2010-04-28 - Pentaho Event Dubai

We are welcome to invite you to the 1st PentahoGathering - OpenSource Business Intelligence in Dubai. This event is organized by Pentaho and Xpand IT and will consist on a round table. Participate and learn all about the benefits of the BI Opensource technology and how is being adopted by many companies.


When: Wednesday, 28th of April, 2010

Where: Hilton Dubai Creek - Beniyas Road, Dubai, U.A.E 1 Google Maps

Target: End-Customers - Partners, IT Managers, Business Development e Developers

What will be presented

  • You will to know Pentaho BI Suite and see in action.
  • Methodologies that allow increasing ROI of your BI Solution
  • Success Cases
  • Demonstrations

Agenda

9h30
Reception & Welcome
9h45m
Pentaho Overview
An overview of Pentaho from a corporate perspective will be provided. It will discuss the common reasons companies have been hesitant to consider open source in the past and how Pentaho quells these myths and misconceptions to prove itself to be a very low cost viable alternative to the BI megavendors of the world.
Sharmila Wijeyakumar - Pentaho Channels Manager – Europe, middle East & Africa
10h25m
How to be Agile in your BI development
Developing a Business Intelligence solution has a lot of challenges. Information must be gathered from complex operational systems managed by different departments, data quality must be analyzed and the key performance indicators are in constant change driven by market evolution. Overcoming these challenges requires frequent adaptation and inspection. Learn how agile methodologies can be applied to the development of a BI solution and help you achieve success on your BI project.
Ricardo Pires - Xpand IT Business Intelligence Division Manager
10h40m
Delivering information with reports and dashboards (includes live demo)
In the competitive organizational world, having data is not enough, you need it fast and you need it just right for your company needs. Users can not be efficient without a proper decision support system that delivers information thoroughly and at the right time. The way this information is presented to end-users is one of the most important requirements in a BI system. This presentation will show you how to achieve this easily using Pentaho.
Ricardo Pires - Xpand IT Business Intelligence Division Manager
11h10m Coffee Break & Networking
11h30m
Success Case - Using Pentaho to build Near-Realtime Dashboards
Ricardo Pires - Xpand IT Business Intelligence Division Manager
12h00m
Pentaho Roadmap 2010
Sharmila Wijeyakumar - Pentaho Channels Manager – Europe, middle East & Africa
12h10m
Panel Q&A
Sharmila Wijeyakumar - Pentaho Channels Manager – Europe, middle East & Africa
Ricardo Pires - Xpand IT Business Intelligence Division Manager

12h30m Finish
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