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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

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The Seven Habits of Highly Data-Scientific Organizations

Stephen Swoyer

So you want to be a data science star? Pay heed to what industry veteran David Stodder has to say. Stodder, director of TDWI Research, penned the latest entry in TDWI's "Checklist Report" series about "Seven Steps for Executing a Successful Data Strategy."

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Self-Service BI vs. Data Governance

Bob Potter

If your organization demands agile self-service BI and data discovery, don't forget data governance.

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The New IT: Dyché Outlines 6 Archetypes

Stephen Swoyer

In her latest book, industry luminary Jill Dyché argues that the context in which business buys, manages, and understands IT is changing. The upshot: the IT of today finds itself slotting into one of six "archetypes" -- from IT as "broker" to IT as "order taker" to IT as "custodian." In the process, both business and IT are gaining newfound respect for one another.


TDWI Webinar Series:

TDWI's Top 10 Trends in BI and Analytics for 2015: Setting Your Technology Strategy

Speaker: Fern Halper and David Stodder

March
19
9:00AM PT
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TDWI Research Directors Fern Halper and David Stodder will discuss some of the most important developments in technology and practices and how they will impact your strategy. We will look at how business and IT leadership need to respond to new opportunities to improve how their organizations derive insights from data and put them into action.

Upcoming Webinars of Interest

Is Hadoop-as-a- Service the Right Choice for Your Business?

This Webinar will discuss the pros and cons of Hadoop-as-a-Service, important use cases for adopting a cloud approach, and how organizations can match their business requirements to the most appropriate offering. Colin White will also offer a case study illustrating how one company decided to go to the cloud and the benefits they found there.

Speaker: Colin White

March
24
9:00AM PT

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The Benefits and Challenges of BI in the Cloud

This Webinar looks at cloud infrastructure types and data integration requirements to create strong analytics, as well as security and privacy, private versus public cloud, potential costs associated with storage, analytics options, and how to choose between cloud and on-premises implementations.

Speaker: Lyndsay Wise

March
25
9:00AM PT

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Events Calendar

March 30 - April 2, 2015

TDWI Seminar Vancouver // Data Modeling

Vancouver, BC

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April 20 - 22, 2015

TDWI Seminar Washington, DC // Making Big Data Work

Washington, DC

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May 3 - 8, 2015

TDWI Chicago 2015

Chicago, IL

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