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Delivering enterprise value through business intelligence requires significant commitment and investment beyond technology – a focus on planning, skills, management, delivery and organization is required to achieve enduring value from business intelligence and data warehouse efforts.
Business leaders, IT leaders, project managers, and team members with responsibility for business intelligence and data warehousing initiatives, as well as members of enterprises considering a business intelligence strategy
Tutorial: Selecting the Right Business Intelligence and DBMS Products for Your Data Warehouse Requirements
(03A)
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm 23 March 2003
Strange, Kevin Hostmann, Bill
The majority of data warehouse implementations and BI application deployments are built using best-of-breed technology that users need to evaluate and select. Without taking the care to select technology that can get the job done and fits in the overall strategy, organizations will struggle with the implementations and deployments. Selection criteria and product evaluations are presented to help guide organizations in their selections.
- What criteria should be considered to differentiate DBMS technology?
- Which DBMS products can scale to handle the challenging BI workload?
- What are the essential criteria to consider for BI tools and technologies?
- How can users map analytical requirements to BI tools?
Lead Presentation: Future of the Server
(13G)
11:30 am - 12:30 pm 24 March 2003
Weiss, George Enck, John
Next-generation servers will deliver new technology architectures and new value propositions that will impact data center server procurements and infrastructure designs. This session examines the server’s rapidly changing and expanding IT role with a view toward maximizing value.
- How will servers and server infrastructures evolve in the next five years?
- How will Linux change the operating system landscape?
- How should enterprises evaluate existing and emerging technology to maximize server returns?
Lead Presentation: Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence: Manage Costs and Enhance Value
(15D)
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 24 March 2003
Strange, Kevin
Cost management of a data warehouse is more critical today than ever before. Numerous hidden costs in delivering and operating a data warehouse make estimating ROI very difficult. This presentation provides a model to determine TCO and guidelines for ROI calculation with an direction of total value opportunity for the enterprise.
- What are the components of the TCO model for a data warehouse implementation?
- What hidden costs can cause the data warehouse implementation to spiral out of control?
- Can the ROI of business intelligence be determined before implementation?
- How can the TCO of business intelligence be optimized?
BIDW Marketplace Presentation: BI and Data Warehouse Vendor Evaluations: Some Method to the Madness
(MTP02B)
5:40 pm - 5:55 pm 24 March 2003
Dunne, Michael
With greater budget constraints, executives must investigate more diligently the factors that influence their procurements of data warehouse and BI technologies. This session outlines techniques that can assist such efforts.
Business Intelligence – Inspiring Enterprise Value
(22E)
10:00 am - 11:00 am 25 March 2003
Dresner, Howard
Never before has there been a greater imperative to translate data into insight and thus a value proposition for the enterprise. Business intelligence supports analysis of business data and delivers external access to critical information for customers and suppliers. This presentation addresses driving forces, market trends, methodologies and relevant vendors.
- What strategies should enterprises adopt to succeed with business intelligence?
- What technological breakthroughs will enable the next generation of business intelligence applications to emerge?
- How will business intelligence software vendors react to ongoing market shifts and challenges?
BIDW Marketplace Presentation: Data Warehouse Staged Implementation Best Practices
(MTP07B)
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm 25 March 2003
McKinnon, Alistair
The scope and complexity of an enterprise data warehouse demands a staged implementaion with tight linkages to business strategy and a business case that tracks compelling benefits.
Vendor Solution Presentation: Actuate Corporation: Meeting User Demands for Enterprise Information Access
(24F)
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm 25 March 2003
Need to deliver personalized information to a broad set of users without sacrificing performance, data integrity or security? Learn from Actuate Corporation how an Information Application Platform meets user demands and increases ROI for enterprise applications at a low TCO.
Data Warehouse -- Staying Flexible Amid Constant Change
(27A)
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm 25 March 2003
Friedman, Ted
The data warehouse provides the foundation upon which high-impact strategic business intelligence applications can be delivered. However, without proper planning and design, business benefits will be short-term and tactical rather than broad and enduring.
- Why is the enterprise data warehouse the best foundation for delivering strategic BI?
- What are the major challenges enterprises face in building and deploying a data warehouse?
- Which data warehouse designs and topologies provide the most enduring value?
Gartner 360°: Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing
(32A)
9:30 am - 10:30 am 26 March 2003
Strange, Kevin McKinnon, Alistair Dunne, Michael Best Practice Workshop: Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing
(33J)
11:00 am - 12:00 pm 26 March 2003
Strange, Kevin McKinnon, Alistair Dunne, Michael Business Activity Monitoring: The Flame Is Growing
(35C)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm 26 March 2003
McCoy, David Dresner, Howard
Business activity monitoring (BAM) is an emerging area that promises to take the best of business intelligence and applications integration and blend them for maximum business benefit. This presentation places this into proper perspective.
- Is BAM real-time integration, real-time BI, both or neither?
- How should enterprises proceed with BAM today?
- What does the future hold for BAM?
BIDW Marketplace Presentation: BI and Data Warehouse Vendor Evaluations: Some Method to the Madness
(MTP30A)
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm 26 March 2003
Dunne, Michael
With greater budget constraints, executives must investigate more diligently the factors that influence their procurements of data warehouse and BI technologies. This session outlines techniques that can assist such efforts.
BIDW Marketplace Presentation: Data Warehouse Staged Implementation Best Practices
(MTP34A)
4:10 pm - 4:25 pm 26 March 2003
McKinnon, Alistair
The scope and complexity of an enterprise data warehouse demands a staged implementaion with tight linkages to business strategy and a business case that tracks compelling benefits.
BI Competency Center: Getting the Most Out of BI Strategies
(42G)
9:30 am - 10:30 am 27 March 2003
Hostmann, Bill
Many enterprises fail in executing on their business intelligence initiatives not because of technology challenges, but rather because they lack the proper skills and organization to be successful. Achieving maximum benefit from BI requires a substantial increase in focus on people and process.
- How should enterprises organize for BI to leverage scarce skills?
- What skills are needed to be successful in implementing a DW and BI strategy?
- How can enterprises best prepare for the impact of ubiquitous BI?
The Data Warehouse and Data Quality: Keys to Customer Insight
(43E)
11:00 am - 12:00 pm 27 March 2003
Friedman, Ted
With the advent of CRM, B2B/B2C e-commerce, and other externally facing initiatives, customer data is critical to success. However, identifying, acquiring and ensuring the quality of customer data presents a major obstacle to realizing benefit from these strategies.
- Why is customer data so critical to CRM initiatives?
- How can data warehouse efforts be leveraged in support of CRM strategies?
- What is the impact of poor customer data quality, and how can it be addressed?
Real-World Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse
(45G)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm 27 March 2003
Dresner, Howard
In the last 10 years, BI and DW have matured greatly. Most large enterprises have recognized the value of BI and have gone through several deployments. While point solutions have generated benefits, now is the time to consolidate, leverage and strategies to the next level.
- What are the typical objectives most enterprises have when implementing BI?
- How can enterprises better leverage their existing investments in BI?
- Where should enterprises focus their BI and DW attention and resources over the next few years?
Achieving Business Value From Technology
(47B)
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm 27 March 2003
Murphy, Tony
In this special session, based on the presenter's forthcoming book "Achieving Business Value From Technology," you will learn why focusing on finance can be bad for your finances. It outlines a clear and practical approach to IT investment and benefits realization. It shows how to identify projects with the highest potential business return, and how to convince senior executives of your approach. It also outlines techniques to put hard numbers on intangible benefits.
- In these difficult economic times, can a convincing case be made for increased IT investment?
- What organizational and governance models will ensure the reliable, cost-efficient and program-effective delivery of IT services?
- What are the most serious pitfalls that undermine benefits realization?
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