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Business Intelligence and the Federal Budget Process
by Ramon Barquin
Budgets are a primary management tool, and the business intelligence to be gained by analyzing budgets is very significant. The same is true of the U.S. federal budget.

Exploring SAP’s Master Data Management (MDM) Application and the Evolution of Associated Technologies
by Geoffry Houze
The need for effective data management will not decrease, only grow. Managing enterprise and extra-enterprise data and transforming it into usable information are the keys to effective information management.

Using Operational Business Intelligence for Intra-Day Analysis and Decision Making
Learn how operational business intelligence (BI) optimizes the business intelligence decision cycle. Join Claudia Imhoff, Colin White and Judith Davis as they discuss the technologies for implementing operational BI.
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BI and Data Warehouse Life Cycle Management – Techniques and Best Practices
March 15 at 2 p.m. ET
Today’s data warehouse implementations are complex, near real-time systems that are tightly integrated with core business practices. These sophisticated systems require careful management. Learn best practices and implementation techniques for managing enterprise data warehouse deployments.
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Web Automation Made Simple
March 21 at 12 p.m. ET
Take a sneak peek at how Denodo Platform 4.0 dramatically simplifies data extraction and integration. Learn how to create a single customer view, enrich data for competitive and business intelligence, exchange data for B2B/B2C, and generate composite Web applications.
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The Score: IT-Centric BI – 5, Information Worker - 0
March 22 at 2 p.m. ET
We have plenty of data, but despite the big, IT-centric BI solutions that exist in our organizations, it's the tools and skills for investigating and making sense of "everyday data" that we're missing. Join us for this free Web seminar to learn to empower the "everyday data" analysts.
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The Future of Business Intelligence- Delivering Benefits Today
March 29 at 2 p.m. ET
BT and Colin White outline the new key trends in business intelligence (BI) and how your organization can benefit from next generation BI systems.
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The Next Generation of Data Warehouse Appliances: From Feeds & Speeds to Solving Real Business Problems
April 5 at 2 p.m. ET
First generation data warehouse appliances made many promises but failed to solve some of the challenging business issues. However, 2007 is ushering in new data warehouse technology that lives up to its expectations. Join Colin White as he discusses the differences and benefits of the next generation.
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Did you know that the wealth of content on the Business Intelligence Network is also presented in specific industry sectors, allowing you to navigate directly to the channel that represents your industry? Each channel features timely articles, news, events and other resources, and each channel leader is a seasoned practitioner, well-versed in the challenges and solutions for that industry. The featured channel this week is Government, led by Ramon Barquin. Dr. Barquin is the President of Barquin International, a consulting firm. He specializes in developing information systems strategies, particularly data warehousing, customer relationship management, business intelligence and knowledge management, for public and private sector enterprises. He has consulted for the U.S. Military, many government agencies and international governments and corporations. Dr. Barquin is a member of the E-Gov (Electronic Government) Advisory Board, and chair of its knowledge management conference series; member of the Digital Government Institute Advisory Board; and has been the Program Chair for E-Government and Knowledge Management programs at the Brookings Institution. He was also the co-founder and first president of The Data Warehousing Institute, and president of the Computer Ethics Institute.
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