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Events

Presents:

Hands-On BI® Series

Cleveland, Ohio

March 15-17

Courses include:

· Hands-On ETL®

· Hands-On OLAP®

· Hands-On Data Mining®

· Hands-On BI – The Next Wave® *Bonus Course

· Strategy Document Workshop® *Bonus Course

Hands-on BI® is a joint venture between S&P Solutions, Inc. and The Focus Group. We are presenting the first of a series of “Hands-On®” Data Warehousing seminars in Cleveland! No travel, no bright lights or hotel expenses! Just 3 days of in-depth “Hands-On®” education given by Michael Gonzales and sponsored by The Data Warehouse Institute (TDWI).

TDWI offers this special series of lab courses with in-depth, hands-on training you won't find anywhere else. With simulated BI environments and hands-on exercises, these courses offer real-world learning for industry professionals who may already know the theory and concepts.

The expert-led courses in this series will be available at various locations and dates so you can get the training you need...and get on with your projects. These are the same courses that are offered at the TDWI Conferences!

If you would like more information or to register for the event, please visit www.tdwi.org

Hands-On ETL®: Provides a non-biased lecture on best-of-class technologies and techniques as well as exposing participants to leading ETL tools, their use, and their application. The course begins with an examination of data and technical architectures specific to ETL. Participants are then led through discussions and lab exercises that emphasize product features, functionality, and applicability of products such as: DataStage, SAS, SyncSort, Oracle’s Warehouse Manager and MS DTS.

Hands-On OLAP®: This course includes the use of best-of-class technologies and techniques as well as exposing participants to leading OLAP tools, their use, and their application. The course begins with an examination of data and technical architectures specific to OLAP. Participants are then led through discussions and lab exercises that emphasize product features, functionality, and applicability of products such as: MS OLAP Analytics, Hyperion Essbase, DB2 OLAP, PolyVista, and Cognos PowerPlay.

Hands-On Data Mining®: Provides a non-biased lecture on best-of-class technologies and techniques as well as exposing participants to leading data mining tools, their use, and their application. The course encompasses a mix of lecture and formal lab exercises. The lecture components include an overview of data mining, the fundamental uses of the technology, and how to effectively blend that technology into your overall BI environment. Through extensive lab exercises, you will gain hands-on experience with leading data mining tools, including: IBM OLAP Miner , Teradata Warehouse Miner, MS Analytics, PolyVista Data Miner

Hands-On BI®: Business Intelligence (BI) is well beyond the domain of traditional topics such as ETL and OLAP. This course examines three foremost technologies that impact BI: spatial data, data mining, metadata, portals, and real-time analytics. Participants will be given the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with the tangible value each technology brings to any warehouse effort. Tools examined include ESRI’s Spatial Business Analyst, Ascential’s MetaStage, Arcplan, and Sagent’s Enterprise Information Integrator.

Strategy Document Workshop: A mix of lecture and lab is used to expose participants to the core elements necessary in any data warehouse (DW)/business intelligence (BI) strategy document. Using the hands-on strategy document service, participants will create a draft strategy document of about 40 pages customized to their warehouse/BI initiatives, including figures, tables, and appendices.