Introduction to Governance Risk and Compliance

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In this web seminar, you will learn how SAP BusinessObjects GRC solutions help customers to manage risk and compliance effectively especially in economically challenging times. The session will introduce the concept of a unified and integrated GRC, why this is the number one driver for customer projects and deployments, how to address and mitigate enterprise risks, test internal controls efficiently and keep the company sustainable. The GRC concept will be introduced and demoed with a typical customer scenario, the pain points, the challenges and the GRC solution from SAP.


You will learn:

1. Compelling and detailed introduction into GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance)
2. Why customers demand a unified GRC approach ?
3. How to manage risk and compliance effectively ?
   

Presenter:
Axel Streichardt (SAP BusinessObjects)
Event Date: 2/25/09 10:00 a.m. PT

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Choosing Rich Internet Application (RIA) Framework

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More and more developments shops are adding rich internet application (RIA) technology as a key component of their development strategy because RIAs blend the best aspects of Client and Web applications in a flexible, updatable delivery footprint. But if you're considering using an RIA in your shop choosing the right technology can be confusing, there are multiple approaches and dozens of frameworks to choose from.

Join our featured guest, Forrester Principal Analyst Jeffrey Hammond, and Jeff Morris, Senior Director of Product Marketing at Actuate, as they examine the latest trends in RIA technology and discuss which RIA technology, or mix of technologies, makes sense for your organization.


You will learn:

1. For what use cases are the different RIA technologies best suited?
2. Beyond features, what are the strategic implications of the different RIA technologies?
3. How do you best integrate RIA frameworks with higher level business applications and frameworks?
4. Where are RIA technologies headed in the next couple of years?
   

Presenter:
Jeffrey Hammond ( Forrester Principal Analyst )

Event Date: 2/24/09 11:00 a.m. PT

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ScoreCarding & Performance Management : Customer Case Analysis for Increasing Operational Efficiency

Join David J. Mercier, Global Director of Continuous Improvement of Johnson Controls' Global Workplace Solutions $3.3 billion dollar business unit, to see how Johnson Controls looked for creative ways to drive and improve operational performance forward by doing more with less.

Learn how Johnson Controls realigned existing resources to achieve:
- Top-line revenue growth - Improved operating margins - A successful bottom up approach to measurement
Hear how Johnson Controls applied best practices in building strategy to align workforce accountability and reporting.
Mark Gamble, Director, Technical Marketing at Actuate, will also discuss the enabling technologies that assist Johnson Controls in implementing an operational performance management infrastructure.

You will learn:

1. Score carding for operational efficieny tracking?
2. Performance management?
3. Actuate performancesoft views
   

Presenter:
David J. Mercier, Global Director of Continuous Improvement of Johnson Controls
Event Date: 2/19/09 11:00 a.m. PT

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Using Predictions to Power the Business

The most profitable form of BI involves modeling historical data to understand patterns and trends, and applying these statistical models to new sets of data. Predictive analytics and data mining can yield tremendous benefits and insights to organizations. While some credit card companies and Wall Street firms may employ hundreds of statistical modelers to improve the ROI of core business processes, ordinary companies can also gain value from predictive analytics. All it takes is a savvy business analyst, a substantial volume of good quality data, a well-defined business opportunity, and a group of executives who are willing to invest time and money into creating and disseminating the models.

You will learn:

1. Why predictive analytics is the most powerful form of BI?
2. How to harness predictive analytics to deliver business value metadata management and data quality?
3. How to get started with predictive analytics How technology has made predictive analytics more accessible?
4. How to utilize both structured and unstructured information for deeper?

Presenter:
Wayne Eckerson (Director, TDWI Research)
Event Date:
2/18/09 9:00 a.m. PT

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InfoSphere Warehouse Product Web Site: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/infosphere/warehouse//

InfoSphere Warehouse Data Sheet: http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/data/sw-library/infosphere/datasheets/IMD10900-USEN-01.pdf

Embedded Analytics Solution Brochure: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/data/db2/warehouse/IMF14002-USEN-01.pdf

Redbook - Dynamic Warehousing Data Mining Made Easy: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247418.html

Technical Whitepaper - Data Mining for Everyone: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/sw-library/en_US/detail/Y815951M69194W67.html