Blade & Timber – KC (Town Center) 5203 West 117th Street Leawood, KS 66211 (North Side of Town Center Plaza) RSVP to rsvp@kcdama.org by Thursday, January 24th Free for 2018-2019 members, and space is limited Cost is $25 for non-members and guests (PAY HERE)

Please Note: It is suggested that you wear enclosed shoes to this event.

Speaker: Krish Krishnan CTO, Big Data Evangelist, TDWI Faculty, Technology Analyst, Innovator

Mr. Krishnan is a recognized expert worldwide in the strategy, architecture and implementation of high performance data warehousing and big data solutions. A visionary data thought leader, ranked as one of the top 25 data warehouse consultants in the world, an independent analyst, writing and speaking at industry leading conferences, user groups and trade publications. He has authored three books, eBooks, over 300+ articles, viewpoints, whitepapers and case studies in Big Data, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and Data Warehouse Appliances and Architectures.

Mr.Krishnan currently works as Chief Technology Officer at Ampcus Inc, providing data and analytics leadership and services to clients of Ampcus Inc globally.

Specialties: Enterprise Transformation, Cloud Transformation, Solutions Architecture, Performance Tuning VLDBs (1-3 PB), Social Media Analytics, High Performance Data Warehouse Architecture and Design, Hadoop, NoSQL, Text Mining, Data Virtualization, Data Governance, MDM, Metadata, Semantic Analytics, Deep Network Analytics, Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence

Presentation: The Modern Data Warehouse

We live in the age of information and the Internet. Our expectations to any information are at the speed of “google” and the availability of information for use, and ease of “Facebook” for analysis. So, what happens to the world of data and the knowledge of analytics? Where do we go for a solution? Do we need a Data Warehouse? Is it dead? Are we living a non-existent dream? Is the cloud the right answer for this situation? Are these issues or thoughts bothering you? This session is a discussion about the modern data warehouse. The new age of information and its flexibility brings to us a new ecosystem and we need to understand how to leverage the same. We will discuss distributed data processing architecture, the richness it provides to data and the flexibility of the architecture in implementations. How do you benefit from the modern data warehouse and its ecosystem to the corporate consumer and how do you deliver business value is the core focus of the discussion? We will discuss the new ecosystem in the session, talk about machine learning, neural networks, advanced analytics, cloud, low-code applications and more.

You will Learn:

• The Modern Data Warehouse
• Distributed Data Processing
• RPA, Blockchain and Cloud
• NoSQL, Web Databases, Graph Databases
• Appian, Workfusion, Salesforce and more
• Business Use Cases and Benefits
• Planning and Implementing Modern Data Warehouse

DAMA members who have a paid membership from April 2018 through March 2019 may attend at no charge. 
Please send your RSVP by March 1^st to: rsvp@kcdama.org.

NOTE:  Please contact Membership@kcdama.org or Treasurer@kcdama.org if you are unclear of the status of your membership.

KC DAMA Day 2019

• Speaker: Erin Waldron
• Date: Tuesday, May 7th, 2019
• Time: 8:00am-5:00pm (Registration and Hot Breakfast starts at 7:30am)
• Where: KU Edwards Campus, BEST Building Conference Center, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS 66213

• Click here for full details
• Click here if you have questions/concerns related to the event.
• Registration CLOSED for DAMA Day

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Speaker: Dan Myers, IQCP, MBA Principal, DQMatters.com

Dan Meyers is the founder/steward of the Conformed Dimensions of Data Quality, now used by nearly one third of companies surveyed in 2018.  Dan speaks at many data management conferences worldwide on the topic of Data Quality and is the President of IQ International (IQInt.org).  Dan’s ability to integrate real-world business application of complex DQ concepts helps attendees apply useful measures the day after his training.  Dan also offers eLearning modules that enhance the learning in this course and prepare candidates for the prestigious Information Quality Certified Professional credential (from IQ International).

Presentation: Real World DQ Using the Conformed Dimensions of DQ

If you want to communicate the importance of Data Quality, then you
need to learn how to explain it in terms of real-world examples that
your mother understands. Attendees will learn measures of DQ that
impact business expense, revenues/growth and most importantly
customer experience. We leverage the Conformed Dimensions of Data
Quality in order to explain common data quality issues that impact
customers, and explain how your organization can measure and
improve customer service through improved data quality management.

For more info, click here...

DAMA members who have a paid membership from April 2019 through March 2020 may attend at no charge.  Guests are welcome to attend for a $35 fee and can submit payment here.
Please send your RSVP by September 6^th to: rsvp@kcdama.org.

NOTE:  Please contact Membership@kcdama.org or Treasurer@kcdama.org if you are unclear of the status of your membership.

Special Offering the morning of...

CLASS - "Jumpstart your DQ Improvement with the Conformed Dimensions of DQ"

8- 12 Noon (Registration 7:30) KU Edwards Campus, BEST Building Room #120, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS 66213

This course is offered at a greatly discounted price of $200

A half-day tutorial (~3hrs) with focused hands-on steps to communicate, measure and report data quality

• Audience: Data savvy individuals that have any experience querying, profiling, conducting root cause analysis,
  and DQ rule/metric creation in the past
• Focus: Concrete (more technical)
  • Including four industry specific case studies with associated DQ metrics (from IQ Int)
  • Hands-on exercises with DQ challenges, choosing the best techniques and interpreting the findings
  • Illustrations of time savings using DQ tools
• Handouts: Technique to Dimensions Mapping, and CDDQ Example Metrics
• Conformed Dimensions Poster Included

Course Objective

• Quickly level set with participants regarding DQ vocabulary and value of using the Conformed Dimensions
• Explain available DQ detection, control, and improvement technics and associated dimensions of DQ
• Enable participants to build their own DQ rules and metrics faster and more consistently using reusable DQ building blocks

Course Format

• 30% Conversational Lecture- geared to quickly provide information and answer questions
• 20% Review of examples and practice communicating DQ issues
• 30% Hands-on Application and Discussion of Conformed Dimensions’ DQ Metrics
• 20% Review of Real-world Data Profiling Results and Remediation Options

Hands on Exercises

• Hands on exercises include real data models and best practice DQ metrics created by the IQ International sponsored DQ Metrics working groups.
• Case studies come from four industries Manufacturing, Healthcare, Banking and Telecommunications but are applicable to many more.
• Case Studies include data profiling results and examples of other DQ control techniques.
• Participants are provided access to data, examples and templates used during the session, and are encouraged to reuse them afterwards.
• Data Profiling results may be provided using various software tools to compare when/why to use a tool and desirable feature sets of widely used tools.

Free Swag

• All participants receive a free 24” x 36” “Conformed Dimensions of Data Quality Poster”

To Register for this morning course please use the following link: http://dqm.mx/dqjumpstart19-kc-reg

Speaker: Dave Wells

Dave Wells is actively involved in information management, business management, and the intersection of the two. He provides strategic guidance and mentoring for BI, Performance Management, and Business Analytics programs - the areas where business effectiveness, efficiency, and agility are driven.

Dave consults with The Data Warehouse Institute (TDWI) to manage curriculum and plan educational events. He teaches at nearly all of the TDWI conferences and works on a contract basis as TDWI’s primary course developer.  He is a founding partner and Director of Education at eLearningCurve, where he also works as a course developer and instructor, and as a board member for Certified Data Steward (CDS).

Dave is a continuous learner, currently fascinated with understanding how we think, both individually and organizationally.  He studies and practices systems thinking, critical thinking, lateral thinking, and divergent thinking, and is now working to develop deep understanding and appreciation for the art and science of innovation.

Presentation: Introduction to DataOps - Intelligent and Automated Data Operations

Agile data management has become a necessity for organizations that need to maximize the value of their data. Demand for data outstrips the capacity of IT organizations and data engineering teams to deliver.  New data management practices that adapt the practices DevOps to support data operations (DataOps) are the key to agility in data management.  Most organizations don’t reap the benefits of data science.  They can’t deliver data quickly enough, they can’t hire enough data engineers, and the analytic models that they build are infrequently operationalized.  Data delivery is the bottleneck.  To keep up with the growing demand for data and information we need DataOps—a new approach to developing and delivering data pipelines and analytic models.

You Will Learn:

• The defining characteristics of DataOps.
• The value proposition for DataOps.
• The processes and challenges of data and analytics development and operations.
• DataOps processes and methods to overcome development and operations challenges.
• Key technologies and how they work to enable Intelligent Data Operations.
• Tips and recommendations to start your journey to the future of data management and data science with DataOps.

For more info, click here...

DAMA members who have a paid membership from April 2019 through March 2020 may attend at no charge.  Guests are welcome to attend for a $35 fee and can submit payment here.

We have special rates for students and unemployed, please contact RSVP@kcdama.org for more details.

We also offer a scholarship to one deserving individual if you or someone you know would like to apply to attend for free, send an email to RSVP@kcdama.org with a short paragraph for application.

Please send your RSVP by November 15^th to: RSVP@kcdama.org.

NOTE:  Please contact Membership@kcdama.org or Treasurer@kcdama.org if you are unclear of the status of your membership.