Webinar: Successful Modeling for Fast-Tracking DW/BI Projects

Successful Modeling for Fast-Tracking DW/BI Projects As an IT professional who may be involved with data warehouse or BI projects, we wanted to notify you of two important events that can help with your DW/BI initiatives. A couple of weeks ago, we hosted part one (I) of our DW/BI series with a webinar and white paper on “Fast-Tracking Data Warehouse Projects via Intelligent Data Modeling”. The presenter/author was renowned DW/BI expert, Claudia Imhoff. Both the webinar replay and white paper are available on demand. In Part two (II) of Embarcadero’s Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence series, we’re offering you a technical deep dive of conceptual, process, and data modeling practices with ER/Studio® — practices that can help you accelerate and maximize the impact of DW/BI projects. This live presentation will be hosted by Jason Tiret, Director of Modeling and Architecture Solutions at Embarcadero.   REGISTER NOW At this event, you’ll see and learn how to: Use conceptual and process models to communicate DW/BI  requirements with business stakeholders Drive logical model creation from a conceptual subject area model Document source/target mappings with Visual Data Lineage Use the data dictionary to share standard data elements, naming standards, and custom metadata properties between source models and dimensional models Leverage the ER/Studio® Portal to publish out models and metadata for the DW/BI environment The Changing Role of Metadata & Modeling The role of metadata and modeling in DW/BI initiatives is evolving. As DW/BI projects mature, leading architects are evolving their data modeling techniques to better develop and maintain these strategic assets. While most organizations rely on data modeling for planning and designing a data warehouse, there is much more to it than capturing data definitions and physical data models for DDL generation. Metadata related to stewardship/accountability, ETL logistics, privacy and information security, source/target mappings system of record, all need to find its way into data models. More importantly, it needs to be instantly communicated and accessible to the appropriate audiences to keep both IT and business stakeholders on the same page. Join us to see how you can leverage the changing role of metadata and modeling with ER/Studio to accelerate your DW/BI initiatives. Don’t miss this live event! Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Time: 11:00 AM PT/ 2:00 PM ET Duration: 1 hour REGISTER NOW
About the Speaker: Jason Tiret, Director of Modeling and Design Solutions at Embarcadero Technologies Jason has over a decade of experience in data modeling, metadata and database management and currently manages Embarcadero’s entire product line of award-winning modeling solutions. In this role, he 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.
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Fast-Tracking Data Warehousing & BI Projects via Intelligent Data Modeling

Webinar: Fast-Tracking Data Warehousing & BI Projects via Intelligent Data Modeling

 

More and more organizations are recognizing the benefits of data warehouses and their ability to support critical business intelligence initiatives. Yet many DW/BI projects fail due to poor collaboration on business requirements, faulty designs, and lack of solid metadata. Many of these challenges can be overcome through effective data modeling practices and data modeling tools. Data models are key to successful data warehouse implementations and can be used to resolve critical metadata management issues such as visualization/communication of dimensional models, traceability of common data elements, documentation of source-to-target mappings, and standardized data definitions. Free Webinar – Register Now    Fast-Tracking Data Warehousing & BI Projects via Intelligent Data Modeling Join BI and enterprise modeling expert, Claudia Imhoff, for an insightful webinar on intelligent data modeling practices to design and deliver superior BI faster. Date: Wednesday January 20, 2010 Time: 11:00 AM PST/ 2:00 PM EST In this one hour webinar, you’ll learn: The characteristics and benefits of intelligent data modeling How to promote the use of data models to fast-track data warehouse and BI projects Three key ways to use data models to streamline collaboration, design, and implementation of superior BI solutions How to avoid the four biggest traps that hinder BI projects Registered webinar attendees will also receive a complementary copy of Claudia Imhoff’s white paper, “Fast-Tracking Data Warehousing & BI Projects via Intelligent Data Modeling”. Register today! About the Presenter   Claudia Imhoff President Intelligent Solutions Inc. A thought leader, visionary, and practitioner in the rapidly growing fields of business intelligence and customer focused-strategy – Claudia Imhoff, Ph.D., is a popular and dynamic speaker and internationally recognized expert on analytical CRM, business intelligence, and the infrastructure to support these initiatives – the Corporate Information Factory (CIF). Dr. Imhoff has co-authored five highly-regarded and popular books on these subjects and writes monthly columns and articles (totaling more than 100) for technical and business magazines. She has served on the Board of Advisors for DAMA International and was chosen by the DAMA organizations to receive the 1999 and 2005 Individual Achievement Awards. She is an advisor and a faculty member for The Data Warehousing Institute and serves as an advisor for several technology and commercial companies. Dr. Imhoff delivers keynote addresses at conferences sponsored by software companies and their user groups, The Data Warehousing Institute, The Economist, COMDEX, and many international organizations. She has appeared repeatedly on World Business Review, Microsoft’s Getting Results programs, and web casts sponsored by DM Review, Better Management, and several technology vendors. She is a member of the Advisory Board of the Daniels School of Business at the University of Denver and is on several technology companies’ advisory councils. Dr. Imhoff founded Intelligent Solutions, Inc. (www.IntelSols.com), a well respected Business Intelligence and CRM consulting and education firm in 1992. Her company has successfully implemented over 150 Corporate Information Factory architectures in all industry areas.