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Jeff Henkel Jeff Henkel

Unlocking Value with Oracle Essbase 21c Marketplace

Dodeca Cloud helps finance teams eliminate manual spreadsheet work without giving up Excel. By connecting live, governed data from ERP, EPM, Essbase, and other systems in a fully managed cloud environment, teams can simplify reporting, reduce errors, and spend more time analyzing the business.

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Brad Spelman Brad Spelman

Installing Hyperion Financial Management on Oracle Linux: The 2026 Edition

HFM is installable on Linux again, and we put it to the test on Oracle Enterprise Linux 8 and 9. The catch: the official documentation leaves out the libraries and workarounds you need. Here are the missing pieces, the fix for the EPMHFM-66054 error, and the exact install and patch sequence for HFM 11.2.25.

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Brad Spelman Brad Spelman

EPM 11.2.25 Won't Install on Oracle Linux 9? Here's How to Fix It

Oracle EPM 11.2.25 introduced support for Oracle Enterprise Linux 9 (OEL9), but getting there isn't always straightforward. If you're starting from the base 11.2.15 installer, you may run into a frustrating roadblock: a missing prerequisite package that's no longer available in the Oracle repository, causing Oracle HTTP Server (OHS) to silently fail during installation.

In this post, iArch Solutions Senior Consultant Brad Spelman walks through the issue, why Oracle's recommended patches don't solve it for a fresh install, and the fix that actually works.

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Joey Bianco Joey Bianco

The Intelligent Future of Enterprise Analytics: How AI is Transforming Essbase and Modern Data Platforms

Enterprise analytics is entering a new era. AI is transforming how organizations interact with data, from natural language querying and automated calculation development to intelligent agents that manage entire analytics environments. For Finance and IT leaders relying on platforms like Essbase, the shift is already underway. Learn what it means for your systems, your team, and your strategy.

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Mike Turner Mike Turner

Essbase OCI Marketplace Gets a Major Upgrade: What's New from KSCOPE 2026

Oracle Essbase on OCI Marketplace received a major wave of enhancements in 2026, addressing the real operational challenges customers face every day. From cross-region disaster recovery and faster ASO query performance to Federated Partitions that eliminate costly data duplication, the Marketplace image is now a serious, enterprise-ready deployment option. Here's what's new.

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Mike Turner Mike Turner

Essbase Gets Agentic: AI-Powered Workflows and What's Available Now

Artificial intelligence is no longer an add-on to Essbase. Fresh from the Essbase Strategy and Roadmap session at the Kscope '26 Sunday Symposium, our team breaks down the latest AI capabilities spanning natural language querying, agentic workflows, and health diagnostics. Here's what's available, where it runs, and why it matters for your organization.

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Mike Turner Mike Turner

Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager (OLVM) Training: A Hands-On Partner Experience

This blog shares a firsthand look at Oracle’s Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager (OLVM) partner training, highlighting a hands-on, lab-driven experience from initial deployment through advanced troubleshooting. It covers key concepts like high-availability clustering, live migration, and real-world application deployment, while emphasizing the value of practical learning.

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Joe Malewicki Joe Malewicki

OCI 101

Thank you for attending our OCI 101 webinar. Everything you need from today's session is right here, including the slide deck, key takeaways, and resources to continue exploring OCI.

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