April 7 - DATA WAREHOUSE BEST PRACTICES : TAKING YOUR ORGANIZATION TO THE NEXT LEVEL
 

 
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to hear Bill Inmon the “Father of Data Warehousing” and
author of over forty books on database, database management, and data warehousing technologies speak about the ROI of data warehousing and data warehouse futures. Learn design and implementation best practice and focused information on how advanced analytics can support your decision support.

VENUE :
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44114		 COST :
$25.00 per attendee
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SPEAKERS :
 
Bill Inmon:
Bill Inmon, world-renowned expert, speaker and author on data warehousing, is widely recognized as the “father of data warehousing.” He is co-creator of the Corporate Information Factory and more recently, creator of the Government Information Factory. He has over 35 years of experience in database technology management and data warehouse design, and he is known globally for his seminars on developing data warehouses. 		Chad Symens:
Mr. Symens has spent nearly 10 years working for regional and global professional service firms serving as a strategic business advisor to global 1000 companies seeking to leverage technology to improve revenue performance and decrease operations costs. His experience includes project work with clients such as Sherwin-Williams, MTD Products, Key Bank, Timken, Ohio Machinery, and Unizan Bank.

Mike Lebben:
Mike Lebben, a Senior Technical Account Manager for ProClarity corporation has worked for the last 4 years deploying ProClarity BI solutions in various industries including Finance, Telecom, Healthcare, and Retail. Before joining ProClarity, Mr. Lebben spent 5 years working for McDonald's corporate. There he was responsible for the development of an application and data warehouse used for the analysis of restaurant site viability. Mike holds a B.A., Geography with an emphasis in Geographic Information Systems from The University of California, Santa Barbara. Mike is also holds an M.B.A. from Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, IL. His experience includes project work with clients such as Jiffy Lube, Veterans Administration, Tenet Healthcare, Accredited Home Lenders, and Proctor and Gamble.


SCHEDULE for APRIL 7:
7:00  –  7:30 am
 Registration and breakfast
7:30  –  8:45 am
Bill Inmon, Return on Investment in the Data Warehouse
8:45  –  9:15 am
Chad Symens, Lessons Learned in Deploying Decision Support Systems
9:15  –  9:25 am 
 Break
9:25  –  9:50 am
 Mike Lebben, Advanced Analytics
9:50  – 11:00 am
 Bill Inmon, Data Warehouse Futures: Looking in the Crystal Ball
11:00 – 11:30 am
 Open Question & Answer

TOPICS INCLUDE:
RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN THE DATA WAREHOUSE
A presentation by W H Inmon

There is no question that data warehouses require an investment. The question organizations have is – is the investment worth it? This presentation discusses the “cost of information” approach to understanding the value of the data warehouse
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DATA WAREHOUSE FUTURES: LOOKING INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL
A presentation by W H Inmon

Data warehouse appeared on the technological horizon in the 1990’s. But data warehousing continues to grow. This presentation addresses what lies ahead in data warehousing –- How to manage really large amounts of data without breaking your budget.
- What is archival data and how does archived data stand in relation to a data warehouse
- Unstructured data – what happens when you need to mix structured data and unstructured data
- Data mining and exploration. How can you explore your business data for previously unseen   business patterns?
- Metadata. Where is metadata heading?
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The Human Side of Decision Making
A presentation by M. Lebbon

Mike will discuss how you can easily empower your business decision makers by enabling them to make faster, more insightful decisions. He'll also discuss the importance of creating and centrally managing shared business logic, key performance indicators, and analytic best practices, and lightening the burden on IT by deploying and managing a successful decision support system.
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AUDIENCE :
This presentation is for general audiences, including data warehouse designers, administrators, systems analysts, and management. This is a mildly technical presentation suitable for most general audiences.
 

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