Business Intelligence Overview

Yesterday, i was sharing about overview of IT world and jobs. Now i wanna share about what exactly i am doing. Still in the IT environment but spesifically i wanna talk about Business Intelligence (BI).

What is Business Intelligence ?

• System that facilitate an ever-growing variety of applications that begin with sophisticated analysis of atomic level data and range to proactive information deliver to system subscribers. (MSTR-BI)
• The ability for an organization to take all its capabilities and covert them into knowledge, ultimately, getting the right information to right people, at the right time, via the right channel. (WIKI)
• A revolutionary technology that enable business people understand their business more than before through insightful information to support decision making. (NICO)

Data > Information > Action

When we talk about BI, it means we are talking about data, analysis and information. In my country Indonesia, all those things are related with Excel. Yes, Microsoft Excel. Most of these things can be provided by Excel, but... not as sophisticated as the BI technology. So many of kinds of BI and here are some BI technology :

• MicroStrategy (MSTR)
• IBM Cognos
• Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE)
• SAP Business Object & SAP Hana
• Qlikview
• Tableau
• Many More...

Check out this video on youtube : BI

MicroStrategy is my toy for now. Then what is my role?

• Developer
• Architect
• Administrator
• Business Intelligence Analyst

Developer >>> Create report, dashboard, and document combined with numerous data style manipulation in desktop & web.

Architect >>> Design business architecture related with business model that would be implemented in the project.

Administrator >>> Operate and maintain the BI system and infrastructure.

Business (Intelligence) Analyst >>> Identify business needs and determine solutions to business problem and translate clients requirements into a form that understood by team member, especially architect and developer.

This post is just an overview, and of course i will update them later. :)

How To Fix - Unknown / Forget Blackberry ID

Well, this topic inspired by my last problem on my blackberry.

Just for you guys know : I got my blackberry from the prize last year. Until last week, I have no problems about the application, because I only use my blackberry for BBM and Twitter. But suddenly, 'Uber Social' forced me to update the application. Damn, I tried to create a new BlackBerry ID, but it cannot associated with my phone. Luckily, I found some instructions on the forum. Now I want to share here:

1. Press the BB button
2. Select "Options" from the menu
3. Select " Applications" from the menu - a new screen should appear
4. Make sure to change the button option in the top right hand corner from "third-party" to "Add-ons"
5. A list will appear with BlackBerry Identity in it - select this option
6. Press the DELETE button - it will as you if you are sure you want to delete - select YES
7. You will be advised that the device needs to be restarted for the change to take effect and asks if you and to restart now - if you are ready, select "yes"
8. Your device will now be restarted
9. Once restarted, go to your BlackBerry App World icon and select the "My World" button
10. The following message will appear " A BlackBerry Identity update is needed.  Would you like to install it now?"  Select "Yes" - the device will take some time to download/install the updated ID
11. When downloaded this message will appear "A restart is required for changed to take effect" - select "Restart Now"
12. The device will display "resetting now" for a couple of seconds and will then reboot.
13. Once rebooted, go back to your BlackBerry App World icon and select the "My World" button
14. It will give you the BlackBerry ID sign in page with a blank ID username field - enter your new username and password
15. A new screen will appear telling you that "Your BlackBerry ID will be associated with this smartphone. Your Internet email accounts, as well as some apps and services will be automatically be transferred. In some cases, email won't be sent to your previous smartphone anymore".   Select Continue
16. The standard BB agreement page will appear - scroll down and select I Accept
17. It should works. :) 

Source  

You're The Only One

Since you have steal my heart again, I always think how I can fix this thing once again..

Is it true that love can cure all my hurt?!

Maybe this is my fate.. Loving you it hurts sometimes..

Do I ever hurt you?!
Do I ever lie to you?!
No words said when I asked why..

Don't never try to hurt my heart again!!
I am just an ordinary human..

I hope you'll get someone that love you more than me..
But I will not just standing here without doing something for you..

I always fighting for my love..
I believed someday you will change..

You may run away from me but I always waiting for you here..
I always pray to God to send me a girl that love me with all I have..
Until then, I will protect this love inside my heart, because my love to you never die..

Waiting for the right time, I just want you know that you're the only one..
I wanna be with you forever..

It Is YOU

I walk through the door, I look at the sky and found how powerful God is...

Then I think about who is the most beautiful girl in this world that created by the God for me?!

And I think it is YOU...

Someone that I always love, now, tomorrow and forever...

Blog. Apa & Kenapa? / Blog. What & Why?

Indonesian : 

Banyak orang bertanya dengan aktivitas saya awal bulan ini. Ya tepatnya dengan aktivitas yang disebut nge-blog. Banyak orang bertanya, mengapa baru nge-blog sekarang? Pasti isinya tentang curhat ya? Bla bla bla dan masih banyak lagi pertanyaan. Nah sekalian saja saya jawab disini. :)

Saya rasa menulis blog adalah sebuah kegiatan yang positif. Nge-blog itu seperti menulis diary, bedanya kalo blog bisa dibaca siapa aja, kalo diary itu terbatas. Sebenarnya saya sudah mulai nge-blog sejak dulu jaman kuliah tapinya sebatas tugas kampus dan sudah saya tutup juga blog nya. Alasan utamanya sih males aja, karena lebih banyak menghabiskan waktu nongkrong di warnet dan gym. :P

Mengenai isi blog ini, saya tidak akan membatasi isinya hanya sekedar cerita curahan hati, saya juga ingin berbagi mengenai ilmu dan pengalaman saya tentunya. Oyaaa, saya juga demen banget bikin puisi galau, biasanya ditulis di notes hp aja sih. Masa-masa galau itu adalah sumber inspirasi. Dan akhirnya tujuan semuanya itu saya rangkum dalam 2 kata : nostalgia & berbagi. Suatu saat nanti mungkin saya dapat nostalgia di blog saya ini dan barangkali ilmu dan pengalaman saya berguna atau menginspirasi teman-teman pembaca. Terima kasih. :D

***Kedepannya nanti, tidak semua posting ada versi Inggris dan Indonesia. Saya harap teman-teman pembaca bisa mengerti keterbatasan saya.

English :

Many people asked me about my activity in this early month. Yes, exactly my activity called blogging. Many people asked me, why now? Surely, the contents are all about your life, right? Blah blah blah and still many more other questions. Well, i will answer the questions here in this post. :)

I think blogging is a positive activity. Blogging is like writing a diary. The difference is : blog, you allow everybody to look into it, while diary is limited. Actually I have started blogging since i was in college but only limited about campus assignment and I have also closed his blog. The main reason : i was lazy, and spent more time hanging out in the cafe and gym. : P

Regarding the content of this blog, I will not limit the contents just only my life story but also about knowledges and experiences. Oyaaa, I am also really like making poetry. Usually the poetry just only written in the my phone notepad. Confusion & heartbreak are the source of inspiration. And finally, the main purpose of creating this blog : I have outlined in 2 words: nostalgia and sharing. Someday maybe I can nostalgia in this blog and perhaps my knowledges and experiences are useful or inspire you guys as a reader. Thank you. : D

***Later, not all the posts available in English and Indonesian versions. I hope you guys could understand my limitations.

Loyalty, Integrity, Commitment (English)

3 words that are related and have very similar meanings. Similar but not the same. The words are inspired from my conversation with one of my client in project. He is a man that I respect as a client and as individuals that certainly have more life insight than me as a young man.

KBBI Version (Indonesian Big Dictionary)

• Loyalty : Obedience; Allegiance.
• Integrity : Quality, nature, or circumstances that indicate intact unity so it has the potential and ability to emit authority; Honesty.
• Commitment : Agreement (Bond) to do something; Contract.

Oxford Version

• Loyalty : A strong feeling of support or allegiance.
• Integrity : The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; The state of being whole and undivided.
• Commitment : The state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity; an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action.

My Version and explanation :

Loyalty : a strong feeling about support, obedience, and allegiance. (Mixed from 2 version above)

Personally i think that loyalty definitely has something to be the benchmark. For example money, boss, attention, etc. When i earned enough salary, i could loyal and obedient to the task. When my boss still the being a person i liked, I will always be loyal and obedient to the company, when I get married, I will be faithful to my spouse and love her consistently. I've read that there is a close relationship between loyalty and heart. (emotion or feeling) As we know, human beings tend to be fragile and vulnerable to emotions or feelings. Therefore not surprising that in fact that some loyalties are temporary.

Commitment : based on a joint understanding of the two versions, Indonesia and the Oxford dictionary, commitment refers to the agreement, contract, or a condition in which a bond and obligation that restricts freedom of action.

Based on explanations above,  commitment in my opinion is the willingness and sincerity  to carry out the obligations that have been promised or agreed. Of course it raises the limits or rules that eventually restrict one's freedom. It's called  responsibility. Oyaaa, that commitment often born because of loyalty, even though in reality it could be done without loyalty.

Commitment is also closely related to the logic and thought. Real example is when a person who has graduated college and get a lot of job offers. Finally, in consideration of the salary, benefits and work life later, he decided to join even though he had moved to the city where the company is located. These considerations are the logic, and the decision to work at the company is called commitment, and moved to the city is a form of boundary and responsibility. And the most important is a form of commitment : completing all the work and orders of the company well.

Integrity : Oxford & Indonesian dictionary holds the same sight about the integrity : the unity and honesty. Full definition : Unity and honesty are accompanied by strong principles, that produce quality and strong potential.

People out there saying that it's important to have integrity. Integrity is a reflection of someone's identity. In addition there are many who say that integrity is loyalty + commitment. And I also agree on that. Loyalty which spawned the discipline and consistency, commitment spawned honesty and responsibility, where everything are the foundation of producing quality. Thus when we talk about integrity, it means we're talking about unity of heart and logic.

Conclusion :
Integrity > Commitment > Loyalty
Integrity = Commitment + Loyalty
Integrity = Quality

Loyalitas, Integritas, Komitmen (Indonesian)

3 kata yang saling terkait dan mempunyai makna yang hampir mirip. Serupa tapi tak sama. Kata-kata tersebut diilhami dari pembicaraan saya dengan salah salah satu client project saya. Beliau adalah seorang yang saya hormati sebagai client dan tentunya sebagai individu yang berwawasan lebih daripada saya yang masih seumur jagung ini.

Versi KBBI (Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia) :

• Loyalitas : Kepatuhan; Kesetiaan.
• Integritas : Mutu, sifat, atau keadaan yg menunjukkan kesatuan yg utuh sehingga memiliki potensi dan kemampuan yg memancarkan kewibawaan; Kejujuran.
• Komitmen : Perjanjian (keterikatan) untuk melakukan sesuatu; Kontrak.

Versi Oxford :

• Loyalty : A strong feeling of support or allegiance.
• Integrity : The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; The state of being whole and undivided.
• Commitment : The state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity; an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action.

Versi saya dan penjelasannya :

Loyalitas : adalah perasaan yang kuat akan dukungan, kepatuhan dan kesetiaan. (Gabungan 2 versi di atas)

Menurut saya pribadi loyalitas pasti mempunyai sesuatu yang menjadi tolak ukur dari loyalitas tersebut. Contohnya uang, atasan, perhatian, dsb. Selama uang yang diterima cukup, seseorang bisa loyal, setia, dan patuh pada apa yang dikerjakannya. Selama atasan nya masih si "itu" saya akan selalu loyal, setia dan patuh pada perusahaan, ketika saya menikah nanti, saya akan setia pada pasangan hidup saya dan konsisten mencintainya. Saya pernah membaca akan lekatnya hubungan antara loyalitas dengan urusan hati, tepatnya emosi atau perasaan. Seperti yang kita ketahui, manusia cenderung rapuh dan lemah terhadap emosi atau perasaan. Oleh karena itu tidak mengherankan apabila pada kenyataannya loyalitas itu banyak yang bersifat sementara.

Komitmen : berdasarkan gabungan pengertian dari 2 versi, kamus Indonesia dan Oxford, komitmen mengacu pada perjanjian, kontrak, atau kondisi dimana terjadi ikatan dan kewajiban yang membatasi kebebasan bertindak.

Sesuai dengan penjelasan diatas, komitmen menurut saya adalah kesediaan atau kesungguhan untuk melaksanakan kewajiban apa yang sudah dijanjikan atau disepakati. Tentunya hal tersebut memunculkan batasan ataupun aturan yang akhirnya membatasi kebebasan seseorang. Ada bahasa halus untuk kalimat sebelumnya, yakni tanggung jawab. Oyaaa, komitmen itu seringkali lahir oleh karena loyalitas, meskipun pada kenyataannya bisa juga komitmen tanpa loyalitas.

Komitmen juga sangat lekat hubungannya dengan logika dan pikiran. Contoh nyatanya adalah ketika seseorang mahasiswa yang telah lulus kuliah mendapatkan banyak tawaran pekerjaan. Akhirnya dengan pertimbangan gaji, tunjangan, dan kehidupan pekerjaannya nanti, ia memutuskan untuk bergabung meskipun ia harus pindah ke kota tempat perusahaan itu berada. Pertimbangan tersebut adalah logika, dan keputusan untuk bekerja di perusahaan tersebut adalah komitmen, dan keharusan pindah tersebut adalah batasan dan tanggung jawab. Dan yang terpenting adalah bentuk dari komitmen yakni menyelesaikan segala pekerjaan dan perintah perusahaan dengan baik.

Integritas :  kamus besar Indonesia dan Oxford berpandangan sama mengenai integritas, yakni kesatuan dan kejujuran. Jika digabungkan secara lengkap kesatuan dan kejujuran yang didampingi oleh prinsip yang kuat sehingga menghasilkan kualitas dan potensi yang kuat.

Orang diluar sana mengatakan bahwa mempunyai integritas itu penting. Integritas adalah cerminan dari jati diri seseorang. Selain itu banyak juga yang berkata bahwa integritas itu loyalitas + komitmen. Dan saya juga setuju akan hal tersebut.  Kesetiaan yang melahirkan disiplin dan konsistensi, komitmen yang melahirkan tanggung jawab dan kejujuran dimana semuanya itu adalah pondasi untuk menghasilkan kualitas. Dengan demikian ketika kita bicara tentang integritas berarti kita sedang bicara kesatuan dari hati dan logika.

Kesimpulannya :
Integritas > Komitmen > Loyalitas
Integritas = Komitmen + Loyalitas

Integritas = Kualitas

Jakarta, One Year Already I Have Been Here (English)

I think that the title doesn't quite fit with the Indonesian Version. I'm sorry but the story must go on.

March 2013, exactly one year ago, the same month I stepped my feet in Jakarta. Well it was not the first time for me stood here in the capital of Indonesia. Formerly quite often I stopped by here, but merely as travelers. It felt very different, stood here because of the unusual reasons. My reason was to look for a plate of rice with side dishes and a handful of gold and diamond. Sounds like exaggerated, but that was fate and determination of a student who has just graduated from college and struggling to prove what has been accomplished before to others, friends, family and of course yourself.

Heat and jams of Jakarta at that time felt different. Armed with enough pocket money, my high school friendship and Google advices, my spirit burns away my fear against the famous cruelty in the capital. Luxurious and sophisticated skyscrapers, wide streets still remembered by my head. I still remembered the atmosphere of psychological and interview process that made wondered and ​​chuckled. Starting from an odd question test, too easy question, friendly company staff till mannerless staff to me as a FG (Fresh Graduate) who recently felt the life of Jakarta. 

While writing this story, I recalled that in the same period, the first time where I was deceived by a blue taxi drivers, the most famous taxi on the streets of Jakarta. Either the driver intends to deceive or his ignorance which acted calm and clever. I was felt so angry at the time. Continuing my story at the time, while diving drinking water (Indonesian's Proverb), a proverb that always remembered and also been implemented during the past year in Jakarta. I was spare a little time to visit some mall or place to hang out although i had to take a test or interview on the next day. Plaza Semanggi, Grand Indonesia, Plaza Indonesia, Central Park, Senayan City, Plaza Senayan, Epicentrum, Festival Market, and  other places that I visited at that time, just simply to threw away my curiosity or spent the time.

One year has passed, somehow the past memory is still recorded in my minds and heart. A small piece of my life story that i will never forget. I also wanna share it with my spouse and descendants later. Still holding the same determination with that time, my spirit continously grow, despite the ups and downs of life and the colors of my life accompany me here. But one thing that I believe, that my past, present, and future life is not a coincidence. I believe that God has planned everything in my life, whether it's small or big thing. :)

Jakarta, Setahun Sudah Aku Disini. (Indonesian)

Maret 2013, tepat setahun yang lalu, dibulan yang sama aku menginjakan kaki di Jakarta. Saat itu memang bukan pertama kali aku menyentuh ibukota Indonesia ini. Sebelumnya cukup sering aku mampir kesini, namun hanya sebatas sebagai pelancong. Ketika itu rasanya berbeda sekali, berdiri disini bukan dengan alasan yang biasanya, tetapi alasan untuk mencari sepiring nasi lauk pauk dan segenggam emas berlian. Lebay juga sih, tapi mungkin begitulah, nasib dan tekad seorang mahasiswa yang baru saja lulus dari kuliahnya dan berjuang untuk membuktikan apa yang telah dicapai dimasa tersebut kepada orang lain, teman, keluarga dan tentunya diri sendiri.

Panas dan macetnya Jakarta saat itu terasa berbeda. Berbekal uang saku seadanya, pertemanan dimasa sma dan wangsit dari mbah Google, semangatku membakar habis rasa takutku akan kejamnya ibukota yang terkenal itu. Gedung pencakar langit mewah, lift yang canggih, jalanan yang lebar masih aku ingat di kepalaku. Masih teringat juga suasana proses psikotes dan wawancara yang kadang membuatku tergeleng kepala dan tertawa kecil. Dimulai dari soal test yang aneh, terlalu mudah ataupun pihak perusahaan yang ramah dan baik hati sampai yang seenaknya terhadap FG (Fresh Graduate) yang baru merasakan kehidupan Jakarta.

Ketika menulis cerita ini, aku teringat kembali bahwa pada masa-masa yang sama tersebut, dimana aku pertama kali ditipu oleh supir taxi biru, taxi terkenal yang seliweran di jalanan Jakarta. Entah berniat menipu ataupun kebodohan supir tersebut yang berlagak kalem dan sok pintar. Geram sekali rasanya saat itu. Lanjut kisahku di masa itu, sambil menyelam minum air, pribahasa yang selalu kuingat dan ku implementasikan selama di Jakarta tahun lalu. Mengunjungi beberapa tempat nongkrong dan mall kusempatkan meskipun besoknya ada test ataupun wawancara. Plaza Semanggi, Grand Indonesia, Plaza Indonesia, Central Park, Senayan City, Plaza Senayan, Epicentrum, Pasar Festival, dan masih banyak lagi tempat yang aku singgahi, Hanya sekedar untuk membuang rasa penasaran atau menghabiskan waktu.

Tak terasa setahun pun berlalu, dimana memori masa lalu tersebut masih terekam jelas dipikiran dan hatiku. Coretan kisah dalam kehidupanku yang tidak akan pernah hilang untuk kubagikan pada pasangan hidup dan keturunanku kelak. Memegang teguh tekad yang sama seperti saat itu, semangat ku kian bertambah, meskipun suka duka dan warna warni kehidupan menyertai hidupku selama disini. Tapi 1 hal yang kuyakini bahwa kehidupanku saat itu dan kini bukanlah suatu kebetulan. Aku percaya bahwa Tuhan telah merencanakan segala sesuatunya dalam hidupku, baik itu hal kecil maupun hal yang besar.  :)

Kutipan Favorit : Menjadi Berbeda / Favorite Quotation : To Be Different

Indonesian :

Dalam post ini saya ingin menceritakan tentang kutipan / quotes yang menjadi favorit saya, yakni :

"Terkadang saya memilih untuk menjadi berbeda, karena saya percaya pilihan-pilihan saya akan lebih baik di masa depan."

Kutipan ini meyakinkan diri saya untuk menjadi berbeda di kondisi tertentu. Bukan karena gak mau disebut ikut-ikutan melainkan karena sesuatu dalam diri saya berkata lain. Saat tersebut adalah saat dimana hati dan logika saya bersatu melawan segala pengaruh sekitar yang berbeda, dengan harapan hasil yang diterima nanti akan lebih baik. Tentunya saya sendiri siap menanggung segala akibat dari pilihan saya tersebut. 

Unsur lain yang melandasi hal -hal lain di atas adalah "penyesalan". Yup, saya tidak akan mau menyesal "lagi" karena mengikuti apa kata orang. Pada akhirnya meskipun orang lain yang benar, saya akan tetap bersyukur bahwa saya telah menjadi diri saya sendiri, bukan orang lain.

Masih banyak kutipan lain yang hidup dalam diri saya. Paragraf terakhir pun bisa melahirkan kutipan lainnya : "Live with no regret". Post-post selanjutnya nanti, mungkin saya akan berbagi lagi tentang kutipan lainnya dan tentunya beserta dengan makna dan alasannya. :)

English : 

In this post, i would like to tell you about my favorite quotation :

"Sometimes I choose to be different, because I believe my choices will be better in the future."

This quotation convinced me to be different in some condition. Not because i don't want to be known as "follower" but because something inside me says different. This condition occurs when heart and logic unite against all other different influences, with the hope that my result will be better. Of course, i am ready with all the consequences of my choices.

Another element that underlies the paragraph above is "regret". Yap, I will not regret "again" because i choose to follow what anyone says. In the end though others are right, I would be grateful that I was able to be myself, not others.

There are many other quotes that lives within me. The last paragraph also can spawn another quote: "Live with no regret". Later I might share another quotes and of course along with the meaning and reason. :)