Tennessee Chapter of the TDWI Meeting - Nashville

ATTENTION ALL BI/DW AND ANALYTICS PROFESSIONALS
We cordially invite you to attend our upcoming TDWI Tennessee meeting on December 12th, 2018 in Nashville. Come meet other local professionals, swap business cards, share ideas, and exchange career advice while listening to quality presentations in a vendor-neutral setting, which is the hallmark of TDWI education. Please see our detailed meeting agenda below.

Topic: Applying Data Warehousing Principles
Agenda:
11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
11:15 – 11:30 a.m. Introductions and Chapter Business
11:30 – 12:00 p.m. Lunch and Networking
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Presentation: Applying Data Warehouse Principles by Spencer Swindell / Think Data Insights
Many data analysts typically begin to work with data as a single flat table. While this works for small datasets, as the size of the data grows these naive methods do not scale. Processing records takes longer, queries become more complex, and introducing new datasets is inconsistent at best. In order to solve these problems, we must take into account the underlying architecture of our data and how it should be modeled. During this talk we will discuss key concepts, patterns, and techniques for designing a data model that is simple to query, scales with your data, and is extendable to new datasets..
1:30 – 1:45 p.m. Break & Networking
1:45 – 2:45 p.m. Presentation: Developing and ROI for Analytics by David Bernstein / Vertica (Microfocus)
In the technology world, we know that success in analytics is often defined by access to more data with less down-time, and delivering more accurate analytics at faster speeds. However, executives and business users need to understand the costs, benefits, and return on investment (ROI) before making an initial technology investment and hiring supporting staff and resources. They want the benefits of analytics in a language they will understand. A well-understood and clearly defined business case that can show tangible value makes it easier to get business buy-in. In turn, you can transform your analytics team into a trusted business partner and an essential resource in the organization, not just a cost center.
In this session, we will offer you advice on how to define and track ROI when delivering your new analytics project. By joining, you’ll learn specific metrics that you can track to show impact to three key areas: revenue, efficiency and compliance. David will also discuss the tips and tricks that he has learned from leading data-driven organizations teams who have successfully tracked ROI.
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Wrap-up & Drawings

Look for future TDWI Tennessee Chapter meetings in both Memphis and Nashville coming soon.