Registration is Open ~ Thursday August 31st 2017 ~ FedEx Ground
Location: FedEx Ground, 1000 Fedex Dr, Coraopolis, PA
Attendance: Free - Advanced Registration Required
Parking: Parking is Free in the Visitor Lot
Agenda:
08:30 - 08:50 Registration and Breakfast
08:50 - 09:00 Welcome & Announcements - Tammy Datri
09:00 - 09:50 Lumira and Its Design Studio - Raj Juttukonda, Right Angle Solutions, Inc.
09:50 - 10:00 Break
10:00 - 10:50 Visualize This! - Steve Gauthier, Creative Technology & Training Solutions
10:50 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 11:50 Transitioning from Business Intelligence to Data Science - What you need to know - Ben Taub, Dataspace
11:50 - 12:30 Lunch
12:30 - 01:20 KPI’s, Getting Beyond the Noise - Ethan Durda, Ascension Business Intelligence
01:20 - 01:30 Break
01:30 - 02:20 Leverage OOB (Out of the Box) Business Objects Administration Tools and Techniques to Gain Insights Into Your Environment - Raj Juttukonda, Right Angle Solutions, Inc.
02:20 - 02:30 Break
02:30 - 03:20 Design Creationism - Steve Gauthier, Creative Technology & Training Solutions
03:20 - 03:30 Wrap-up and Giveaways - PGHBOUG Steering Committee
Lumira and its Design Studio - Raj Juttukonda, Right Angle Solutions Inc.
Explore the capabilities of Lumira and Design Studio with the backdrop of other popular visualization tools in the market. In this session users will be able to understand the infrastructure required, discern capabilities and ultimately determine the positioning of Lumira in the overall BOBJ landscape.
Visualize This! - Steve Gauthier, Creative Technology & Training Solutions
Did you know that with nothing more than Web Intelligence v4.2 you can create more complex visualizations? In this presentation we will create a variety of chart and report blocks, then using nothing more than Input Controls and the new Linking Functionality, create some very slick interactive visualizations. And all of this utilizing nothing more than Web Intelligence.
Transitioning from Business Intelligence to Data Science - What you need to know - Ben Taub, Dataspace
GOALS:
- Deliver an understanding of how the new data science world differs from the traditional world of business intelligence
- Provide some direction on resources you can use to “tool up” for the world of data science
ABSTRACT:
The term data science is thrown around a lot today. As Business Objects professionals, we’re already a part of the data science trend. In this presentation we’ll look at what’s going on in data science beyond Business Objects. We’ll describe some of the things that managers are looking for, some of the key technologies involved, and some ways you can step up your skill set to jump into this very cool new world.
KPI’s, Getting Beyond the Noise - Ethan Durda, Ascension Business Intelligence
This session will cover the creation and design of Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and how to avoid common pitfalls. Business Intelligence professionals have the ability, and opportunity, to understand and help the business better manage their data and KPI’s. This session will cover some of the more common pitfalls and provide you with the tools to get your next project off to a great start from the beginning.
Leverage OOB (Out Of the Box) BusinessObjects administration tools and techniques to gain insights into your environment - Raj Juttukonda, Right Angle Solutions Inc.
In this session we will demonstrate how administrators can use built-in tools from BOBJ to effectively prevent outages and provide root cause analysis in case of any. We will also share top 5 free tools that are available to assist them in their effort to manage multiple environments. Time permitting, we will walk through CMC auditing and Auditor reports that are critical to for the business stake holders.
Design Creationism - Steve Gauthier, Creative Technology & Training Solutions
An entertaining look at best practices for developing universes. This presentation will include an in-depth look at the many features both in the UDT and IDT. It will include do’s and don’ts of universe design. It will include topics such as Index Awareness, Aggregate Awareness, and Computed Columns in the Data Foundation.
Chris Pohl 
(BOB member since 2002-06-18)