Please note that the topics identified below are representative only. The conference agenda will be continuously updated.
| 08:30 |
Registration and Coffee |
| 09:00 |
IDC Keynote Presentation: Finding Your Way in the Ever-Changing World of BI
Thomas Vavra, Research Director, Software, CEMA Region, IDC CEMA
Any understanding of Business Intelligence as a solution must begin by understanding it as a constantly changing realm. BI in any enterprise or organization is a process that will evolve over time, refocus its efforts, and incorporate new methods and technologies as needed. Although market consolidation and acquisitions have reduced the number of BI providers, the incorporation of new technologies and processes continues to vex those in search of their own "BI Roadmap." This presentation brings to light some of the factors that IDC expects to impact BI development in the coming years.
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| 09:30 |
Guest Keynote Presentations: Secrets to Making BI a Killer App
Cindi Howson, Founder, BIScorecard
You’ve built your data warehouse. You’ve made an investment in business intelligence tools. And still, users are skeptical about the value of business intelligence. BI is indeed the killer application of our time – one that can provide a competitive advantage to help your company operate more efficiently in a tough economy. This presentation will help you make your BI vision a reality by providing practical advice on what really matters from both a technical and organizational perspective. Based on research from her new book Successful Business Intelligence: Secrets to Making BI a Killer App, industry expert Cindi Howson highlights how and why BI has made a difference in visionary companies, yet has failed in others. The “secrets” are based on an exclusive survey, as well as in-depth customer case studies. The case studies include industry award winners such as Continental Airlines and Corporate Express, but also insights from companies who never before shared their secrets, such as Dow Chemical and FlightStats. These insights and best practices will help transform your business intelligence efforts into the killer app it should be!
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| 10:10 |
Simplicity is What’s Next in Business Analysis
Peter Custers, Channel Manager, QlikTech Netherlands BV
Companies today are more savvy when purchasing software and are looking for solutions that provide faster time-to-market and ROI with higher end-user adaptability? Business Analysis (BA) puts the ability to make strategic decisions back where it belongs – with you – as part of a simpler business model.
- Discover the benefits of next-generation BI – speed, flexibility, ease of use.
- Hear how many organizations have reduced costs while making long, complex projects a thing of the past.
- Learn why strategic decisions should involve everyone.
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| 10:35 |
How to Gain Control of Enterprise Information
Martin Pavlík, SW IT Specialist, IBM
In recent times, when tons of apparently heterogeneously structured and unstructured data is generated, companies have to be concerned with its control – if
such is not managed eff ectively, competitors will gain the advantage. This presentation introduces IBM Information Management’s most signifi cant linked units,
which play a key role in the creation of quality Business Intelligence solutions.
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| 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:30 |
Achieving Management Excellence
Jörg Fuchslueger, BI Business Development Manager, EE&CIS, Oracle Corporation
This presentation demonstrates how to manage and optimize your enterprise-wide performance and achieve management excellence – being smart, agile, and aligned – for a competitive advantage in leveraging operational investments. Learn more about achieving management excellence with a ready-to-use Oracle EPM framework that includes powerful BI applications and core DWH/BI technology.
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| 11:55 |
What can you expect from performance management solutions and what can PM solutions expect from you?
Jiří Přibyslavský, Sales & Business Consultant, INFOR
Performance management solutions provide every manager with the right information, at the right time, for effective decision-making. PM provides complex solutions for planning, reporting, finance consolidation, and analysis. The final benefits of PM do not depend merely on the solution itself but also on other factors for success.
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| 12:20 |
Metadata Warehouse - information as a foundation for EDW management (Case Study)
Jirí Omacht, Head of data warehouse, Komercní banka, a.s.
Komercni banka develops a uniform EDW with many key business applications that require various approaches and strategic queries – such as analyzing huge
amounts of data (e.g., anti-money-laundering solutions). In order to anticipate system confl icts and failures, it is necessary to build an architecture that is transparent
and provides information that will minimize such confl icts.
One possible solution is the extraction of proper metadata from all BI systems and processes and analyzing this information using the same principles used for
business data (e.g., building a meta-DW). What diffi culties and threats are linked to these issues? How does each system support this type of solution? Is metadata a
crucial component that enables future development of a stable and effi cient EDW? These and many other questions will be answered by this presentation.
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| 12:50 |
Panel Discussion
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| 13:10 |
Conference Raffle Draw |
| 13:20 |
Lunch |
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Lucie Kodymova
Conference Assistant
IDC CEMA
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110 00 Prague 1
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 2 2142 3140
Fax: +420 2 2142 3150
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