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ATTENTION ALL BI/DW AND MARKETING PROFESSIONALS IN THE DALLAS AREA
Dear Dallas Business Intelligence, Data Warehouse and Information Management Professionals,
We cordially invite you to attend our upcoming Dallas Chapter meeting on December 10, 2010. Come meet other local professionals, swap business cards, share ideas, and exchange BI, DW, MDM and career advice while listening to high-quality presentations in a vendor-neutral setting, which is the hallmark of TDWI education. See our meeting agenda below.
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When: |
Friday, December 10, 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. |
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Where: |
Bravo Technical Resources, Inc.
Heritage Square I Building
4835 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway Freeway, Suite 1000
Dallas, TX 75244
972.419.1655
BEHIND THE SHERATON at 4801 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway
Find detailed map at Link: Click here for map. |
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Agenda:
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8:30 – 9:00 a.m. |
Breakfast and Networking |
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9:00– 9:15 a.m. |
Opening remarks by TDWI Dallas Chapter Board |
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9:15 - 10:15 a.m. |
Presentation: "Architecting the real-time analytical organization"
by Kenneth Wilson, IBM |
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Abstract
In the early days of decision support systems, business intelligence, and data warehousing, quarterly and monthly reporting were the goal. Today, business is demanding immediate insights requiring shorter and shorter data latencies. Latency is defined as the time between the occurrence of an event and when the data is visible for action.
During this session, we will look at the variety of technologies available for delivering information to meet business data latency requirements. Additionally, we will look at the new world of real-time business intelligence. This exciting, leading-edge technology changes what is possible.
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10:15 - 10:30 a.m. |
Networking Break |
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10:30 - 11:45 a.m. |
Presentation: “Analytic Platforms and Appliances: Beyond the Traditional Data Warehouse”
by Colin White, BI Research
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Abstract
Lower-cost analytic platforms coupled with increasing data volumes, new data sources and more complex analytic workloads are driving game-changing alternatives to the traditional RDBMS-based enterprise data warehouse. These new analytic platforms employ a wide range of different techniques, technologies and deployment models.
Given the increase in data volumes, it is important that these analytic platforms minimize data movement and redundancy, and efficiently store and manage the data. It also suggests that analytic processing should take place as close to the data as possible. Both in-database analytic processing and in-memory approaches have a role to play here. Some customers are also experimenting with NoSQL approaches. Finally, many of these new offerings can be deployed either in-house or in a cloud-computing environment.
Given the complexity of options available, choosing the right solution and deployment approach is a daunting task. To help users understand this confusing marketplace, this presentation takes a detailed look at these new developments, and offers a set of deployment patterns that will help customers choose the right approach based on business needs and technology requirements.
Topics that will be covered include:
· New Analytic Challenges
· The Benefits of Analytic Platforms and Appliances
· Understanding the Technologies
· The Role of NoSQL Solutions, e.g., Hadoop/MapReduce
· Deployment Patterns and Case Studies
· Getting Started and Best Practices
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11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Closing Comments & Wrap-Up |
DON'T MISS THIS EVENT! Please RSVP below. Space limited to sign up today! Please share widely.
The next meeting will be 3/4/11.
We are offering a $50 preregistration drawing contest. Pre-register for the event by December 7 and you will be entered to win a $50 debit card. Winner announced at the meeting. Must be present to win.
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Space is limited so sign up early! Membership is not required. However, to become a member at a 10% discount, please click here and use priority code dalcpt1. For more information about TDWI Membership, contact chapters@tdwi.org.
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Bios of Presenters
Ken Wilson
IBM
Ken Wilson is an area manager at IBM with a team of Information Management and Business Intelligence architects. Ken has over 30 years experience in the information management software and hardware industry with over 22 years working with customers on the implementation of data warehousing and business intelligence solutions.
Colin White
BI Research
Colin White is the president and founder of BI Research. He is well known for his in-depth knowledge of leading-edge business intelligence and business collaboration technologies, and how they can be integrated into an IT infrastructure for supporting the smart and agile business. With over 35 years of IT experience, he has consulted for dozens of companies throughout the world and is a frequent speaker at leading IT events. Colin has written numerous articles and papers on business intelligence and data management and writes for the Business Intelligence Network and leading industry journals. Prior to becoming an analyst and consultant he worked for IBM and Amdahl.
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