Welcome to the latest edition of the Business Intelligence Network UK newsletter!
In this issue, my article, Transitioning to Enterprise MDM – The Change Management Process, discusses the challenges of moving to enterprise data management and how to begin the process. In the other article, Structuring the Unstructured, Richard Brayshaw, our insurance channel leader, explains that a data warehouse is a necessity for good, flexible business intelligence and talks about some of the challenges with both the data and toolsets.
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Transitioning to Enterprise MDM – The Change Management Process
by Mike Ferguson
Part 1 of this article examines one way to evolve toward enterprise MDM and opens a discussion on change management.
Structuring the Unstructured
by Richard Brayshaw
The need to properly structure the outside world is a theme that carries right into the heart of the data warehouse.
Fresher Data for the Data Warehouse: What’s the Cost?
5 April at 6 p.m. GMT
What are the costs to deliver fresher data – integrated more than once a day – to the data warehouse? Join industry expert Dr. Richard Hackathorn and GoldenGate Software to hear analyses of 5 data integration architectures that offer low-latency, even real-time, data.
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The Next Generation of Data Warehouse Appliances: From Feeds & Speeds to Solving Real Business Problems
5 April at 7 p.m. GMT
First generation data warehouse appliances made many promises but failed to solve some of the challenging business issues. However, 2007 is ushering in new data warehouse technology that lives up to its expectations. Join Colin White as he discusses the differences and benefits of the next generation.
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The Built to Last Data Warehouse: Be a Data Warehouse Hero
17 April at 6 p.m GMT
Data warehouse’s need to have the ability to grow and adapt to today’s changing business conditions, empowering users to make insightful and better business decisions. Join Sybase and Project Performance Corporation as they discuss best practices for architecting data warehouses that adapt and support your business!
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Business Intelligence: The Right Fit = The Right Choice
19 April at 7 p.m. GMT
This Web seminar will focus on the top “Magic Quadrant” business intelligence platforms and vendors and explain how to select the BI platform that will best address your needs. Colin White will discuss key milestones in BI as he sets the stage for the discussion.
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Using Operational Business Intelligence for Intra-Day Analysis and Decision Making
On-Demand Web Seminar
Learn how operational business intelligence optimizes the business intelligence (BI) decision cycle. Join Claudia Imhoff, Colin White and Judith Davis as they discuss the technologies for implementing operational BI.
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Driving Profits with Incentive Pay Programs
On-Demand Web Seminar
Join CFO Magazine, Watson Wyatt, Iconixx and Varicent on a webcast roundtable discussing the results of groundbreaking new research from CFO Research Services entitled "Sales Incentive Compensation: Issues, Problems, and Solutions."
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Did you know that the wealth of content on the Business Intelligence Network is also presented in specific industry sectors, allowing you to navigate directly to the channel that represents your industry? Each channel features timely articles, news, events and other resources, and each channel leader is a seasoned practitioner, well-versed in the challenges and solutions for that industry. The featured channel this week is Energy, led by John Ruddy. John joined Knightsbridge in January 2005 and leads the firm's Energy Practice. He has more than 20 years of experience in management consulting, systems integration and data management, with an exclusive focus on energy throughout his career. John has worked across various segments and functions of the energy industry, including upstream, midstream, downstream refining and marketing, electric power, energy trading, oil field services, and pipeline operations. His experience spans a range of energy commodities, including crude oil, refined products, power, natural gas, NGLs, and associated financial instruments. John has brought innovative solutions to over 45 major energy clients to solve complex business problems. John is active in multiple industry associations, including the Petroleum Industry Data Exchange (PIDX) and the International Energy Credit Association.
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