This textbook will assist you in learning and using one of the most exciting software environments available today, namely the Oracle BI Enterprise Edition data analytics suite and the Oracle Fusion Middleware WebLogic Server. Within this textbook you will learn: About the architecture and internal components of the Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) Enterprise Edition (EE) data analytics suite (OBIEE); Important concepts regarding the Oracle WebLogic Server application server middleware platform, the platform to which the Oracle BI suite is deployed; This textbook will guide you through the process of creating an installation of Oracle BI and the WebLogic Server on either a Linux/Unix or an MS Windows host system. Using this workshop setup, you will be able to complete the exercises presented in the other textbooks from the Sideris Oracle Fusion Middleware curriculum. And of course, having a working Enterprise Edition of the Oracle BI suite will also allow you to begin real-world...