Q4 2010 TDWI Conference: "BI of the Future" & "Social Analytics - Hype and Reality"

Online, October 28, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Amitech Solutions is proud to be a co-sponsor of this quarter's TWDI St. Louis Chapter meeting, and invites you to join us at the Racquet Club Ladue on Friday, November 12th, 2010. In addition to providing an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with other Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing professionals, this quarter's event will feature talks by Neil Raden of Hired Brains, Inc., and Krish Krishnan of Sixth Sense Advisors, Inc.

"BI of the Future"
Neil Raden is the Founder and President of Hired Brains, Inc., a California-based consulting firm specializing in analytics, BI, and decision management. He has 25 years experience as an actuary, software engineer, industry analyst, and systems integrator in a wide range of industries, from healthcare to nuclear waste management. Mr. Raden has authored dozens of white papers and, with co-author James Taylor, the book "Smart (Enough) Systems: How to Deliver Competitive Advantage by Automating Hidden Decisions."

Mr. Raden's talk, "BI of the Future" will focus on developments in BI driven by changes in consumer expectations, economic drivers, technological advances, and analytical maturity. Increasingly, loose assortments of star schemas, KPIs and dashboards are being replaced by progressively more integrated and complex systems, incorporating concepts from other business processes and sophisticated data management principles.

What you'll learn:
- Current trends and "What's New" in BI
- The drivers behind recent developments in BI
- The impact of business processes on BI decisions

"Social Analytics - Hype and Reality"
Krish Krishnan, President of Chicago-based Sixth Sense Advisors, Inc., is a world internationally recognized expert in the strategy, design, and implementation of data warehousing solutions. As one of the top 25 data warehouse consultants in the world, Mr. Krishnan has authored three eBooks and over 75 articles and case studies in BI, Data Warehousing, and Data Warehousing Appliances and Architecture. He also serves as Associate Vice President for DAMA Chicago, speaks regularly at conferences throughout the world, and leads the Data Warehouse Appliance and Architecture channel at BEyeNetwork.com.

His talk, "Social Analytics - Hype and Reality," will focus on the impact of social media on business, including the wide variety of tools and applications that allow companies to be in constant contact with customers. The field of Social Analytics allows managers to bring quantitative tools to this new environment, and gives them the ability to measure the impact of "being social" on revenues and profitability.

What you'll learn:
- Vendor solutions available in the market
- How social analytics will drive companies to be "customer-centric"

When:
Friday, November 12, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Where:
The Racquet Club Ladue
1600 Log Cabin Lane
St. Louis, MO 63124

Registration:
There is no cost to attend, but registration must be completed at least 72 hours in advance for security purposes, so sign up early! For more information and to register, please visit: http://tdwichapters.org/pages/st-louis/event-registration.aspx

Agenda:
8:00 - 8:30 Registration, Continental Breakfast and Networking
8:30 - 9:00 Opening Remarks
M. C. Sankar, Chapter President
9:00 - 10:00 Session 1: "BI of the Future"
Neil Raden, Founder/President at Hired Brains Inc & Archer Decision Sciences
10:00 - 10:30 Networking Break
10:30 - 11:30 Session 2: "Social Analytics - Hype and Reality"
Krish Krishnan, President of Sixth Sense Advisors, Inc
11:30 - 12:00 Raffles and Closing Remarks

About Amitech Solutions
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