Essbase 26ai: Deploy, Migrate, and Modernize

Presented by:  Alexander Tsikinovsky and Radha Sivaramakrishnan, Oracle

Explore how to deploy and migrate to Essbase 26ai across independent/on-premises and OCI Marketplace environments. This session covers deployment models, prerequisites, initial configuration, and the operational differences between the two options. For existing Essbase 21c customers, it provides practical guidance for application and artifact migration, integrations, validation, and cutover planning.

Attendees will also receive an overview of the Essbase 26ai capabilities most relevant to modernization, including platform and server enhancements, user interface and administration improvements & lifecycle management. AI and MCP capabilities will be covered in a separate dedicated session.