Modernizing the Data Environment for AI: Building a Strong Foundation for Advanced Analytics
Webinar Speaker: Fern Halper, TDWI VP Research, Senior Research Director for Advanced Analytics
Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET
Modernizing the data environment has become a top priority for organizations looking to leverage advanced analytics and AI, according to TDWI’s research. As organizations seek to stay competitive and innovate, they are moving to the cloud, scaling their data infrastructure, and fostering cross-functional and cross-company collaboration. However, many organizations still face technical and organizational challenges in support of complex AI and analytics use cases.
One such use case that highlights the importance of modernizing the data environment is supply chain analytics. To optimize operational processes, organizations utilize advanced analytics such as AI to improve decision-making, predict demand, and streamline logistics. Yet, challenges such as data access issues, versioning inconsistencies, and data governance create bottlenecks.
Join Fern Halper, TDWI’s VP of research, and Tim Long, Global Head of Manufacturing, GTM at Snowflake, as they discuss the modern data environment needed to support advanced manufacturing use cases such as supply chain analytics. Topics include:
- The current state of modern data environments
- The features and capabilities needed for a data environment to support AI
- Getting started with foundational improvements to support AI and advanced analytics use cases
Guest Speaker
Tim Long
Global Head of Manufacturing, GTM
Snowflake
Tim Long is the Global Head of Manufacturing in Snowflake's go-to-market team where he leads Manufacturing customers through data and AI transformations while fostering industry partnerships to expedite customer success. Before joining Snowflake, Tim was the Head of Data and Analytics at adidas North America and Head of Analytics and Data at Micron Technology, where he led the global manufacturing data environment to Snowflake in just four months. Tim holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wyoming and a Master's degree in Business Analytics from NYU Stern.
Date: November 7, 2024
Time: 9:00 am PT
Fern Halper, Ph.D.