Atlanta BI Group Meeting on July 27th 2015
Come and join us for our next information-packed meeting on Monday, July 27th. Stacey Jones from UPS will present “Big Data as part of your Data Strategy” and Patrick LeBlanc from Microsoft will do a quick demo of Power BI Desktop now that Power BI has gone officially live. Our sponsor will be Prestige Staffing.
Presentation: | Big Data as part of your Data Strategy |
| Level: Intermediate |
Date: | Monday, July 27th, 2015 |
Time | 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET |
Place: | South Terraces Building (Auditorium Room) 115 Perimeter Center Place Atlanta, GA 30346 |
Overview: | New data technologies are evolving at an unprecedented pace. The traditional RDBMS is no longer the only choice for storing your data. Big data technologies such as Hadoop and other data technologies such as Data Virtualization, NoSQL, In-memory databases, Columnar Databases, and Graph databases offer new capabilities, but hold the potential to simply distract or disrupt business. Do relational databases still play a role? Using the wrong technology for the problem at hand can be expensive, time consuming, and counter-productive. I will discuss the importance of developing a data strategy for your company and how to determine the correct technologies. Takeaways: • Understand your data consumption needs • Document your data ecosystem • Develop your data strategy to apply the best data technology |
Speaker: | Stacey Jones is a Data Architect filling the role of the UPS Chief Business Intelligence Evangelist. Stacey spends his time researching and promoting the use of modern BI- related technologies such as Big Data, Self-Service, Data Virtualization, Polyglot Persistence, In-Memory Databases and Predictive/Prescriptive Analytics. Stacey recently transitioned UPS from reporting to Self-Service Business Intelligence and architected the largest cube ever built at UPS. He is passionate about the art of writing and optimizing the performance of SQL queries, database design, database code, and all things BI. You can reach him at staceyjones@ups.com or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/pub/stacey-jones/24/891/59 |
Prototypes with Pizza | Power BI Desktop with Patrick LeBlanc, Microsoft |
Sponsor: | Prestige Staffing is an award-winning, nationally recognized leader staff augmentation. We specialize in providing elite candidates to fulfill job openings in the IT, Telecommunications, Healthcare and Accounting/Finance industries. Our clients include both Fortune 500 companies and small, local businesses. Our mission is to provide employers with only the most skilled applicants, while simultaneously helping qualified professionals improve their careers by placing them in the most ideal work situations. |
