Webinar – Mastering Master Data Management

WEBINAR Five Steps to Mastering Master Data Management 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 Have a question? Give us a call 1-888-233-2224 or contact sales

Case Study: Establishing Data Modeling as a Service in BP

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:

• Making the case for modeling
• Determine and establishing the “service”
• Enforcing standards across models
• Incorporating stewardship
• Sustaining an effective communications program
• Measuring the benefits

If you would like to learn more about ER/Studio, then we encourage you to visit us online and try for yourself. Learn more at http://www.embarcadero.com/products/er-studio

NEW WEBINAR – Modeling With Agility and Vitality for Data Governance Programs

August 11, 2009
11:00 AM PDT / 2:00 PM EDT
Register today!

Join Embarcadero in a live one-hour webinar, Modeling With Agility and Vitality for Data Governance Programs, to learn how data management professionals can use data modeling in new, agile ways to support data governance programs.

As the scope of data governance projects evolve, so do the data models that support them. Now more than ever, data models play a critical role in how data is processed, controlled and communicated across business, IT, and data stakeholders. Master Data Management, SOA, data integration, data quality projects and compliance laws only complicate the matter more – the fact is data modeling must evolve to support data governance initiatives.

Learn how to:

• Improve the value of data modeling across the business.
• Bridge the gap between technical and business audiences.
• Enhance data quality through models.
• Define and enforce standards.

Register today!

About the speaker:
Jason Tiret, Director of Modeling and Design Solutions at Embarcadero Technologies, has over 10 years 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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