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BI: Coping with big data
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Date: 28 Feb - 1 March 2012
Venue: The Forum, Bryanston

In a world where data is measured in Petabytes, big data and metadata are among the major challenges facing business intelligence today.


This year, the annual ITWeb BI Summit and Excellence Awards focuses on how to deal with this growing headache, as well as other pressing problems.
The annual ITWeb Business Intelligence Summit focuses on managing the challenges of business intelligence, especially when it comes to coping with big data.

At this premier two-day event, top international and local BI experts will again present the latest insights, advice and solutions to local CIOs, IT managers and BI practitioners. You will learn how to cope with vast amounts of data and unstructured data, considerations when moving to the cloud, new strategies for analytics and forecasting, and more.

Speakers will also assess whether BI delivers full strategic value to your business, explain how to use your data gold mine to gain a competitive edge, and tell you how to make your BI more competitive and cost-effective.

As a delegate, you will benefit from attending this event as you:

Gain a better understanding of how to improve data governance, management, analysis and forecasting techniques
Find out how to cope with vast amounts of data and how to handle unstructured data
Recognise how to use data to its maximum potential
Learn what considerations to make when moving to the cloud
Understand how to assess whether BI delivers full strategic value to your business
Discover how to make your BI more competitive and cost-effective
Network with industry experts, key vendors and top ICT professionals
Business Intelligence Excellence
and Innovation Awards
Congratulations to the finalists!
We are proud to announce the finalists in the Business Intelligence Excellence and Innovation Awards 2012.
BI Excellence - The Foschini Group and AccTech Systems (Pty) Ltd

The Foschini Group

AccTech Systems (Pty) Ltd
BI Innovation - saidWot (Pty) Ltd and Santam Ltd

Well done to our finalists and thank you to everyone who entered this year’s awards.
The winner of each category will be announced at the ITWeb Business Intelligence Summit 2012 on 28 February 2012 at 17h25.
Barry Devlin"As a judge on the BI Awards, there are two things I particularly look out for. One is a good story! I've blogged about that recently and won't say more here. Second is the technical quality of the approach. That's not the same as complexity, by the way. BI projects in large organisations are often complex, simply because large organizations are complex and typically have many disparate data stores that have to be integrated into a data warehouse. In that case, technical quality is seen in the elegance of the solution, that simply works in the face of the complexity. In smaller organisations or limited scope projects, I look for innovation, either in the technology used or the process of implementation, and sometimes both.
Click here to see Barry Devlin’s full blog
Key speakers
Rick van der Lans, international expert

 The 'new BI' - An overview of global changes and trends in the BI arena - big data analytics, mobile BI, advanced analytics, self-service analytics, operational BI as well as changes in data warehouse architectures
Dr Barry Devlin, 9sight Consulting

BI business value - This keynote examines the different options that can speed up BI delivery, and considers to what extent these options can address the fundamental data management challenges involved.
Other speakers on the agenda
Bill Hoggarth, CQS Performance Solutions

User expectations and protecting budgets - In an age where user expectations are increasingly set by the likes of Apple, Google and others, how can BI deliverables maintain relevance?
Kim Andersen, Analyst, CXO-Advisor

Big data - managing a flood of information - With petabytes a reality, managing, integrating, searching, standardising and using big data is a growing challenge for BI practitioners. A look at the tools and strategies for managing big data.
Click here to view the full agenda
ITWeb BI Summit 2011 delegate feedback
Accenture – "Nice to see more case studies and real examples"
Grinaker LTA –  "I like ITWeb events. Generally very informative"
Discovery – "Dealt with products I’m currently working on and looking into"
On The Dot –  "Good mix of case studies"
Safcor Panalpina – "Really interesting"
Sappi Southern Africa – "Good content - drives new ideas and direction"
iSolve Business Solutions – "Informative with a good mix of content"
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IN THE NEWS
BI focus shift expected in 2012
By Tracy Burrows
[6 Dec 2011] - Next year will see business intelligence (BI) focusing heavily on mobile, social networking and the cloud in SA.
Faster BI adds to business value
By Nadine Arendse
[18 Nov 2011] - With the increased use of social networks, minor concerns can quickly turn into major problems, and sparks of interest can be fanned into profitable sales.
BI: Think quick!
By Tracy Burrows
[18 Nov] - BI needs to change to stay ahead of enterprise needs, says international BI consultant and author, Rick van der Lans
Agile software shapes BI industry
By Nadine Arendse
[27 Oct] - Data virtualisation is one of the more potent technologies for developing an agile business intelligence (BI) environment.
Cloud evolves to give business value
By Nadine Arendse
[26 Oct] - It's all about the detail when it comes to BI. There's no detail in tools, but data yields invaluable information, according to iSPartners' Dave Ives.
Back to business intelligence basics
By Nadine Arendse
[14 Oct] - The value of BI lies in the power to get executives to make decisions with valuable information, says iSPartners' Dave Ives.
Nominations for BI Awards 2012 open
By Tracy Burrows
[7 Oct 2011] - South Africa's top business intelligence (BI) practitioners are invited to nominate the country's best and most innovative projects in the annual BI Excellence and Innovation awards.
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Agenda day one, 28 February
Agenda day two, 29 February
Post-event workshop, 1 March
Registration
Award entries
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Speaker biographies
About our sponsors
Delegate attractions
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KEY TOPICS
Predictive BI and big data analytics: what’s next?
Agile analytics
Getting to grips with unstructured data
Incorporating mobile data
Mobile BI apps
Metadata and master data management
Integrating social networking into BI
Revisiting enterprise architecture
Data profiling – critical for data migration
Consumerisation of BI
Virtualised and cloud BI
Data cleaning tools and strategies Agile analytics
Latest BI Summit NEWS
Yolanda SmitAgile analytics – the future of BI?
 By Nadine Arendse
[10 Feb 2012]
New media has given business access to mass information, and they must be able to adapt accordingly, says PBT.
Farren RoperUsing data to gain a competitive advantage
By Nadine Arendse
[7 Feb 2012]
Data can be a catalyst for innovations, which is vital to retaining the competitive advantage in business, says FNB.
Next-generation BI will be user-friendly
By Nadine Arendse
[1 Feb 2012]
Business discovery has been dubbed the next generation of business intelligence, with user-friendly tools to empower users, says QlikTech.

DIY business intelligence empowers users
By Nadine Arendse
[30 Jan 2012]
Self-service BI gives users the ability to perform functions without having to fully rely on IT, says Pragmatic Works.
Unlocking data value through understanding
By Nadine Arendse
[24 Jan 2012]
Data, like technology, has no value if it's not understood. Data provides valuable information, which can be used profitably – if you know what you're looking for.
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