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Wednesday, October 05, 2011

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Informatica and the Power of Data Virtualization

Stephen Swoyer

Informatica says it's as enthusiastic about data virtualization as any of its competitors. The company thinks it's more realistic about data virtualization, too. As Informatica executives tell it, being realistic doesn't mean adjusting (or curbing) expectations. That's the idea behind Informatica Data Services, the data virtualization services platform Informatica launched last year.

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6 Conditions for the Rise of Business Analysts

Ted Cuzzillo

What does it take for analysts to succeed in an organization? Success starts with the right skills, of course, but it also takes an entrepreneurial strategy and even sitting in the right place. A Stanford University professor has insights.

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BI Not Meeting Needs of Marketers and Merchandisers, Survey Finds

James Powell

E-commerce workers can't get the answers they need quickly enough, according to a new survey. Compounding the problem: data integration remains a big headache.

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Data Integration Goes 3D

Stephen Swoyer

WhereScape says its new 3D offering can be used to test projects for Red, its flagship data integration tool. That isn't all -- 3D will support other DI platforms in the future. What is 3D and why is it free? What's made at least one industry watcher say it's unlike anything he's aware of in the market?

TDWI Webinar Series:

Social Networking Meets Business Intelligence

Speaker: Cindi Howson

October
6
9:00AM PT
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Facebook recently reached over 750 million users, a community now greater than the population of North America. Twitter has helped topple regimes in the Middle East.

Upcoming Webinars of Interest

Big Data Analytics

Big data analytics is where advanced analytic techniques operate on big data sets. Hence, big data analytics is really about two things – big data and analytics – plus how the two have teamed up to create one of the most profound trends in business intelligence (BI) today.

Speaker: Philip Russom

October
11
9:00AM PT

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Data Replication for Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing

According to a recent TDWI survey, almost half of data integration specialists are using some form of data replication today. That makes replication second only to ETL among data integration techniques. Yet, we seldom hear much about replication..

Speaker: Philip Russom

October
13
9:00AM PT

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Events Calendar

October 17-20, 2011

TDWI Seminar: Data Asset Management

Denver, CO

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October 30-
November 4, 2011

TDWI World Conference: Emerging Technologies 2012

Orlando, FL

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October 31-
November 1, 2011

A TDWI Forum: Big Data Analytics for Business Insight

Orlando, FL

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