We cordially invite you to attend our upcoming TDWI Vancouver Chapter meeting on October 14, 2011. 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 AND MARKETING PROFESSIONALS IN THE Vancouver AREA
Dear Vancouver BI/DW and Marketing Business Professionals,
We cordially invite you to attend our upcoming TDWI Vancouver Chapter meeting on Friday, October 14, 2011 to see two great presentations at the Sierra Group Systems offices. 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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When: |
Friday, October 14, 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. |
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Where: |
Sierra Systems Group
26th Floor Learning Centre, Bentall Four
1055 Dunsmuir Street
Vancouver |
DON'T MISS THIS EVENT! Please register early as there is only space for 75 people.
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Agenda:
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8:30 AM |
Registration, networking and refreshments |
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8:50 – 9:00 AM |
Opening remarks by TDWI Vancouver & Sponsors |
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9:00 – 10:00 AM |
Presentation: BI Agility: Is Cloud BI ready for you?
by Graham Ross, VP Of Product Management at Indicee |
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Abstract
A Cloud Business Intelligence vendors have been stirring up the BI scene for several years now. In their 2011 Enterprise Software Forecast, Gartner noted that ‘ease of use’ has surpassed ‘functionality’ as the dominant BI platform buying criterion. Much of this push toward the consumerization of BI has come from leading Cloud BI vendors pushing back against the complexity of traditional BI tools.
To many BI practitioners, cloud BI vendors seem to be advocating against many of the tools and processes they have become comfortable with in the name of end user simplicity and agility.
In this session BI veterans from Indicee will provide an overview of cloud BI and its fit for your project. We’ll look at the different approaches Cloud BI vendors are taking, the impact these approaches have on agility and how they compare to well known, traditional tools. As much as possible, this will be use case driven using real world examples of Cloud BI in use.
We’ll also look at some use cases that have traditionally been difficult for Cloud BI vendors and what trade-off decisions you’ll have to make in your quest for agility and end user adoption.
You’ll come away with a solid understanding what the Cloud BI landscape looks like, what benefits you can achieve from increased agility and a basis for deciding whether a Cloud BI solution might be right for your project. |
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10:00 - 10:30 AM |
Break |
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10:30 - 11:30 AM |
Presentation: Data Quality: Risks and Mitigation
by Farzin Ismail, Leader of Data Risk Practice for Western Canada at Deloitte.
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Abstract
Data quality and governance continue to be hot topics. Poor quality and lack of governance controls not only burden IT professionals, they also constitute a significant risk exposure to an organization. Learn the aspects of enterprise risk and how governance and stewardship structures can be employed for mitigation. Practical approaches and examples will be discussed during the session |
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11:45 AM |
Closing Comments & Wrap-Up |
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Bios of Presenters
Graham Ross
Graham is a fierce customer advocate who combines 8 years of leadership experience in technology with 10 years of manufacturing expertise in roles ranging from operations manager to plant manager to software engineer.
At Deloitte Consulting’s San Francisco high tech manufacturing practice, he helped clients develop technology adoption strategies for their product development process. At Teleflex Inc., he led a “bet the company” project, winning and delivering on a $100 million contract with the US Army. No stranger to business intelligence, he helped define market, business and product strategies for the core Business Objects product line which generated over $500 million annual business.
An avid mountain biker, Graham and partners launched a retail bicycle business in 2005, which has grown to three stores in Vancouver, BC. He speaks fluent French and loves to sail and ski. Graham has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University.
Farzin Ismail
Farzin has over 12 years of experience in delivering business and information technology (IT) risk management services to large, global public companies in Canada and the US. As part of this role, she has assisted organizations to improve the reliability and performance of their data through the development and implementation of data governance and stewardship initiatives and data quality and integrity programs for migration and conversion activities. She has worked in various industries including financial services, public sector, and consumer business.Farzin holds a Bachelor of Commerce and is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified in Risk and Systems Control (CRISC).
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