Hyperion

Introduction:

Hyperion is a Business Intelligence (BI) and Business Performance Management

(BPM) Tool. It is the market leader in Financial, Operational and Strategic Planning. It
has applications for Planning, consolidation, and score carding, reporting, dashboards,
Analysis, Workspace, Master Data Management and Foundation. It is a predictive
analytical tool that creates complete business visibility

Goal of Hyperion:

• To measure the “financial health” of an organisation through the monitoring of

processes.

• Create a Management Excellence by integrating with existing Operational

Software to bring top quality data, forecasting, modeling and simulations to
management while aligning financial planning, operational planning and top
decision makers.

• The software gives executives far greater insight allowing them to quickly
identify and understand the full financial impact of alternative corporate
strategies.

How?
All the above is possible through Integration, Automation and Consolidation.
Hyperion integrates with the core operational software (ERP, CRM, and ERM) of both
Oracle and all other major players in the market.

Structure of Hyperion:

Hyperion is organized into the following parts:

• Planning

• Financial Management

• Strategic Finance

• Hyperion Essbase
Current Hyperion Enterprise Support:

Competitors:

Cognos Inc.

Business Objects

Skytide Analytical Platform by Netli

BEZ Systems Overview

Customers:
Hyperion has 12,000 customers. Hyperion focuses in the large enterprise space. One
third (4,000) of Hyperion's customers use Oracle software, including Hyatt Hotels,
Toyota, and Symantec. It customers are spread across various industries ranging from
a banking industry to manufacturing and FMCG.

An encapsulated list of companies using Hyperion is:

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Training Institutes:

Hyperion being a skill which is widely in demand, there is a lot of potential for training
institutes. These training institutes are present all over India with special emphasis on
Bangalore, Noida and Chennai.

Following are some of the Hyperion Training Institutes

• Geoinsyssoft

• MULTISOFT Systems

• APEX

• Micro World Computer Lab

• Soft Solve IT Pvt. Ltd.

• Systel Computer Education

• Abacus Systems

Apart from these there are many boot camps and online trainings that are available
for Hyperion. These trainings cover:

• Informatica
• Datastage Parallel Extender(7.5 X2)
• Business Object
• Cognos
• Erwin
• SAS
• Hyperion Essbase
• Hyperion Planning
• Hyperion Financial Management
• Micro Strategy
• TIBCO
• TERADATA
All these trainings have the following advantages:

• Real Time Instructor Led Live Online Training

• Customized Courses matching the job requirements of the consultant

• Regular and Crash Courses at the option of the Client

• Training with Live Examples

• Practical after every major topic

• Tests and FAQ's from interviews point of view with Project Work

• Feedback from training coordinators throughout the course

• Mock Interviews after the completion of the Course

Skill Availability:

Region wise availability of Hyperion skill:

It was observed that the skill is widely found in Mumbai, Bangalore and Noida followed
by Pune and Hyderabad. However most hiring managers from their experience are
skeptical about Hyperion trained professionals from Hyderabad.

Company wise distribution of Hyperion skill:

Some of the companies that employ this skill are: