Complete review of the physical database schema Analysis of the report layouts available through different channels

ORACLE CONSULTING DIFFERENTIATORS Oracle Expertise in delivering best practices using standardized methodology, process, tools, and resources Breadth of Services for Your Needs to integrate functional, technical, and change management services necessary for optimal user adoption Aligned with Your Goals with a cost-effective and comprehensive upgrade solution resulting in project success

This service offering leverages a well-defined, tools-based methodology that is tailored to meet the specific needs of each customer. An Oracle Business Intelligence Solution Architect will validate the project scope against the current Oracle Discoverer deployment. Project Staffing Model An integrated implementation teamincluding senior consultants in business analytics architecture and business modeling as well as customer technical team membersfacilitates deployment success and knowledge transfer by combining Oracle product expertise with firsthand knowledge of your organizations business needs How We Are Different The Oracle Consulting team is focused exclusively on Oracle Technologies, and we have the experts that others turn to for leading practices in Oracle software implementations. We know Oracle best and can provide your business with tightly integrated, comprehensive, superior services throughout your ownership experience.

Getting Started Leverage Oracles methods, tools, and extensive experience with customer implementations across diverse industries and geographies. Tight integration across Consulting, Development, Support, Education, and Global Delivery puts the entire Oracle team behind your success. To learn more, contact your local Oracle Consulting representative at 1-800-633-0615, email ask-oracleconsulting_us@oracle.com, or visit www.oracle.com/consulting.

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