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Technical Consultant at AAK
Real User
Top 5
User-friendly, intuitively designed, and easy to install
Pros and Cons
  • "The main features of this solution are that it is easy to use, intuitive, and user-friendly. When I retrieve the data from the database it is in a very raw form, then when I use the Oracle Report Builder it has advanced intelligence features to allow me to view and make changes to the data easily."
  • "The main features of this solution are that it is easy to use, intuitive, and user-friendly. When I retrieve the data from the database it is in a very raw form, then when I use the Oracle Report Builder it has advanced intelligence features to allow me to view and make changes to the data easily."
  • "There could be better integration with other solutions, such as Microsoft Office."

What is our primary use case?

I use this BI solution for ad-hoc and complex reports for finance and HR.

What is most valuable?

The main features of this solution are that it is easy to use, intuitive, and user-friendly. When I retrieve the data from the database it is in a very raw form, then when I use the Oracle Report Builder it has advanced intelligence features to allow me to view and make changes to the data easily.

What needs improvement?

There could be better integration with other solutions, such as Microsoft Office.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for approximately six years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is 100% reliable and stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. I have extended many areas in the reports and in other areas of the tool. My colleague was doing a project report in which he had to make some divisions and multiplications, similar to analytical functions. However, he was not able to do it in the SQL language. He gave me to try it in this BI tool solution and we achieved accurate results.

How are customer service and support?

I have not found any issue to contact the support about.

How was the initial setup?

The solution was easy to deploy and install. However, I have used the solution for a very long time and I am familiar with the technology, this could be why it was extremely easy for me to install and configure but might not be for others.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution.

I rate Oracle OBIEE a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Director- IT Strategy & Transformation at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Good dashboard capabilities, easy to navigate, and stable, but needs more self-service capabilities
Pros and Cons
  • "Some of the dashboard capabilities are good. The dashboard capabilities that tell you what kind of reports are available and provide you a summary of the reports are valuable. It is easy to navigate and easy to download reports into Excel to utilize them."
  • "It should have more self-service capabilities."

What is our primary use case?

It is mainly used for dashboards and functional reports. It provides a standard operation report from transactional systems. We are using its latest version.

What is most valuable?

Some of the dashboard capabilities are good. The dashboard capabilities that tell you what kind of reports are available and provide you a summary of the reports are valuable. It is easy to navigate and easy to download reports into Excel to utilize them. 

What needs improvement?

It should have more self-service capabilities.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for nine years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Its stability is good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is scalable. It is a standard enterprise tool.

Its user base would be easily up to 2,000 users. The users that we have are spread across different functions. We have some people who handle the inventory and financials.  

How are customer service and technical support?

We do get technical support from Oracle, and we are satisfied with it.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We didn't use any other solution.

How was the initial setup?

It is pretty easy and very straightforward. It is just a web link that you click. After you have the access and everything is set up, you can just easily access it.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We didn't evaluate other products. It is something standard.

What other advice do I have?

We plan to keep using it. It is not going to go anywhere. It is there. It doesn't have too many self-service capabilities, but it is good for the purpose that it serves.

I would rate Oracle OBIEE a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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General Manager Information Technology at International Steels Limited
Real User
Top 5
Useful for connectivity with Oracle E-Business Suite, reasonable price, very stable, and good support
Pros and Cons
  • "The primary reason for using OBIEE is connectivity with Oracle E-Business Suite. It makes it easy to connect with our Oracle E-Business Suite. There are the standard dashboards available, which we sometimes use, and now we are looking for customized dashboards."
  • "In the on-premises version, the feature for connecting and selecting the data between the databases looks a bit cumbersome, but I am not sure. The person who is using it takes a lot of time to design a data warehouse. When I ask him why is it taking this long, I get a response that this is something that he has to design, and there are different tools that are available. He has to write the ETL and design the warehouse according to the customer's requirement, which takes a lot of time. Its visualization should be enhanced, and there should be a feature where you can easily create your custom data warehouse."

What is our primary use case?

We are using it for analysis purposes for different areas, such as sales, production. We are also using it for the financial data and quality module. We have customer complaint dashboards and all sorts of things.

How has it helped my organization?

It helps our senior management in reviewing the performance of sales, production, and customer complaints and taking decisions accordingly. These are the areas for which we have designed custom warehouses. All the data is available on a daily basis. They can see the performance on a daily basis. They can look at the performance of the Sales site, pending dispatches, and inventory status. All these things are available in custom dashboards, which helps them in making decisions easily.

What is most valuable?

The primary reason for using OBIEE is connectivity with Oracle E-Business Suite. It makes it easy to connect with our Oracle E-Business Suite. There are the standard dashboards available, which we sometimes use, and now we are looking for customized dashboards.

What needs improvement?

In the on-premises version, the feature for connecting and selecting the data between the databases looks a bit cumbersome, but I am not sure. The person who is using it takes a lot of time to design a data warehouse. When I ask him why is it taking this long, I get a response that this is something that he has to design, and there are different tools that are available. He has to write the ETL and design the warehouse according to the customer's requirement, which takes a lot of time.

Its visualization should be enhanced, and there should be a feature where you can easily create your custom data warehouse.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for approximately seven years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is very stable. It is much stronger than any other solution that I've seen till now. I have heard that Microsoft's solution goes down, but Oracle is very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability is available. It depends on how you want to scale. Right now, we want to define our custom databases and custom warehouse. Therefore, we are creating customer data warehouses, and accordingly, we are designing our dashboards in a custom application. You can also connect it with any third-party software.

How are customer service and technical support?

They are very good. We are on support right now, and they are providing support whenever we need it. They provide prompt support through their portal.

How was the initial setup?

It is straightforward. Basically, if you look at the technical part of it, it is very simple. You can just follow a step-by-step process, and you can easily finish it.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It is reasonable, but it depends on how you're going to use it. There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Oracle OBIEE an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Real User
Access role management is valuable feature; implementation is cumbersome, requires expertise
Pros and Cons
  • "Ability to create our own reports."
  • "Implementation is cumbersome and requires expertise."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case of this solution is for public reporting, creating a dashboard for our users so they can create their own reports. If they're using Tableau and other things, we give them a dashboard to use. It provides a structure or enterprise solution or framework, which gives you a free hand to create your own reports. We have some form of partnership with Oracle and I'm an ABB.

What is most valuable?

The ability for a user to create their own reports is one of the valuable features. The solution also allows you to manage your access roles, like permissions, directly from the port. There is also a separate enterprise manager where groups and other roles can be created and given access. Finally, if we have certain scripts, we can add chipping into that scheduling function as well as a dashboard and the like. In the newer version, there's a visual analyzer which is more Tableau driven and gives you a free hand. From a user perspective, it's an advantage and will provide us with an additional asset if we do upgrade. 

What needs improvement?

Implementation is a little cumbersome and requires expertise. From the support perspective, it seems that they are a level behind. Another, thing is if you're working in the 12.2.1.3 version, fields don't come with proper venues and proper testing is lacking. For an additional feature, I'd like to see data science and functions added.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Most of the time the solution is stable but it depends on who is doing the set up configuration. A senior person will know how much memory is required, without that there might be problems. So lots of configuration files need to be optimized according to the usage. There may also be other parameters that need to be set up and if you are aware of this then the system will be stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a scalable solution. 

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer service is sometimes very good. At other times it's very, very dense and they ask for irrelevant information. It could definitely be improved. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was quite complex and I didn't do it in one go because when we deployed something, there were some problems that needed sorting out and that took around five to six hours. Deployment probably took close to six hours. The deployment was carried out internally. In my department we have over 300 users and the solution is used on a daily basis. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

This is an expensive solution and I think people tend to stop using this product as a result. Cost is a major factor in companies choosing other solutions. 

What other advice do I have?

It's important to have an understanding of your requirements because if people are looking for visualization and realization, this is a very good solution that can work with thousands of users generally and can work on billions and billions of records. 

I rate this solution a seven out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Real User
Reasonably-priced and straightforward to deploy
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features are the lexical parameters and distribution."
  • "It was a little bit tedious to install a new release."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use is as an enterprise reporting solution.

How has it helped my organization?

The ability to do cross-applications reporting.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are the logical datawarehouse (business model) and distribution.

What needs improvement?

Migration on premisses should be easier (but is easier if you migrate to the cloud).

More self-services should be available for the users.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Oracle OBIEE for more than ten years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It was a little bit tedious to install a new release.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have not had any trouble with scalability.

How are customer service and technical support?

I would rate the technical support a seven out of ten. Not all of the support people are as performant with respect to the issues that we've encountered.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

No

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was not really complex. Our deployment tooks approximately six months.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

This was not an expensive product for us, although the price varies depending on conditions for each company.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Business Objects and SAS.

What other advice do I have?

We plan on transitioning to the cloud version and I recommend the same for other people. It is the same as Oracle OBIEE but named Oracle Analytics Cloud.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Senior Consultant at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
MSP
Great condition-based analysis with good flexibility and pretty good technical support
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is easy to use and very flexible."
  • "The solution needs to be easier to scale."

What is our primary use case?

We implemented this solution for reporting purposes primarily. We got it for the client a few months back. This whole system is an EBS system. We used the solution to pull the data from the EDA source system and convert it. Once a data valid solution is developed, we model the data model using RCB, and then we create reports for the service contract module.

How has it helped my organization?

The solution helps businesses to make a very quick analysis and can help them make business decisions quickly.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable aspect of the solution is the fact that hierarchies are centralized. 

The solution offers a condition-based analysis. For example, if the user wants to see two reports on the dashboard based on different categories or different attributes, but they want to see one report at a time, using the condition-based development, they can do so. 

From version 11G to 12C the solution has made a lot of improvements.

The solution is easy to use and very flexible.

What needs improvement?

In the 11G model, there are restricted visualizations, whereas in Oracle Analytics Cloud we have multiple different variations of visualization. If there was a way of presenting the data in a pictorial way, it would be very helpful. Right now, the solution, at least in that deployment model, is lacking a number of visualizations.

The solution needs to be easier to scale.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for almost seven years at this point. The company itself may have used it for about 15 to 20 years now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I haven't had much chance to really test the stability, however, I don't recall any instances of trouble.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability is not that easy. We need to apply a batch. It would definitely take time to execute and to check all the reports or development work once the batch applied.

How are customer service and technical support?

We've used technical support in the past and have been quite satisfied with their level of service. Overall, I would rate the solution eight out of ten. Occasionally, we would have issues that remained unanswered, however, it's rare.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is not straightforward. It is complex. Oracle introduced another product called Oracle Analytics Cloud, and in that case, the installation of the product is very easy. Comparatively, this product's installation is difficult. It takes time and needs mission instants.

What about the implementation team?

We set up the solution in-house. We didn't need to hire an integrator or consultant.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I'm not sure what the solution costs. I'm not involved with aspects of billing or contract negotiations. I don't know if we pay on a monthly or yearly basis.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I don't recall evaluating other options.

What other advice do I have?

I'm not the latest version of the solution, however, I do have information on the latest one as well. I'm using the 11G version. The latest one is 12C. I worked on it two years ago.

Our company loves the benefits of this solution and has used it for a long time. Even with new products on the market, they continue to use the product.

I'd advise companies considering using the solution to make sure they explore the product quite a bit before fully implementing it.

Overall, I'd rate the solution at eight out of ten. Each version continues to get better and better. I would definitely give 10 out of 10 for OASC, for example, which was recently launched, due to the fact that it is fully on the cloud.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Real User
The data analyzer allows you to visualize your data on the fly
Pros and Cons
    • "Warehouse and business intelligence are two different things, but OBIEE also has some warehouse features in it. I would like to see some of those capabilities improved."

    What is our primary use case?

    I'm mostly using OBIEE in the context of regulation by the national central bank. The regulatory authority floats many reports required daily, monthly, weekly, and yearly. So, for example, there'll be a stream of reports at the end of the year, and the banking regulator requires banks to comply. It's challenging for banks to develop these reports constantly, so we develop these regulatory or statutory reports for the regulatory authority and put them in the BI.

    What is most valuable?

    I like the data analyzer introduced in OBIEE version 10. Previously, there was no data analytics tool, but the data analyzer allows you to visualize your data on the fly. I also like the voice recognition tool. With voice recognition, the data visualization tool will flip the charts and diagrams left, right, center.

    What needs improvement?

    Warehouse and business intelligence are two different things, but OBIEE also has some warehouse features in it. I would like to see some of those capabilities improved.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I've been using OBIEE for five or six years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Oracle products are all stable. We deployed Oracle OBIEE version 11 at the national revenue authority four years ago, and since then we've run more than 400 reports on an Oracle X5 server. It still runs smoothly with no issues.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    The customer wanted Valtix, an internet BI system, but couldn't afford it. We advised him to go with OBIEE and the X5-4. I'm also fully certified in BGIF, and part of my job in that deployment was to deploy BGIF was challenging because it's an arm of the government. Still, we finally got some of the data into BGIF that wasn't mission-critical for the government. The rest of the data sat inside OBIEE.

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate OBIEE 12 out of 10. For me, OBIEE is king.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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    Regional Director at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
    Real User
    Integrates well into applications, reliable, and easy deployment
    Pros and Cons
    • "The most valuable feature of Oracle OBIEE is it's designed for Oracle. It works well in the Oracle environment and can sit on top of any application."
    • "Oracle OBIEE could improve by having better integration and compatibility with other vendors."

    What is our primary use case?

    My clients are using Oracle OBIEE to extract data from their applications and present it graphically to make decisions.

    What is most valuable?

    The most valuable feature of Oracle OBIEE is it's designed for Oracle. It works well in the Oracle environment and can sit on top of any application.

    What needs improvement?

    Oracle OBIEE could improve by having better integration and compatibility with other vendors.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Oracle OBIEE for approximately four years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Oracle OBIEE is a stable solution.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Oracle OBIEE needed some improvement in scalability. Up until now, it wasn't very scalable, but this is something that they are working on by moving to Cloud BI.

    How are customer service and support?

    The support from Oracle OBIEE can be painful because Oracle manages its support around the globe. There are times you need to repeat yourself for the agent to understand.

    I rate the support from Oracle OBIEE a two out of five.

    How would you rate customer service and support?

    Neutral

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    I have used other solutions, such as Power BI.

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup of Oracle OBIEE is easy.

    I rate the initial setup of Oracle OBIEE a five out of five.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    Power BI is less expensive than Oracle OBIEE. A benefit to Power BI is having the option to work with concurrent licensing.

    I rate the price of Oracle OBIEE a one out of five.

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate Oracle OBIEE an eight out of ten.

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