Welcome to the latest edition of the Business Intelligence Network UK newsletter!
In this issue, we are pleased to feature great articles from two of our channel leaders – Barry Devlin and Gary Holden.
Barry continues his insightful series on Web 2.0 and the highly evolved business, explaining how Web 2.0 technologies impact traditional data warehouse and business intelligence architectures.
Gary, our Manufacturing Channel Leader, expands on his last article, providing a detailed look at how operational business intelligence can be used in the manufacturing workspace.
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Making Operational Business Intelligence Work
by Gary Holden
This article is a more detailed look at how operational business intelligence can be used in the manufacturing workspace.
Web 2.0 and the Highly Evolved Business, Part 2
by Barry Devlin
Barry Devlin provides a deeper look at Web 2.0 applications and how they impact traditional data warehouse and business intelligence architectures.
8 New Dashboard Breakthroughs
3 October at 14:00 UK / 15:00 CET
Hear from Hallmark, Corporate Express, and industry expert Wayne Eckerson on next generation advances in dashboards during this exclusive webcast. Explore exciting new dashboard breakthroughs via live demonstrations. Join us and discover new techniques for driving change.
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Developing a Universal Approach to Cleansing Customer and Product Data
25 October at 6 p.m. GMT
The need to create a common and shared data cleansing system is growing. Attend this free web seminar to find out what you can do to tackle this within your organization.
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Gaining Insights Through Analytics
Presented by David Loshin, Knowledge Integrity
25 October at 3 p.m. GMT
The objective of this webcast is to communicate how using business analytics software not only simplifies the process of model development, but also opens up the world of business analytics to a more “democratic” constituency in the organization, eliminating the need for expertise in traditional analytical tools.
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Using High-Speed Data Appliances for Operational Analytics
1 November at 6 p.m. GMT
Are you looking for high-speed, cost-effective, and easy-to-use BI solutions? Operational analytics may be your answer. Join us for this free web seminar to find out.
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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 Manufacturing, led by Gary Holden. Gary is an enterprise architect working in the manufacturing business sector. His main area of expertise is business integration across analytical and operational systems. Gary has also worked as a consultant for IBM, specialising in enterprise application integration, particularly Siebel, Crossworlds and Websphere Business Integration. He has recently led a business process-driven project to implement a master data management (MDM) solution based on operational and analytical data. Gary is also involved in pushing proactive business intelligence (BI) as a strategic option, utilising event-triggered technologies and enterprise workflow capabilities.
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