ITWeb's 2009 Business Intelligence Conference will take place on 25 and 26 February at The Forum, in Bryanston, Johannesburg.
The two-day event is themed: 'BI gets user friendly' and will focus on how BI is evolving and how companies have successfully implemented BI solutions within their respective organisations.
ITWeb will conduct its annual BI survey at the event, utilising interactive technologies, enabling the audience to receive instant feedback.
Attendees will have the opportunity to gain insight from nine end-user case studies that will show the practical application of BI solutions within a wide variety of business sectors, including telecoms, mining, financial, utilities, health insurance, risk management and FMCG.
The programme features key presentations from Vodacom, PruHealth, Telkom SA, Eskom, Premier Foods, Impala Platinum, Cell C, Standard Bank and AON.
Some of the topics to be addressed include: 'Analysing the evolution of BI: making information available to the masses'; 'Making the business case for BI and quantifying its ROI'; and 'Meeting the challenges of implementing operational BI'.
Speakers will discuss the implications of the recent consolidation in the BI vendor market, how to develop an information management strategy to ensure the reliability of data, and how master data management (MDM) can enhance a company's BI strategy.
"The worldwide market for BI platforms is forecast to reach $5.8 billon in 2008, an 11.2% increase from 2007. Worldwide BI platform revenue is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.1% through 2012, to reach $7.7 billion in 2012,” according to a June 2008 Gartner research report.
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