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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

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Power to the People -- Big Data for Everyone has Arrived

Anthony Deighton

By equipping business users with the right user-centric solution, big data can help organizations create a richer model of their business, recognize events they might not have discovered otherwise, and discover enterprise-specific trends that can help them gain a competitive edge.

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Q&A: Healthcare BI Faces Challenges, Opportunities

Linda Briggs

Healthcare organizations are facing massive change as they attempt to standardize processes, make better use of patient data, and meet new federal regulations. In this interview, the second of two parts, Dr. Kevin Dawson explains some of the challenges his industry faces, including a shortage of staff with the right mix of technical, medical, and business skills.

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Big Brother and BI: What We Can Learn from the NSA Scandal

David S. Linthicum

The NSA scandal teaches us that there are limits we must put on gathering and analyzing data.

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Testing the BI Waters with Phased Deployment

Michael Brockway

Taking an incremental approach to BI deployment can help those hesitant enterprises jump into BI head first.

TDWI Webinar Series:

Getting Started With Big Data and Analytics

Speakers: Fern Halper and Colin White


Big data and analytics have received significant attention in the media recently, and TDWI has seen growing adoption of these technologies by organizations looking to become more competitive. Organizations are using big data with analytics to extend current initiatives in new and innovative ways.

June
27
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Upcoming Webinars of Interest


Data Visualization and Discovery for Better Business Decisions


Data visualization and visual data discovery can enable diverse types of users to see significant trends and patterns in data that they would have struggled to see in voluminous tabular reports and spreadsheets. As big data volumes grow and organizations seek to integrate diverse and complex information, users' ability to comprehend information quickly and put it to productive use hinges on data visualization.

Speaker: David Stodder

July
9
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Improving Agility with Business Intelligence and Analytics: A Preview of the Next TDWI BI Executive Summit and World Conference


Agility is a critical success factor for today's enterprises. Agility is about being flexible and responsive to change, from the rapid shift in business conditions to new customer preferences. Business intelligence, analytics, and data warehousing projects must also show flexibility and deliver value sooner. In this Webinar, we highlight the upcoming TDWI World Conference and BI Executive Summit (August 18--23) in San Diego, and discuss recent agile-related research and best practices, as well as case studies and courses in analytics, BI essentials, and data analysis and design.

Speaker: David Stodder


July
16
9:00AM PT

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Events Calendar

August 12-15, 2013

TDWI Seminar Series: BI Essentials and Foundations in Analytics

New York, NY

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August 18-23, 2013

TDWI World Conference: Agile BI

San Diego, CA

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August 19-21, 2013

TDWI Executive Summit 2013

San Diego, CA

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