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Step by Step: A methodology for information quality

Most organizations still face the challenge of implementing an effective strategy to provide information aligning to business requirements. Join Trillium Software for this webinar on May 5 at 11:00AM EDT and you'll learn the four steps to a successful information quality strategy

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News Highlights

  • 3 Fundamental Principles for BI Success

    Despite constant change in data warehousing, common threads do emerge. These three core principles will help ensure the success of your data warehouse. [more]


  • TDWI Conference Recap: Hyper BI Isn't Hyperbole

    The theme of TDWI's World Conference in Washington, D.C. was performance management, but it also dealt with an emerging theme: the promise -- and perils -- of hyper business intelligence. From keynote presentations about BI transformation to educational tracks that grappled with the nuts and bolts of the next-gen BI and PM infrastructure, radical change was in the air. [more]


  • "Successful BI" Survey Needs Your Input

    Previous surveys found BI adoption limited and business impact moderate. This year, analyst Cindi Howson predicts BI will be more pervasive. What else will this year's survey reveal? Your input is needed. [more]


  • Q&A: BI and Cloud Computing

    Darren Cunningham of Informatica discusses the heavy impacts cloud computing is having on IT, along with some of the barriers and potential issues for companies considering a move to the cloud. [more]


  • VIDEO: The Myth of the Efficient Business User: The Cost of Ownership of BI

    If you couldn't attend TDWI's 2011 BI Executive Summit in Las Vegas, here's the next best thing. Enjoy this 56-minute presentation from IMCue Solutions' John Ladley about how to determine what BI truly costs. (Short, one-time registration required to view videos from this conference.) [more]


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Don't Miss TDWI's World Conference in Chicago

At the TDWI World Conference in Chicago, you’ll learn the essential skills, fundamental techniques, and core disciplines of information management. Then we’ll invite you to look to the clouds—and the future. Learn why the advent of cloud computing will change information technology for everyone, and find out how to position your enterprise and your skills to prepare for the future of BI.

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TDWI Seminar Series in Boston: June 13-16, 2011

Dimensional data is a core component of modern BI/DW implementations. Dimensionally organized data offers a more effective and adaptable solution to business analytics needs than can be achieved with relational data structures. The TDWI Boston Seminar will teach the core fundamental principles as well as provide an extended set of techniques to address real-world complexity.

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