Author Archives: Shane Schmitt

Hyperion Planning in the Cloud – It’s real!

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Shane Schmitt

At Oracle OpenWorld this month, the hot topic was all about ‘the Cloud’. In fact, seven new offerings were announced by Oracle’s Thomas Kurian, Executive Vice President, Product Development, and how a Cloud platform is transforming business management and delivering … Continue reading →

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What’s New in EPM 11.1.2.2: Data Relationship Management (DRM), Financial Data Quality Management (FDM), ERPi, & Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Shane Schmitt

As I have showcased over the past series of posts, the new release of EPM 11.1.2.2 brings several enhancements across several planning, forecasting, consolidations and reporting processes. The last post of my series reviews the improvements and integration of several … Continue reading →

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What’s New in EPM 11.1.2.2: Exalytics In-Memory Machine

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Shane Schmitt

Exalytics In-Memory Machine is the industry’s first in-memory machine that delivers the fastest performance for business intelligence and planning applications. It is a key enabling technology for EPM innovation and, for those utilizing Hyperion Planning, delivers Planning at the Speed … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Oracle Hyperion EPM | Tagged BI, EPM 11.1.2.2, Essbase, Exalyitcs In Memory Machine, finance receivables trending, human capital employee productivity, Hyperion Planning, marketing loyalty analysis, material cost modeling, Oracle, Planning, sales customer analysis, supply chain inventory optimization | Leave a comment

What’s New in EPM 11.1.2.2: Essbase and Essbase Studio

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Shane Schmitt

The release of 11.1.2.2 by Oracle showcases the company’s promise of continued investment in Essbase. As illustrated in the diagram below, each release has delivered enhancements for both users and administrators. EPM 11.1.2.2 delivers several new benefits. First, Oracle has … Continue reading →

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What’s New in EPM 11.1.2.2: Financial Close and Reporting

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Shane Schmitt

It’s time to dive into the new closed-loop solutions for financial close and disclosure management within the Hyperion Financial Close Suite. There are several enhanced capabilities including Account Reconciliation Manager™ (ARM), configurable dimensionality in Hyperion Financial Management™ (HFM), Oracle® Financial … Continue reading →

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What’s New in EPM 11.1.2.2? Hyperion Project Financial Planning

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Shane Schmitt

Our second edition of the “What’s New in EPM 11.1.2.2” blog series will review the new Hyperion Project Financial Planning application. Following other special-purpose planning applications such as Workforce and Capital Asset planning, Project Financial Planning allows managers the ability … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Oracle Hyperion EPM | Tagged budgeting, Capital Asset Planning, EPM, Expense and revenue, Finance, Hyperion, monitor and report actuals, Oracle, Planning, Project Financial Planning, project financial planning cycle, project portfolios, Workdforce | Leave a comment

What’s New in Oracle EPM 11.1.2.2?

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Shane Schmitt

On April 7th, Oracle launched the widely anticipated Oracle EPM System Release 11.1.2.2. The release delivers enhanced planning and budgeting, new closed-loop solutions for financial close and disclosure management, and a range of new features that reduce total cost of … Continue reading →

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