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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Dear Members, On February 7th, we had Jeff Pekrul gave us “Designing Canonicals for SOA: Bridging ER and XML Worlds”, a very interesting presentation, according to all those I talked to afterwards, which was well attended.. For more information on these upcoming events, please consult the Communication Director’s blog. President, SF DAMA |
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PROGRAM DIRECTOR'S
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Greetings, This month, we had the most interactive DAMA chapter meeting I can recall as we discussed how Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) can work in practice within companies and how data management professionals can specifically help. In March, we will continue these discussions by focusing on available Business Intelligence technologies that support SOA solutions as well as newer appliances that can be money savers (that can also help you be recognized within your own organization). Then, in April, we will expand our data and technology awareness by looking at geo/spatial data management needs. I invite you to join and invite friends or other colleagues as well to enrich our discussions and improve our own awareness. The value of dialogue was apparent in February and I am looking forward to continuing these discussions with growing participation with your help. With that, please pass the word of our agenda and topics. We will update the annual program soon and if you have specific topics you would like to see covered, please do not hesitate to contact me at programs@sfdama.org Mehmet Orun Program Director San Francisco DAMA |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Welcoming Remarks |
| 9:15 - 10:15 | Emerging Technologies Shaping the Future of Data Warehouses and Business Intellegence |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:45 | Continued Presentation |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Questions and Wrap-Up |
| 12:00 - Lunch | Restaurant (to be announced at the meeting) |
| March
13, 2007 John O’Brien |
Emerging Technologies Shaping the Future of Data Warehouses and Business
Intelligence In this presentation, John will present four specific emerging IT technologies. You will gain a better understanding of these technologies, their value proposition, and trends adopted early in many companies today that we can expect to become mainstream in the future. We will examine how each technology could affect production DWs and BI architectures, designs, operations, and strategies. This entertaining course takes a look at the latest “buzz” in technology and explores how it will shape the next generation of data warehouses and business intelligence. • The role(s) of data warehouses in service-oriented architectures (SOA) • About the EII technology, terminology, and applicability • How "appliances" are changing the rules of data warehouse architecture and adding value • The promise of GRID and utility computing About the Presenter John O’Brien, CBIP, is the president and executive architect of Zukeran Technologies, a firm specializing in data warehouse systems architecture and strategy. John’s 17-year career in IT and engineering is comprised of longer, in-depth engagements and provides a unique insight into data warehouse evolution. He has extensive hands-on knowledge of all phases of IT projects and architectures (particularly related to the architecture and management of ongoing growth and evolution of large-scale real-time systems and processes), further supported by a BS in engineering and an MBA. |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Welcoming Remarks |
| 9:15 - 10:15 | Introduction to Geospatial Data Architecture and GIS Data Management |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:45 | Continued Presentation |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Questions and Wrap-Up |
| 12:00 - Lunch | Restaurant (to be announced at the meeting) |
| March,
2007 Michael Scofield |
Introduction to Geospatial Data Architecture and GIS Data Management AGeographic information systems are a growing category of data assets. GIS is a collection of computer hardware, software, and geographic data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. Data include traditional maps (albeit digitalized) and components of maps (“layers”) as well a variety of image types. All these can be integrated for creating unique displays and presentation as well as some very powerful analysis of issues which are geographically-dependent. GIS databases pose unique challenges in data management because of their complexity and unique structural requirements. While a number of standard data models have been created for specific topics (such as census, water features, transportation, and utilities) not all the data available conforms to these models. And the very nature of geography on an imperfect and not quite spherical globe introduce new challenges to achieving accuracy in positional data. GIS analysis offers great potential in evaluating non-geographic behavior characteristics of customers and corporate assets from a geographic perspective. This is much more than the traditional questions of optimum placement of retail establishments. It includes epidemiology and environmental studies. But integrating the data presents a major challenge. About the Presenter Michael Scofield is Manager of Data Asset Development at ESRI, Inc. in Redlands, CA. He has made over 120 presentations in the U.S. and overseas to a wide variety of professional organizations on data quality, semantic data integration, and data management. His articles appear in a variety of journals |