Kscope26 Track Information

Analytics, OCI and AI

Analytics

• • Business Intelligence (report design, data modeling, dashboards)
  • Data Exploration (data discovery, data distribution)
  • Augmentative Analytics (advanced analytics, ML, AI)
  • Data Visualization / Storytelling (layout, color, maps, spatial)
  • Hot Topics in Analytics (API, mobile, prompting, NLP, NLU, NLG)
  • Data Engineering (data lakes, warehouses, integration, ETL, cleansing, etc.)"

OCI

Oracle Cloud infrastructure topics including OICS, IDCS, Cloud Platforms, Infrastructure-as-Code / Scripting / Automation, CI/CD, and general Data Center Management topics (e.g. storage, hardware etc).

AI

AI topics that don't belong exclusively to a specific toolset covered by another tracks; generative AI and LLMs, machine learning, AI Agent Studio and other general or multi-product-spanning topics on the us of and implications of increasing use of AI.

Database & Apex

Database Development

Development tools and techniques; database engineering and data modeling; relational, NoSQL and specialty databases; Oracle Spatial solutions; Oracle Graph solutions, including both PGX and OPG property graphs; and tools and techniques for building and extending SaaS applications. CI/CD, Forms, Visual Builder, SQL, PL/SQL, UI/UX development, JSON and more.

APEX

• • APEX Core Components: what "staying inside the box" has to offer; best practices
  • Challenges: integration, extensions, lifecycle management, and security
  • ORDS, REST, and the various APEX Server Infrastructures
  • The Future of APEX: new 23ai features, MLE, JavaScript in the database, and other imaginative / innovative solutions

EPM

EPM Planning, Freeform, Profitability and Cost Management

Includes custom-built applications, frameworks with prebuilt modules, and inventive approaches. Covers practical tips, clever techniques, and innovative uses of both new and existing features to support planning and budgeting processes. Freeform Planning development and use cases.

Profitability and Allocations

Covers PCM and Enterprise PCM, with applications supporting financial close and planning/budgeting workflows. Addresses both simple and complex allocation models, with a focus on creative and effective solutions.

Essbase

In-depth technical topics into Essbase, its strategic importance within EPM and non-EPM use cases, and how it can be leveraged to deliver meaningful business intelligence. Both current use cases and the platform’s evolving potential to drive future innovation. The role of Essbase as part of suite of products including the Autonomous Database.

EPM Close and Consolidation

Includes account reconciliation with transaction matching, financial consolidation, tax provisioning, and the detailed management of last-mile reporting and the close process.

Key Technologies and Solutions

Covers Financial Management (HFM), Financial Close & Consolidation (FCC), Account Reconciliation (ARM/ARCS), and Tax Provisioning (HTP/TRCS)

EPM Reporting

EPM reporting capabilities including self-service reporting, governed reporting frameworks, and performance optimization. Covers internal and external reporting needs across dashboards, data visualizations, and various reporting types—management, legal, and operational. Includes Smart View, Narrative Reporting and other EPM reporting tools.

EPM Platform and Strategy

Platform: Web forms, approvals, Smart View, Calculation Manager, security, OCI, IAM, and how these platform features are harnessed to amplify the EPM experience.

Synergy of multiple EPM products: the complexities of multi-product integrations, cross-product functionalities, and how these collaborations enhance EPM excellence.

Strategy: management strategies, monthly updates, administration techniques, project team management, and enterprise projects from on-premises to the cloud. Share transformation stories, experiences, and the tactical maneuvers that chart the course of financial evolution.

Other: Innovative ideas, unorthodox perspectives, and the extraordinary stories that may not fit in a specific EPM category.

EPM Master Data and Integrations

Focuses on strategies and solutions for data integration, master data management, data governance, and process automation. Highlights configuration best practices and innovative approaches that enhance the efficiency of EPM data loading.

Covers the use of  tools such as Enterprise Data Management, EPM REST APIs, EPM Automate scripting, and EPM pipelines to streamline workflows and optimize processes. Includes insights into successful implementations and techniques for improving automation across the enterprise.

NetSuite EPM

NetSuite EPM tips, tricks, lessons learned, functionality, unique use cases, success stories, and other real-world experiences.