Oracle Introduces Oracle Analytics Cloud

With rapid adoption of software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, accumulation of data at unprecedented rates, and growing preference for cloud-based IT deployments, data gravity is moving to the cloud. With that shift, cloud-based analytics has become paramount.

Until now, however, analytics technology in the cloud and analytics for cloud-based data have been delivered piecemeal, with significant gaps. Oracle today announced Oracle Analytics Cloud, a comprehensive portfolio of analytics offerings built for the cloud; deployed in the cloud; and enabling data analysis for cloud, on-premises, traditional, and big data sources.

Oracle Analytics Cloud is a comprehensive offering that delivers business intelligence and analytics for traditional data and big data.

Cloud-resident technologies enable the collection, storage, preparation, and analysis of all the data assets of an organization.

Prebuilt analytic applications provide embedded real-time reporting and deep cross-functional analysis for a range of SaaS applications.

Oracle Analytics Cloud meets the needs of line-of-business users, data scientists, and IT.

Mobile access and analysis is provided out of the box, so customers can access and analyze insights anytime, anywhere, with no additional development required.

Oracle partners can leverage Oracle Analytics Cloud to deliver a vast range of analytic functionality for their clients, opening up new revenue streams.

The offering also frees up valuable IT resources, enabling them to ensure security and maintain control over their information architecture.

Built on proven, industry-leading Oracle Business Intelligence and database technologies and the Oracle Cloud infrastructure, Oracle Analytics Cloud delivers massive scalability, high availability, state of the art security, operational simplicity, and elastic scaling.

Speaking on the service, Balaji Yelamanchili, senior vice president, analytics and performance management products, Oracle, said, “Data gravity is moving to the cloud, driven by the rapid adoption of SaaS applications and accelerating preference for cloud-based IT deployments. The need for cloud-based analytics has increased as a result.

“With today’s announcement, Oracle is first to fulfill a gap in the market, offering Oracle Analytics Cloud, a comprehensive portfolio of analytics offerings with millions of users already leveraging it. The comprehensive BI and big data analytics capabilities in the cloud will empower organizations to find and exploit new insights to drive their organizations forward.”

“The embedded analytics in Oracle HCM Cloud have helped our universities get the insight they need for running our business, improving our ability to plan and increasing the job satisfaction of our employees. The dashboards and reports are used every day by our human resources executives and analysts,” said Segar Annamalai, chief information officer, American Career College.

“Oracle BI Cloud Service allows Skanska to be a lot more agile,” said Peter Bjork, vice president, Information System Strategies, Skanska. “When we need new analytics, Oracle BI Cloud Service allows us to create them quickly, without having to worry about infrastructure setup or software upgrades. And it allows us to tap into all our information sources. Together with the other Oracle cloud services we use, we see Oracle BI Cloud Service as a way to help us transform our industry.”

“Business intelligence is reaching beyond its traditional confines of power users to help a much broader audience of people apply data-driven insight to everyday decision-making. The emergence of cloud BI reflects the diverse requirements of this emergent audience, providing flexible access to analytical capability without the need for significant and time-consuming investment in on-premises hardware and software. BI has definitely trailed other business applications’ move to cloud, but as the volume of data generated and stored there grows, the case for cloud BI becomes compelling,” added Tom M. Pringle, practice leader, Information Management, Ovum.

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