TDWI Chapters: Seattle

The purpose of the Seattle Chapter of The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) is to enable local BI/DW professionals to:

  • Meet regularly with each other on a regional basis
  • Share best practices in a small group setting
  • Establish a strong network of peers
  • Gain technical advice and career direction

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February 8th 2012: A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to the Future

We cordially invite you to attend our upcoming TDWI Northwest Chapter meeting where Amir Netz will focus on the changing landscape of the BI space. The meeting will be held on February 8th, 2012 on the Microsoft campus in Redmond. Come meet other local professionals, swap business cards, share ideas, and exchange career advice while listening to quality presentations in a vendor-neutral setting, which is the hallmark of TDWI education. See our meeting agenda below....

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ATTENTION ALL BI/DW PROFESSIONALS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AREA

Dear Northwest BI/DW Professionals,

We cordially invite you to attend our upcoming TDWI Northwest Chapter meeting on February 8th, 2012 on the Microsoft campus in Redmond. Come meet other local professionals, swap business cards, share ideas, and exchange career advice while listening to quality presentations in a vendor-neutral setting, which is the hallmark of TDWI education. See our meeting agenda below....



When:

Wednesday, February 8, 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Where:

Microsoft Campus -- Redmond

34/1001 – The Palouse Room, in the Café next to Building 35

3720 159th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98052

Directions: From I-5 or I-405, go east on SR-520 toward Redmond, take the 40th Street exit, turn right at the end of the ramp, continue straight through the first traffic light at 156th AVE NE, take the next right, and then first left. Park in the lot on your right, when facing east, the meeting is the building to your left. Please consult this campus map.

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Agenda:

6:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Arrivals and Networking

7:00– 7:15 p.m.

Opening remarks and announcements

7:15 - 8:45 p.m.

Presentation: " A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to the Future"

Abstract

In this presentation Amir will share a personal account on the changing BI landscape. Along the way he’ll touch on topics such as self-service, column stores, data visualization, big data, and his kids.

8:45 - 9:00 p.m.

Drawings for door prizes”

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Presenter Information

Amir Netz is a Technical Fellow and Chief Architect of the Microsoft Business Intelligence offerings. He is focused on the democratization of BI through end-user self-service enablement, using Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and SQL Server.

Netz holds over 40 patents. His latest work has centered on new in-memory data engines that allow improved performance and flexibility for data analysis and reporting, and advanced data exploration and visualizations. Netz joined Microsoft in 1997 when the company acquired Panorama Software, where he served as VP of R&D.

Netz has held roles as the Development Lead, Development Manager and Product Unit Manager for Analysis Services in SQL Server. After the release of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Netz assumed an Architect role working on the broad domains of Data Warehousing and BI, where he led Microsoft’s investments into Self Service BI and In Memory BI engines. Netz holds a bachelor’s degree from Tel Aviv University School of Engineering and a master’s degree from the Recanati Business School in Tel Aviv University.

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