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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

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Q&A: Big Data Meets Hadoop

James E. Powell

Big data and Hadoop are popular tech terms, but what does the relationship of these two technologies mean for BI professionals?

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A New Guide for the "Accidental Analyst"

Ted Cuzzillo

The greatest number of data analysts in business today may be those who don't think of themselves as analysts at all. Now these "accidental analysts" have a guide.

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Big Data: Benefits, Challenges, and Best Practices

James E. Powell

If big data is such a popular technology, why haven't more enterprises adopted it? What benefits can you expect, and what best practices can make your big data project a success?

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Information Builders Hits Its Stride, Launches WebFOCUS 8

Cindi Howson

Information Builders hosted its annual user conference recently in Orlando, Florida. Analyst Cindi Howson looks at the three themes the company emphasized.

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Q&A: Bridging the IT-Business Divide

Linda Briggs

IBM's Harriet Fryman discusses the age- old chasm between IT and business and how new technology and understanding are closing it.

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Is Your BI Failing or Flourishing? New Survey Needs Your Input

Last year, BI project success enjoyed a nice uptick, although adoption was flat. Take this survey from Cindi Howson to benchmark your deployment, get a free copy of summary findings, and have a chance to win $100.

TDWI Webinar Series:

Customer Analytics in the Age of Social Media

Speaker: David Stodder

July
10
9:00AM PT
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Customers today are more than just customers. Using social media networking, they influence others and reveal their buying interests in products and services. Organizations know that to compete effectively, they must capture as much information as they can about customers and analyze it effectively to discover patterns, trends, and other vital clues. Social media networking activity is generating big data -- and these growing sources are the new frontier for customer intelligence.

Upcoming Webinars of Interest

Leveraging Emerging Architectures to Harness Big Data for Business Value

At present there is significant industry attention around big data and big data analytics. At the same time, considerable confusion exists about what business applications can benefit from big data, as well as the technologies needed to deliver the promise.

Speaker: Colin White

July
11
9:00AM PT

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Predictive Analytics & Data Mining: Five Key Factors for Predictive Analytics Opportunity

Most BI professionals are excited about the prospects of data mining and predictive analytics but are mystified about where to begin or even how to prepare. Of those who did initiate a modeling initiative, a recent industry survey of predictive analytics practitioners found that 51% of data mining projects either never completed projects, did not realize value, or the ultimate results were not measurable.

Speaker: Tony Rathburn

July
11
5:00PM PT

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Events Calendar

July 29-August 3, 2012

TDWI World Conference: Big Data Tipping Point

San Diego, CA

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July 30-August 1, 2012

TDWI BI Executive Summit: Big Data Analytics for Better Customer Intelligence

San Diego, CA

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August 13-16, 2012

TDWI Seminar Series: Data Modeling

Minneapolis, MN

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