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Selecting the Best BI Tool
by Cindi Howson
This article marks the launch of Cindi Howson’s BIScorecard Expert Channel. Cindi’s channel is dedicated to coverage of the business tools side of business intelligence (BI), focusing on how you can leverage BI tools for greater business success. Cindi has 15 years of business intelligence and management reporting experience and is the author of Successful Business Intelligence: Secrets to Making BI the Killer App, a book scheduled for publication in November.

Building a Customer-Centric Data Warehouse
by Dan Ross
A major focus for retailers is getting a better understanding of the behavior of their customers. Learn how to build a customer-centric data warehouse from key analytic and data subject areas.

Fresher Data for the Data Warehouse: What’s the Cost?
April 5 at 1 p.m. ET
What are the costs to deliver fresher data – integrated more than once a day – to the data warehouse? Join industry expert Dr. Richard Hackathorn and GoldenGate Software to hear analyses of 5 data integration architectures that offer low-latency, even real-time, data.
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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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The Built-to-Last Data Warehouse: Be a Data Warehouse Hero
April 17 at 1 p.m. ET
Data warehouses need to have the ability to grow and adapt to today’s changing business conditions, empowering users to make insightful and better business decisions. Join Sybase and Project Performance Corporation as they discuss best practices for architecting data warehouses that adapt and support your business!
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Business Intelligence: The Right Fit = The Right Choice
April 19 at 2 p.m. ET
This Web seminar will focus on the top “Magic Quadrant” business intelligence platforms and vendors and explain how to select the BI platform that will best address your needs. Colin White will discuss key milestones in BI as he sets the stage for the discussion.
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Driving Profits with Incentive Pay Programs
On-demand
Join CFO Magazine, Watson Wyatt, Iconixx and Varicent on a webcast roundtable discussing the results of groundbreaking new research from CFO Research Services entitled “Sales Incentive Compensation: Issues, Problems, and Solutions.”
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