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Data and metadata are growing at exponential rates, yet strategies to properly address and manage the data have fallen short, leading to systems that are inadequate with siloed and redundant data. This has left many organizations to make critical mistakes and fall short on expected ROI for building enterprise metadata repositories. However, many of these mistakes are avoidable.
Embarcadero is pleased to announce Five Steps to Mastering Master Data Management, a live one hour webinar featuring guest presenter Ron Lewis, Senior Security Analyst with CDO Technologies. Learn how a solid metadata repository can support data governance and increase the effectiveness of master data use.
In this webinar, you’ll learn:
How to approach defining the objectives of a enterprise metadata repository
5 steps to building a successful metadata repository
Deciding what tools to design, build and manage a metadata repository
How a properly constructed metadata repository addresses the key master data management challenges of:
Ensuring that master data management initiatives are perceived as “enterprise wide”
Implementing and enforcing data governance
Increase the effectiveness of master data use to enhance profitability
About the Presenter Ron Lewis is an expert systems analyst in database and application security for CDO Technologies, a systems integrator that delivers technology-based solutions to government agencies and customers in the private sector. He has worked in the government and commercial security arena for more than 15 years identifying and providing guidance for remediating application vulnerabilities. Ron is considered an industry authority, having authored numerous articles on hardening applications and the hacker mindset. He is also actively involved in industry organizations and efforts such as the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) and the Oracle Development Tools User Group (ODTUG).
Don’t miss this live event!
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Time: 11:00 AM PST/ 2:00 PM EST
Duration: 1 hour
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WEBINAR
What’s New in Modeling Tools – Introducing ER/Studio Enterprise 8.5
Join Embarcadero on Wednesday, October 21st at 11:00 AM PDT for a live one hour webinar on “What’s New in Modeling Tools”. Learn firsthand what new ground-breaking technologies are being built into today’s most innovative modeling tools.
Join Jason Tiret, Embarcadero’s Director of Modeling and Design Solutions, where he will be introducing and demonstrating the latest release of ER/Studio® Enterprise 8.5. This release is packed full of many new advanced data modeling and communication features to enable you to design, manage, and document the toughest of projects faster and easier.
Register today to see some of the great new features in action like:
Creating UML diagrams in ER/Studio’s latest data modeling addition
Using process modeling and data modeling in a shared repository
Browsing and reporting Visual Data Lineage diagrams through an online Portal
Bi-directional workflow commenting between ER/Studio and Portal
Object Labeling through the Portal
Who should attend - Data architects, data modelers, DBAs, database developers, business analysts, developers, and anyone concerned with improving how information is shared across an enterprise.
About the Speaker:
Jason Tiret
Director, Modeling and Design Solutions
Embarcadero Technologies
Jason has over 10 years of experience in data modeling, metadata and database management. He currently manages Embarcadero’s entire product line of award-winning modeling solutions. In this role, Jason has consulted with many Fortune 500 companies, published articles for various industry magazines, and has been a frequent speaker on the topics of data architecture, metadata, and data governance.
In case you missed it, Embarcadero announced a new Preview Center to watch the latest sneak peek videos of the upcoming release of its popular data modeling tool, ER/Studio Enterprise 8.5.
This latest release is chock full of new features that will make database architects, modelers, and developers more productive than ever. This is the most powerful version yet, combining process, data, application modeling and reporting in a multi-level design environment to facilitate collaboration between multiple roles and functions.
Check out the previews here or at the preview center for additional release information or to be notified when the 8.5 release is available.
See how ER/Studio Enterprise brings together tools for process, data, and application modeling as well as a robust repository and tools for reporting in a multi-level design environment.
See how the Google®-like search capabilities of the Portal make it easier than ever to search, browse and report on metadata using a real-world business intelligence engine.
See how you can improve communication and collaboration using Web 2.0 technologies like Object Commenting
Some of the biggest companies on the planet use ER/Studio for their data architecture and data modeling needs. And BP is one of them. It has a large federated organization with a diverse set of systems and data. This real-world case study describes the four-year journey BP embarked upon and describes how this major energy company established data modeling as a service aiding its data governance. With the pressure of regulatory compliance, a focus on data quality and a move to service-oriented architecture, “data” issues are once again coming to the forefront in BP. This presentation will illustrate topics such as:
I’d like to invite you to participate in the Enterprise Data Modeling survey being conducted by Wilshire and Technics (Steve Hoberman’s publishing company). There was a similar survey two years ago which was designed by Steve and Graeme Simsion, to which over 500 people contributed responses.
It’s intended to assess some key aspects of data modeling practice and skills within enterprises, so if you work in a modeling role or manage modelers then we welcome your participation. If you’re a consultant in a similar capacity you are welcome also, but please answer the questions for your client environment only.
