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The most sought after industry experts join Information Builders' thought leaders in an exploration of mission-critical business intelligence (BI) and analytics subjects that lead to strategic growth.
Access these on-demand webcasts to hear discussions about first priorities for those just considering BI, best practices for those with a solution in place, and next steps for organizations looking to optimize performance and growth. Listen to one or listen to all. Either way you will learn from the best and become a master of BI.
Core Curriculum
Enterprise Search – Colin White, BI Research
"Google it." We all know what that means, but what does the mainstreaming of search – the idea that immediate answers are available at any time – mean for your business. In a world of big data and complex user needs, reliable search is a necessity. Learn how to extend the capabilities of traditional enterprise search with business analytics and deliver a real-time, 360-degree view of information.
Instructor Colin White is an information discovery technology expert. He explores the challenges of finding business data with techniques that can help you uncover the information your business needs.
Business Analytics – Cindi Howson, BIScorecard
Businesses need a forward-looking view of their operations to support customer satisfaction as well as revenue, cost, and risk management goals. Business analytics provides this insight and also allows organizations to automatically leverage vast volumes of data.
Noted analytics expert Cindi Howson delves into the many facets of business analytics – from visual discovery to predictive analytics, location intelligence, and portable analytics.
Self-Service Business Intelligence – Dr. Carsten Bange, BARC
Users in every organization – from analysts to non-technical staff – need flexible, easy to use, tailored business processes that put necessary information in their hands – no matter what their role. This webcast shows you how you can create self-service BI applications that require no training, deliver these apps to any mobile device, and give your users the ability to use analytics to make smarter decisions.
Hear why Dr. Carsten Bange, one of Europe's most distinguished BI analysts, recently pointed to self-service capabilities as one of the biggest trends in business intelligence.
Mobile BI – Cindi Howson, BIScorecard
Today's decision-makers need information on the go. Today's businesses need to support those workers (as well as customers and partners) on any mobile device. Mobile business intelligence should be platform agnostic, run on any device, and provide the same interactivity you expect on a desktop computer – so you can build once and deploy everywhere.
Cindi Howson is intently following the trends in the mobile marketplace, so be sure to catch her overview of mobile BI options, strategies, best practices, and more.
Customer Facing BI – Sheryl Kingstone, Yankee Group
Your organizational information is not only of interest to employees, but to those outside the business. Providing customer-facing information access enhances loyalty and efficiency by improving communication. It also increases productivity and performance on key activities. Learn how to turn your information inside out and forge stronger, longer lasting, and more profitable business relationships.
Sheryl Kingstone, a recognized thought leader in the CRM space, is an expert in customer-centric strategies and helping businesses improve sales effectiveness, customer loyalty, and acquisition. She explores the top trends in customer-facing technology and processes as well as CRM application and delivery strategies.
Data Architecture – Neil Raden, Constellation Research
You can't run a real-time enterprise on old data, and you can't make smarter decisions based on bad information. It is possible to use your existing architecture (no matter how complex) to clean data before it enters your business and meet real-time information requirements. Learn how in this webcast, where we also discuss data collection and business processes in BI environments.
Neil Raden brings decades of experience in the application of information for solving business problems to this session. Hear his insight into the needs of organizations and capabilities of technology.
Data Governance/Performance Management – Tom Willman, Hackett Group
World-class organizations leverage performance management to differentiate themselves, best the competition, and drive growth. Learn how your organization can accelerate the journey to achieving world-class performance by basing key decisions on accurate information, understanding and measuring KPIs, and empowering decision-making throughout the organization
Tom Willman focuses on helping executives transform their organizations by deploying more efficient and effective processes, delivery models, and technologies. In this session, he'll show you how your organization can get a grip on its strategy and on data quality.
Big Company Analytics on an SMB Budget – Lyndsay Wise, WiseAnalytics
Whether you're a large organization trying to work with a tight BI budget or an SMB with complex BI problems and limited resources, you must find a way to stretch your budget while delivering successful BI solutions. This webcast examines some architectural strategies to maximize your budget while deploying powerful BI.
Lyndsay Wise brings 10 years of experience in business systems analysis, software selection, and implementation of enterprise applications to this session.
