05/24/2018
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ATTENTION ALL BI/DW AND ANALYTICS PROFESSIONALS
Dear Tennessee BI/DW and Analytics Professionals,
Dear TDWI Tennessee BI/DW and Analytics Professionals,
We cordially invite you to attend our upcoming TDWI Tennessee meeting on June 21st, 2018 in Nashville. Come meet other local professionals, swap business cards, share ideas, and exchange career advice while listening to quality presentations in a vendor-neutral setting, which is the hallmark of TDWI education. Please see our detailed meeting agenda below.
When: |
Thursday, June 21st, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Where:
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Tractor Supply Company
5401 Virginia Way
Brentwood, TN 37027
(615) 440-4000 |
Topic: |
The current landscape of BI teams, BI skills in demand, and how to successfully promote yourself in today’s market and Back to the Basics with BI |
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Agenda:
11:00 – 11:15 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
11:15 – 11:30 a.m. |
Introductions and Chapter Business |
11:30 – 12:00 p.m. |
Lunch and Networking |
12:00 – 12:30 p.m. |
Presentation: The Current Landscape of BI Teams, BI Skills in Demand, and How to Successfully Promote Yourself in Today’s Market by Jeff Fowler / Rezult Group |
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Business Intelligence resources are in high demand and the demand is getting higher and higher. In this presentation, Jeff will discuss BI skill sets that are in demand in the Nashville market, what the current make-up of a BI team looks like, and what things can potential job seekers do to make themselves more marketable. |
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. |
Presentation: Cloud Data Patterns – navigating hybrid approaches by Dan Evans / SolidQ |
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Data is all around us today and can be harnessed to provide actionable insights. Many organizations are taking advantage of the cloud to work with information, but how to be successful in the space can be a challenge. From traditional transactional systems to data warehouses and now Big Data and Internet of Things there are several options available to gain a better understanding of your business. We will explore several options on how data in the cloud can be used and provide lessons learned and best practices to prepare for the journey. Many benefits await those who can make the transition and embrace the opportunity by leveraging hybrid approaches for their organization. |
1:30 – 1:45 p.m. |
Break & Networking |
1:45 – 2:45 p.m. |
Presentation: Back to the Basics with BI by Chris Bowman / Kroll |
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While Business Intelligence has been in existence for many years there are still many around the technology community that are not familiar with “BI” or if they have heard of it, they think it’s a vast assortment of complex components that together comprise the Business Intelligence “system”. While many may be on the complex side, BI solutions don’t have to be. In this presentation we will sort through all of the smoke and make it simple. We will look at the what, why, and how as it relates to Business Intelligence. |
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. |
Wrap-up & Drawings |
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Space is limited so sign up early!
For more information about TDWI Membership, contact chapters@tdwi.org.
To contact a Chapter officer, click on name of the officer located on the top right hand column of this page.
Bios of Presenters
Jeff Fowler
Jeff has been in the IT recruiting field since 1995. He has held positions in recruiting, sales, operations, as well as major account management. His tenure in recruiting has allowed him to work in some of the most competitive markets including Miami, Atlanta, and currently Nashville. He has worked with all size companies including Fortune 100 companies all the way to the VC funded startups during the .com boom. He has worked in such industries as Retail, Hospitality, Banking, Finance, Telecommunications and IT.
Dan Evans
Dan Evans (BI) is the North America Business Analytics Practice Director for SolidQ with over 25 years’ experience in applying innovative solutions to business needs. His key focus areas are Advanced Analytics, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Performance Management and Data Strategy on the Microsoft Data Platform. Dan works heavily in promoting technology across North America through involvement through user forums (.NET, PASS, Ignite) and industry-recognized organizations (TDWI, DAMA). Specialties include business technology solutions, management consulting, business analytics, Big Data, Internet of Things, project management, technical strategic planning and new business development.>
Chris Bowman
Chris is the current president of the Tennessee TDWI chapter and a Sr. Business Intelligence Engineer on the Data Services team at Kroll in Nashville. He has over 30 years’ experience in technology with the past 18 years in Business Intelligence. His experience includes both traditional Data Warehousing, Operational BI, Analytics, and Visualization solutions. His background includes extensive experience with architecture and design, development and QA, reporting, analytics, & visual solutions along with managing multiple teams. His multi-faceted background includes experience in finance, utilities, marketing, fundraising, healthcare, and retail. His passion with BI consists of the entire lifecycle development process concluding with deployed solutions that bring real life value to the business.
Upcoming Meetings
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Look for future TDWI Tennessee Chapter meetings in both Memphis and Nashville coming soon. |
01/25/2018
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ATTENTION ALL BI/DW AND ANALYTICS PROFESSIONALS
Dear Tennessee BI/DW and Analytics Professionals,
Dear TDWI Tennessee BI/DW and Analytics Professionals,
We cordially invite you to attend our upcoming TDWI Tennessee meeting on March 7th, 2018 in Nashville. Come meet other local professionals, swap business cards, share ideas, and exchange career advice while listening to quality presentations in a vendor-neutral setting, which is the hallmark of TDWI education. Please see our detailed meeting agenda below.
When: |
Wednesday, March 7th, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Where:
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Tractor Supply Company
5401 Virginia Way
Brentwood, TN 37027
(615) 440-4000 |
Topic: |
Big Data, Big Opportunities: Optimizing capabilities and cost in your platform and How Ingram is redefining its Business Intelligence(BI) into a comprehensive data solutions team. |
DON'T MISS THIS EVENT! Please RSVP below
Click here to register for the next upcoming event
Agenda:
11:00 – 11:15 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
11:15 – 11:30 a.m. |
Introductions and Chapter Business |
11:30 – 12:00 p.m. |
Lunch and Networking |
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. |
Presentation: Big Data, Big Opportunities: Optimizing capabilities and cost in your platform by Bryan Herger / Microfocus |
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Proven Strategies to Empower Techniques and Breathe Insights into Emerging and Existing Stacks of Robust Platforms you can begin Leveraging Immediately
-Learn from the aggregate experiences of our best and brightest customers who streamline data aggregation, discovery, and presentation at production scale.
-Predict trends from streaming data to better anticipate and respond to changing conditions, as well as identify underserved cohorts and high value opportunities and how to create and retain more of them. Help your customers better understand themselves and how your business can grow by better serving them.
-Find new value in data stored in databases, Hadoop, cloud, and other sources while delivering a seamless experience to internal and external users.
-Balance cost and performance with new paradigms in ecosystem integration and management of compute and storage capacity. |
1:15 – 1:30 p.m. |
Break & Networking |
1:30 – 2:45 p.m. |
Case Study: How Ingram is redefining its Business Intelligence(BI) into a comprehensive data solutions team. by Shruti Sharma / Ingram Content Group |
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There is a lot of hype, confusion and misinformation regarding the use of machine learning (ML), data science (DS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) within a business context. Defining a data science question from a business need is one of the more elusive and esoteric processes that are for “the few and the proud”. We would take Ingram as a case study to look at how the Business Intelligence Team is reinventing itself to meet the needs of the business that is growing and changing with the landscape of the publishing industry. In the process, we will decode and demystify the buzzwords and walk the steps of formulating a newer and more comprehensive data strategy. |
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. |
Q&A and Wrap-up |
DON'T MISS THIS EVENT! Please RSVP below
Click here to register for the next upcoming event
Space is limited so sign up early!
For more information about TDWI Membership, contact chapters@tdwi.org.
To contact a Chapter officer, click on name of the officer located on the top right hand column of this page.
Bios of Presenters
Bryan Herger
Bryan Herger holds a BS from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and PhD from Georgia Tech. He has been developing and supporting Big Data solutions for over 10 years with projects ranging from messaging analytics and discovery, Hadoop storage and analysis of financial market transactions, to collection and processing of live streaming sensor data in telecom systems.
Shruti Sharma
Shruti Sharma has been part of the BI team at Ingram for 3 years, where among other things she was involved in designing and execution of a sales and operations reporting dashboard for publishers. She is extending her skill set by doing a Data Science Bootcamp at the Nashville Software School. She also holds a PhD in Cellular Biochemistry.
Upcoming Meetings
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Look for future TDWI Tennessee Chapter meetings in both Memphis and Nashville coming soon. |