DM Radio presents: On The Cutting Edge with Operational Analytics

Tomorrow, September 4th, at 3:00 PM ET, will happen a live Web broadcast presentation entitled On The Cutting Edge with Operational Analytics, provided by DM Review, in its initiative called DM Radio, hosted by Eric Kavanagh with Jim Ericson.


According DMReview: "For companies on the cutting edge, operational analytics can provide real-time insights that improve corporate performance significantly. Whether for operational reporting, real-time analytical reporting or business activity monitoring (BAM), operational analytics deliver the kind of information that can successfully guide organizations through even the most challenging situations.

Getting the necessary ducks in a row to accomplish this type of business intelligence can be quite a challenge, however. Dashboards, real-time integration, key performance indicators and powerful analytics are all part and parcel to such solutions. And then there's the foundation: are traditional data warehouses suitable for this task? Or are new technologies such as complex event processing (CEP) and event stream processing (ESP) necessary?

Tune into this episode of DM Radio to hear from the experts – including Forrester Research Analyst Boris Evelson and industry consultant John Ladley of IMCue Solutions – about how your organization can use operational analytics to achieve a competitive edge.

Attendees will learn:
- how CEP and ESP can facilitate operational analytics
- why traditional data warehousing approaches may not be sufficient
- the building blocks necessary for operational analytics
- where companies are employing this kind of functionality
- why understanding KPIs is critical to success
- how to link operational analytics with performance management
- why data quality problems can derail the most robust solution"

In the DM Review website, you can register for this live Web broadcast.

You also can check out the DM Radio archives to hear previous programs with a variety of other issues.

DM Review presents live Web broadcast: Everything-as-a-Service

Tomorrow, August 7th at 3PM ET, the DM Review,in its initiative called DM Radio, will provide a live web broadcast called Everything-as-a-Service.


According DMReview: "Wherever you look these days in the world of information management, the word “service” seems to appear, particularly in the domain of Software-as-a-Service. In fact, research giant IDC says there’s an emerging trend these days of “everything as a service,” noting that industry titans IBM, Microsoft, Sun, and Cisco, as well as many other smaller players, will dive feet-first into the online provisioning of services.

Tune into this episode of DM Radio to hear the experts discuss SaaS and what it means to you. We'll hear from industry stalwart Howard Dresner, a founding father of the BI industry, now an independent consultant; as well as analyst and Web 2.0 guru Mark Madsen, Principal of Third Nature; plus a special guest."

In the DM Review website, you can register for this live Web broadcast.

In my opinion, this episode of DM Radio is unmissable. First of all, SaaS and services are trends for BI. Howard Dresner is a leading voice of BI industry, and knows BI a lot. Finally, Mark Madsen is a well-know consultant focused in emerging technology and web 2.0 for BI.

You also can check out the DM Radio archives to hear previous programs with a variety of other issues.

DM Radio about Requirements Gathering

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Today, July 24th, at 3:00 PM ET, the DM Review,in its initiative called DM Radio, will provide a live web broadcast about Requirements Gathering.


According DM Review, you will learn:
• The value of a multidisciplinary project team
• The difference between mandating “what” versus “how”
• Why the rationale for all requirements should be articulated
• The importance of defining and following a transparent process
• How compliance raises the stakes in requirements gathering
• The role of validation and verification
• Common mistakes in requirements gathering, and how to avoid them

In the DM Review website, you can register for this live Web broadcast.

You also can check out the DM Radio archives to hear previous programs with a variety of other issues.

Business Requirements for BI

Steve Williams wrote a nice piece called Business Requirements for BI and the BI Portfolio: How to Get it Right, this month, in the DM Review.

He starts mentioning three primary deficiencies in generic BI requirements, traditional report requirements and functional specifications:

- They do not provide the basis for a compelling business case that business leaders buy into, one that clearly articulates how BI will be used within specific business processes to improve business performance.
- They do not provide enough specificity with respect to the kinds of BI applications that are needed, whereas BI is a broad term that encompasses a wide range of applications, from basic reporting and OLAP to sophisticated analytics.
- They do not provide enough specificity to guide development of the BI databases and applications that deliver the BI or to guide the business process changes that deliver the bang for the buck to the business.

He also explains the Weakness of generic BI business requirements and why BI functional requirements are not enough.

He defines a well-structured set of BI business requirements:

- Establishes a clear linkage between business strategies, the core business processes via which the strategies are executed and BI-driven business improvement opportunities (BIOs), which are the basis for a BI business case that is compelling to the business stakeholders;
- Identifies and clearly describes what business information, analytic tools and techniques, and decision support is required by the business to realize BI-driven improvement opportunities regarding management processes, customer processes and/or operational processes;
- Provides the essential input to the process of defining specific BI projects and prioritizing those projects based on key criteria such as business impact and time to market;
- Provides the means of aligning BI, business process improvement and balanced scorecard initiatives;
- Drives key data architecture decisions;
- Provides the basis for end-to-end traceability between BI requirements approved by business users and the delivered data stores and BI applications; and
- Provides a key baseline against which the performance of the BI initiative can be measured.

In my opinion, well-defined business requirements is one of the most important factors of success in an BI project.

Steve Williams also wrote a good book, with Nancy Williams, called:
The Profit Impact of Business Intelligence

DM Review presents live Web broadcast about Performance dashboards

Today, July 17th, at 3:00 PM ET, will happen a live Web broadcast presentation about Performance dashboards, provided by DM Review, in its initiative called DM Radio.

The subject is: What's Behind the Dashboards, hosted by Eric Kavanagh with Jim Ericson


According DM Review:
"Performance dashboards deliver what executives want and need: timely and useful indicators of corporate performance. Yet the beauty of dashboards is anything but skin deep. The magic that drives these decision-enabling tools lies beneath the surface in the carefully-constructed integration that delivers critical data.

Tune into this episode of DM Radio to hear some of the industry’s leading visionaries discuss the trends, tactics and technologies behind dashboards. We’ll hear from TDWI Research Director Wayne Eckerson, who wrote the book, Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring and Managing Your Business; we’ll also hear from Shadan Malik, CEO of iDashboards; and a special guest to be announced.

Attendees will learn:
- Data sources of key performance indicators
- Tips for designing a sustainable integration infrastructure
- What to look for in a dashboard product
- How savvy Web developers can use a browser as a dashboard
- How dashboards are really used in day-to-day operations."

In the DM Review website, you can register for this live Web broadcast.

The DM radio is an excellent initiative by DM Review to spread knowledge in interesting subjects, with expert professionals.