New 12c sessionization analytics workshop now available on OLL

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I have just uploaded a new workshop on sessionization analytics using the 12c pattern matching feature, MATCH_RECOGNIZE, to the Oracle Learning Library. The workshop is based on analysis of the log files generated by our the Big Data Lite Movieplex application, which is part of our Big Data Lite virtual machine. Oracle Movieplex is a fictitious on-line movie streaming company. Customers log into Oracle MoviePlex where they are presented with a targeted list of movies based on their past viewing behavior. Because of this personalised experience and reliable and fast performance, customers spend a lot of money with the company and it has become extremely profitable. 

All the activity from our application is captured in a log file and we are going to analyze the data captured in that file by using SQL pattern matching to create a sessionization result set for our business users and data scientists to explore and analyze. The sections in the workshop (I have recorded a video of this workshop, see links below) will step you through the process of creating our sessionization result set using the Database 12c pattern matching features.

BD VM sessionization

 

The workshop and video are available on the Oracle Learning Library using the following links:

For more information (whitepapers, multi-media Apple iBooks, tutorials etc) about SQL pattern matching and analytical SQL then checkout our home page on OTN: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/bi-datawarehousing/sql-analytics-index-1984365.html. 

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