What’s Ahead in Analytics in 2021?
Webinar Speaker: Fern Halper, TDWI VP Research, Senior Research Director for Advanced Analytics
Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. PT, 12:00 p.m. ET
The future waits for no one.
In the field of analytics today, this means a number of exciting but challenging developments:
Organizations are looking to digitally transform and analytics is at the center of this trend. Augmented intelligence is making its way into many applications and products. Advanced algorithms for machine learning, text analytics/NLP (natural language processing), and artificial intelligence are hotter than ever. Operationalizing these models (i.e., the last mile in production) is key, which often requires new roles such as ModelOps/DataOps. New deployment models including containers are becoming the norm.
Want to learn more? This webinar brings together a panel of experts, moderated by Fern Halper, TDWI’s lead analyst for advanced analytics. The panel will discuss the hotter trends in analytics, including:
- Machine learning/NLP/AI
- Augmented intelligence
- MLOps for analytics
- Evolving data platforms to support analytics
- Examples of what successful real-world organizations are doing today
Guest Speakers
Darren Peirce
Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Magnitude Software
As Magnitude’s technology guru and evangelist, Darren is critical to building on our position as a leading provider of software and services that help organizations tackle the challenges and opportunities inherent in digital information management. Previously, Darren served as CTO and Group Vice President of Product Management at Kalido; prior to that role, he was the Lead Solutions Architect and Manager of Professional Services in the United Kingdom. He also worked in senior consulting positions for companies such as Royal Dutch Shell and British Telecom. Darren received a degree in Management from Intec College in Cape Town, ,South Africa, and studied Economics at the University of Stellenbosch.
Jason Yeung
Vice President, NA Center of Excellence, Platform & Technologies
Jason Yeung is the Vice President of SAP’s Leonardo & Analytics Center of Excellence practice. In this role, he leads a team of analytics subject matter experts that work to evangelize, build demand, create innovative plays, and drive customer success for SAP’s portfolio of analytics solutions. He is passionate about all things analytics and is constantly pushing the technology boundaries to build innovative value-based solutions to solve complex customer challenges.
Prior to joining SAP, Mr. Yeung was at Qlik where he led and managed various pre-sales teams. During this tenure, his focus was to build many repeatable processes to improve client effectiveness, deliver innovative technology solutions, and enable his client teams to win in the most competitive and complex accounts. Prior to Qlik, he worked in multiple sales, pre-sales, and product management positions at IBM, Cognos, and MicroStrategy.
Bhupesh Malhotra
Product Manager, Wyn Enterprise by GrapeCity
Bhupesh Malhotra is a Product Manager for Wyn Enterprise by GrapeCity. He has over 20 years of experience working with international organizations to design, define, and implement business information management software involving B.I. platforms, CRM systems, ERP, and more. He has worked with multi-geography organizations in the U.S., E.U., and APAC. He loves to tell the story behind the data through data visualization techniques and best practices. When he is not deep-diving into data, he loves to spend time traveling with his family. He lives in Raleigh, NC, with his wife and children.