Are You Ready For SAP’s Big Data Processing Framework?
Steve Lucas, EVP of Database and Technology, unveiled SAP’s Big Data Processing Framework at the keynote session of SAP Insider BI2012 in Orlando earlier this year. I was honored to have the opportunity to be on stage with Steve for the first time, and we were ably assisted by Fred Samson. In the recorded session below, we discuss what “big data” means, why you should care, and how SAP is making it easy to Ingest, Store, Process, and Present... [Read More...]
SAP Innovation Tour in the Baltics
I’m in the Baltics this week (Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia), presenting a business innovation keynote and a big data track session as part of the SAP Innovation Forum. Yesterday’s sessions in Tallinn were fascinating, including: Industry thought leader Peep Aavikso, on why smart companies need smart people Janeck Gustavson of Eesti Energy talking about their use of SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) A very passionate talk from Olga... [Read More...]
Business Analytics in Poland
It was the SAP World Tour in Sopot, Poland last week, and I had the honor of presenting a keynote session on business analytics. The three-day event kicked off with a evening on a tall ship in nearby Gdynia, with traditional nautical music and evening entertainment including hitting a large nail into a stump of wood(?!). The opening “run better” presentation was done as a panel discussion with Grzegorz Rogali?ski, the SAP country manager, and... [Read More...]
ITWeb Business Intelligence Summit 2011, Johannesburg
I’m presenting the keynote this morning at ITWeb Business Intelligence Summit 2011, in Johannesburg. Here’s a copy of my presentation, “The Big Leap Forward” in Adobe PDF (4Mb) and PowerPoint format (zipped, 13Mb) – I hope you enjoy it! And here are some photos from the event, on Flickr: Next... [Read More...]
IDC Business Intelligence Roadshow Warsaw 2010
As promised, here’s my keynote presentation from the IDC Business Intelligence Roadshow in Warsaw, in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format, or in zipped PowerPoint format. I often mention in my presentations that “120% of us don’t understand statistics” – and here’s the proof: somebody marked my presentation as 7 out of 5 for content and style: (many thanks, whoever you are!) Read More →
SAP TechEd Berlin 2010 – Vishal Sikka Keynote Highlights
In true Web 2.0 fashion, I’m attending the SAP TechEd event in Berlin by watching the virtual TechEd stream, with live coverage of the main keynotes and interviews in key areas. You can watch a replay yourself on the Virtual TechEd site. The session started off with the new (excellent) “run better” SAP ad, featuring a wide selection of SAP customers: Mark Yolton then stepped up on stage to welcome the crowd and members of the SAP Community... [Read More...]
IDC CEMA Business Intelligence Roadshow
IDC are running a series of Business Intelligence sessions across central and eastern Europe on the following dates: Sofia September 16, 2010 | Kiev September 23, 2010 | Prague October 19, 2010 Zagreb October 21, 2010 | Almaty October 21, 2010 | Belgrade October 26, 2010 Ljubljana October 28, 2010 | Bratislava November 09, 2010 | Budapest November 11, 2010 Moscow November 18, 2010 | Athens November 19, 2010 | Warsaw November 23, 2010 Istanbul December... [Read More...]
Presentation: The Future of Business Intelligence
I gave a presentation in Finland earlier this year as part of the Nordic “Butterfly” tour, talking about the future of Business Intelligence: Ever since the first abacus, information technology has been an essential part of delivering timely information, staying accountable to stakeholders, reducing inefficiencies, and flexibility when faced with fast-changing environments. But for the first time in history, consumer technology interfaces have... [Read More...]
Real-Life, Strategic BI Within Your Overall IT Strategy
Today’s presentation at the Mastering SAP BusinessObjects conference in Melbourne, Australia is about implementing a BI strategy in your organization. Here’s the abstract: Most organizations know that they should be taking a strategic approach to Business Intelligence. But what does this actually mean, and how do you go about doing it? Using real-life examples of successful strategic BI implementations, we’ll cover key strategic themes... [Read More...]
Mastering SAP BusinessObjects Conference 2010
I’m in Melbourne for the Mastering SAP BusinessObjects Annual User Conference. There’s a great agenda including talks from Dave Rathbun of PepsiCo, Ingo Hilgefort of SAP BusinessObjects (the man who literally wrote the book on Web Intelligence — and Explorer, and BusinessObjects with BW), Tom Nather of Cleveland Clinic, Mark Rousel of Sydney Water, Rajeev Kapur of Newell Rubbermaid, and many, many others. The hashtage for the conference... [Read More...]
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