Best Educational Conferences

Why TDWI?

TDWI educational events deliver an unparalleled learning experience you simply can’t get with the “sessions and speakers” of expo-style conferences. Come to TDWI Chicago and learn how to take your business to the next level.

TDWI Conferences	VS	Traditional Conferences
Full- and Half-Day Courses		45-Minute Sessions
Instructors & Practitioners		Speakers
Professionally Designed Learning Materials		Slide Decks
Hands-On Classes		Demos
Vendor-Neutral Best Practices		Sales Pitches
Actionable and Practical		Hype & Bleeding Edge
One-on-one Office Hours with Instructors		In-session Q&A
Classrooms and Desks		Crowded Ballroom

Who Should Attend?

Business and IT leaders working to build a data-, analytics-, and insight-driven organization
Business and data analysts who turn data into knowledge and insight
AI and ML engineers, data scientists, and data engineers who deliver insights based on advanced analytics
Data warehousing and data integration specialists who need to understand how new data sources and data storage technologies enable their analytics programs
Everyone who is interested in analytics from those seeking business opportunities to those faced with the technical challenges
BI, data warehousing, and analytics architects, designers, and developers
Data architects, modelers, designers, and developers working across the data continuum from structured data to nontraditional data sources
Data stewards, custodians, and stakeholders who are challenged by the expanding scope of data and the growing complexity of regulations governing data privacy, security, and use
Data analysts and business analysts who want to learn more about the latest in analytics including advanced analytics techniques, data discovery, and getting from data to insight

You Will Learn

What it takes to develop an insight-driven organization that leverages analytics to enable faster, smarter business decisions
How to design effective data architectures that support a democratized and rapidly evolving analytics landscape
Keys to creating an effective data strategy to support analytics, focus on key success factors, and implement best practices in data management
The skills and tools needed to become an AI engineer, machine learning engineer, or data scientist
The hottest open source tools in data science with hands-on practice
The role of big data in the world of analytics and the impact it has on infrastructure, tools, and processes
The most important skills and best practices you need to be successful with advanced analytics
The hottest trends in analytics and how they will affect your current analytics program
How to embrace AI and machine learning, self-service, streaming, and other trends in analytics without derailing your existing analytics architecture and practices
How to understand the implications of machine learning in the world of BI and embrace its possibilities
The array of new storage technologies including how the cloud can enable faster insights
How to utilize data visualization for discovery and analysis
Best practices for using visualization as the foundation for meaningful and impactful data storytelling
The importance and effectiveness of proper data organization and preparation to enable faster, more accurate insights
How modernizing your data center can allow you to gain more insights from big data analytics

THE TDWI DIFFERENCE

All Things Data

TDWI offers the most comprehensive coverage of analytics and data management topics, including AI, modern data platforms and architectures, machine learning, data governance, data modeling, and more.
Immediate Impact

Apply what you learn in the classroom today to your work tomorrow. The focus is on practical education you can use immediately.
Community of Learning

TDWI has built a world-class community of practitioners, analysts, educators, and solution providers who provide a credible and independent source of knowledge.
Quality, Vetted Instructors

TDWI faculty possess both real-world experience and theoretical knowledge and are trained to teach.
In-Depth Vendor-Agnostic Education

Take advantage of in-depth full-day or half-day courses. Your training will apply to any vendor solution and any employer.
25 Years of Excellence

For more than 25 years, our research analysts and education directors have tracked technologies and trends to bring you the most comprehensive, timely education available.