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Wednesday, July 09, 2014

News Highlights

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Turning Big Data into Smart Data (Part 1 of 2)

Lee Feigenbaum

We explain the business and technical challenges that motivate the need for smart data.

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Q&A: Massive Climate Data Awaits Analysis

Linda Briggs

Raw data on the climate, including declining water and energy resources, is readily available from government websites. The challenge is finding tools to import and interpret it, says J. Carl Ganter, co-founder and managing director of Circle of Blue, an internationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to reporting on global resources.

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Marketing IT In-House: Preserve the Meaning of BI

Max T. Russell

Preserve the meaning of BI by making every possible technology serve it.

TDWI Webinar Series:

Business-Driven BI and Analytics

Speaker: David Stodder

July
15
9:00AM PT
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Business executives, managers, and users are deploying the latest tools, services, and applications for BI, analytics, and data discovery. IT isn't disappearing from the picture, but it must adjust how it manages access to data sources and governs BI and analytics. As BI and analytics tools become easier to use and more flexible, the trend toward business users directing their own BI and analytics experiences will accelerate.

Upcoming Webinars of Interest

Social Media Analytics: Getting Beyond Tracking the Buzz

There are more than 100 vendors offering social media analytics tools, but in reality many simply track "buzz" -- the volume of tweets, blogs, news items, and other places a brand name or topic might appear in social media during a certain time period.

Speaker: Fern Halper

July
16
9:00AM PT

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How Data Science is Changing the Way Companies Do Business

Data scientists are a new type of analyst -- part data engineer, part statistician, and part business analyst. They're in high demand, but, although they are great at analyzing data, data scientists are not always the best at explaining their findings to executives and business workers in understandable terms.

Speaker: Colin White

July
17
9:00AM PT

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Events Calendar

July 20 - 25, 2014

TDWI World Conference in Boston: Evolving Your Analytics Infrastructure: From DW to Big Data

Boston, MA

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July 21 - 23, 2014

TDWI Executive Summit in Boston: Realizing the Potential of BI, Analytics, and Big Data

Boston, MA

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August 4 - 6, 2014

TDWI Seminar Series in Columbus: Big Data

Columbus, OH

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