Staying on Top of Your “A” Game - download.101com.comdownload.101com.com/pub/tdwi/files/TDWI...
35
Staying on Top of Your “A” Game: Keeping Up with the Latest Technology & Trends TDWI St. Louis User Group [email protected] @bieasystreet 6/7/2013
Transcript of Staying on Top of Your “A” Game - download.101com.comdownload.101com.com/pub/tdwi/files/TDWI...
Staying on Top of Your “A” Game:
Keeping Up with the Latest
Technology & Trends
TDWI St. Louis User Group
@bieasystreet
6/7/2013
Agenda
• Why stay up to date on the latest technology &
trends?
• How do I stay on top of my game?
• Q&A
2
Bombarded by Buzzwords!
3
Cloud BI Big Data DIY BI
Social Intelligence
Collaborative BI
Mobile BI
Business Analytics
Predictive Analytics
Data Discovery
Bombarded by Buzzwords!
5
Have you heard of
the latest Hadoop
craze?
Bombarded by Buzzwords!
6
What is a data
scientist?
Why stay up to date on the latest
technology & trends?
7
Progress your
career
Why stay up to date on the latest
technology & trends?
8
Companies tend to
change BI vendors
over time
Companies
struggle to focus
on one single BI
vendor
Why stay up to date on the latest
technology & trends?
9
Young College
Grads
Why stay up to date on the latest
technology & trends?
11
Project ramp-up
time!
Why stay up to date on the latest
technology & trends?
13
Be a knowledge
leader in your
department!
How do I stay up to date?
Web Media
Print Media
Social Media
Training
Face-to-Face
Research Firms
14
How do I stay up to date with out staying up all
night?
Web Media – TDWI Webinars
• TDWI Webinars deliver unbiased information on
pertinent issues in the business intelligence and
data warehousing industry.
• Each live Webinar is roughly one hour in length
and includes an interactive question-and-answer
session following the presentation.
• http://tdwi.org/webcasts/list/all-webinars.aspx
17
Web Media – DM Radio examples
• Best Practices for Requirements Gathering Basics
• Get a job! New Roles in Information Management
• The Consumerization of BI – How and Why
• When Lightning Strikes: Strategies for Cloud Integration
• Why Semantics Really Matters
• http://www.information-management.com/dmradio/
18
• BeyeNETWORK.com provides viewers with
access to the thought leaders in BI, performance
management, business integration, information
quality, data warehousing and more.
• Articles categorized by Topic, Industry, and
Expert
19
20
BeyeBlogs.com BeyeResearch.com BeyeSearch.com
TDAN.com DataGovernance.com DataGovernance
Software.com
SOX-Online.com DSSResources.com DecisionAutomation.
com
Web Media - Video
www.information-management.com/video
http://tdwi.org/videos/list/all-videos.aspx
21
Web Media - Blogs
22
Use a Blog Reader to arrange the blog posts that interest
you!
Web Media - Blogs
23
Have you ever considered authoring your own
Blog?
Web Media - Blogs
24
The story of one person’s rise to BI
fame through blogging and networking
Print Media
25
Social Media
26
Social Media – Twitter Accounts to
Follow • Forrester
– @forrester; An independent research company that provides pragmatic and forward thinking advice to global leaders in business and technology
– @bevelson; Business Intelligence industry analyst at Forrester Research
• Gartner – @Gartner_inc; The leading global provider of independent and objective technology related research and
advice
– @merv; IT Industry analyst with Gartner, DBMSs, Big Data, NoSQL.
– @bitterer; Gartner Analyst
• Ventana Research – @ventanaresearch; Leading benchmark research and advisory services firm.
– @marksmithvr; CEO & Chief Research Officer at Ventana Research
• Other Researchers – @shawnrog; VP of Research – Business Intelligence at EMA
– @NeilRaden; CEO HiredBrains. Consultant, author, Analytics, DecisionMgt, BigData.
– @WiseAnalytics; Lyndsay Wise. BI researcher and analyst
– @DanVesset; VP Business Analytics Research, IDC
– @jgptec; BI, DWH & Business Performance Management Research Analyst at Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC)
27
Social Media – Twitter Accounts to
Follow
• News Coverage – @TDWI; The premier source for business intelligence and data warehousing
– @BeyeNetwork; BI industry coverage and resources
– @IWenterprise; News and trends in enterprise software including BI
– @itbusinessedge; Technology Intelligence Agent
– @DMRadioOnline; Data Management Radio
• Industry Analysts and Consultants – @Claudia_Imhoff; Consultant and analyst for BI and the technical architectures supporting it. Founder of the
Boulder BI Brain Trust
– @mikeferguson1; Independent analyst & consultant specializing in BI
– @anibalgoicochea; BI Consultant and Blogger
– @steve_dine; BI Consultant and Analyst
– @BIScorecard (Cindi Howson); BI analyst and consultant
– @marcusborba; BI and performance management consultant
• Local – @tdwistl; The St. Louis chapter of The Data Warehouse Institute
28
Social Media – Twitter Accounts to
Follow
• Thought Leaders and Bloggers – @PeterJThomas; Award-winning BI and cultural transformations expert
– @howarddresner; Business Intelligence and Performance Management thought leader
– @ColinJWhite; Specialist in BI and Business Integration
– @brunoaziza; Author, Speaker, focuses on Strategy Execution, Information Management, Analytics and
Social Media
– @rameshbabua; BI, Analytics, Social Media & Emerging Technology Independent
– @eric_kavanagh; Host of The Briefing Room and Information Management’s DM Radio; CEO of The Bloor
Group
– @SmartDataCo; Blog Network for BI and data pros
– @darenasc; Blogger and BI fan
– @VishAgashe; Passionate about BI, DQ, EIM, Analytics, SocialMedia, Networking
– @rajasekarn; Founder of Business Intelligence Professionals Linkedin Network and BI consultant.
– @datagenius; (Krish Krishnan) Big Data Evangelist, DW SME. Author, Strategy Consultant, Speaker, TDWI
Faculty, CTO
29
Face-to-Face
• Local User Groups
• Technical Conferences
31
Research Firms
32
BI Scorecard.com
33
Gleanster.com
34
Gartner – More than a Magic Quadrant Maker!
35
Forrester
36
Ventana Research
37
Q&A
38
