Business Analytics, Administration and Technology

W6: Developing Your BI Tool Strategy and BI Bake OffUPDATED

February 24th, 2010

8:00 am - 5:30 pm

Prerequisite: This course assumes knowledge of DW fundamentals and basic BI concepts.

As the face for the data warehouse, the BI tool is the most important component to business users. Select a great tool that facilitates insights, and users will embrace business intelligence. Fail to manage your BI tool portfolio, and you will waste money on shelfware, frustrate users, and never achieve a single version of the truth.

Understanding strategic and functional differences between solutions from "Big 4" and BI pure-plays is critical to developing a successful BI tool strategy. The morning session will highlight recent events and what it means for BI buyers, provide a methodology for making better BI investments, and review major components and features of a BI platform. Specific product examples are interwoven for illustrative purposes.

The afternoon session addresses how to maximize scripted demos as part of your selection process. With a one-of-kind BI bake off, three leading BI vendors participate in carefully scripted demos so you can see the tools in action and compare how they fulfill critical criteria. Vendors use a consistent sample data set so you get a true side-by-side comparison.

You Will Learn

  • An overview of the business intelligence market and vendors’ positions
  • A framework for evaluating business intelligence vendors and suites
  • Functional differences between leading BI suites
  • How three leading vendors fulfill key criteria (through carefully scripted demos)

Geared To

  • Project sponsors and BI directors
  • Business analysts
  • BI application owners

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Regular registration ends February 19. Reserve your spot today.

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