Speaker: Susan Walsh

Susan Walsh

Between The Spreadsheets – Classifying And Fixing Dirty Data – Virtual Course

Susan Walsh is the Fixer of Dirty Data.

Susan is Founder and Managing Director of The Classification Guru Ltd, a specialist data classification, taxonomy customization and data cleansing consultancy. She is an industry thought leader, TEDx speaker and author of ‘Between the Spreadsheets: Classifying and Fixing Dirty Data’.  She’s also the creator of COAT.

She has developed a methodology to accurately and efficiently classify, cleanse and check data for errors which will help prevent costly mistakes. This could save days of laborious cleansing and classifying and can help your business find cost savings through spend and time management - supporting better, more informed business decisions.

She brings clarity and accuracy to data and procurement; helps teams work more effectively and efficiently; and cuts through the jargon to address the issues of dirty data and its consequences in an entertaining and engaging way.

Susan is passionate about helping you find the value in cleaning your ‘dirty data’ and raises awareness of the consequences of ignoring issues through her blogs, vlogs, webinars, and speaking engagements.

You can contact her on susan@theclassificationguru.com or visit www.theclassificationguru.com

In an engaging and interactive presentation, Susan will share real-life examples of dirty data, and the consequences it has on the output, such as decision making, reporting, analytics, AI and machine learning.  You’ll also learn how to make quick, accurate checks and changes to your own data in excel, regardless of your level of experience, and explain why data accuracy and maintenance is so important and implement best practices for this.

Takeaways:

• The consequences of dirty data
• How to ensure data accuracy
• How to spot check your data
• The dirty data maturity model

If you’ve ever had trouble with dirty data, then come get between the spreadsheets with us!

DAMA members who have a paid membership from April 2021 through March 2022 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 January 24th to: RSVP@kcdama.org.

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

Zoom Meeting (details provided after registration) RSVP to rsvp@kcdama.org by March 1st, 2022 Free for 2021-2022 members Guest fee is $25, and paid HERE.

Join us for an evening of 90 minutes of LEVITY training, laughter and games led by professional comedians

DAMA is hosting a different type of social event with learning led by Laughter on Call!!

• Enjoy an interactive session led by comedians
• Levity training on using laughter to make your presentations and work life fun
• Connect with friends and colleagues through games and laughers
• Win prizes
• Where: Zoom  (still want to stay safe and social distance)
• When: Thursday, March 10^th, 2022 at 4:30pm CST

RSVP: to rsvp@kcdama.org by Tuesday , March 1^st

Free attendance for 2021-2022 members and guests may attend for $25, which can be paid HERE.

Details: Zoom connection details will be sent out to registered attendees before the event.

Speaker: Rick van der Lans

Rick van der Lans

The New Generation of Databases - From Traditional SQL via NoSQL to Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) – Virtual Course

Rick van der Lans is a highly-respected independent analyst, consultant, author, and internationally acclaimed lecturer specializing in data architectures, data warehousing, business intelligence, big data, and database technology.

He has presented countless seminars, webinars, and keynotes at industry-leading conferences. He assists clients worldwide with designing new data architectures. Rick has written hundreds of articles, blogs, books, and educational white papers. His books have been translated into several languages with more than 100,000 copies sold. In 2018 he was selected the sixth most influential BI analyst worldwide by onalytica.com. He has been a DBA for DB2 on the mainframe and for Oracle.

Presented By: Sandhill Consultants

You can find out more about Rick and what he does at: https://www.r20.nl/index.html
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-van-der-lans-2232079/

Traditional general-purpose SQL database have dominated the database market for a long time. But then big data and cloud came along changing the database market dramatically. Next to general-purpose databases the market now consists of more specialized databases, such as analytical, NoSQL, translytical, graph, and GPU-based databases.
General purpose databases are good at everything, new specialized databases are developed and optimized to excel at a limited set of use cases. Additionally, cloud platforms have made it possible to develop databases that scale almost endlessly and can operate as databases-as-a-service making them highly carefree.
In this session, the differences between traditional, general-purpose SQL databases and the new generation of databases are explained.
Answers are given to questions, such as:

• What are the business advantages of the new databases?
• What is the difference from a DBA perspective?
• What are the technical differences?
• Which internal techniques are used by analytical SQL databases to become more scalable?
• What does carefree mean?
• How can they simplify data architectures?

Some of the new products that will be discussed are:

• Edge Intelligence
• Google BigQuery
• OmniSci
• RedShift
• SingleStore
• SnowflakeDB
• Starburst
• Yugabyte
• and many more

This session presents an overview of the changes in the database market from a technical perspective, but everyone can learn from this session. The market is discussed from a historical perspective: how did we start and where are we now?

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 April 13th to: RSVP@kcdama.org.

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

Speaker: John Ladley

John Ladley

Two Parts: Data Effectiveness & Committees - From seeking approval the right way to keep it going once you do
– In-Person & Virtual Course

John Ladley is a highly experienced practitioner, advisor and advocate for organizations looking for sustainable value from information and data. His experience and knowledge is balanced between treating data assets as an essential component of modern business and economies, and the practical solution of business problems.

• John’s books are the authoritative sources for Data and Information Management and Data Governance. He is a recognized authority and speaker on enterprise information management, including data monetization, information and data architectures, data governance, MDM, data quality, BI and Analytics, data warehouse and knowledge management. John is sometimes called the "senior statesman of data." Currently John is semi-retired and works with clients as an advocate for data governance and management and as a mentor to organization leadership.
• "Unofficially" - data and information management is something John didn't go after. It found him. And as digital data becomes woven into the fabric of our existence, John believes we all need to accept a reality where fundamental corporate and organization structures, policies and process will change. Society itself needs to change. This is an anthropological issue. The economic doctrines of Land, Labor and Capital now have a new friend - Data. We are ill equipped for this new age.

You may reach him via email john@ladley.biz or web www.johnladley.com

TOPIC: Data Effectiveness – Are you seeking approval the wrong way?

The quest continues amongst the “data-rati “ - How do we get approval of what we do? Data folks cannot seem to get required recognition and support. We are now starting to deal with “data management has failed” pundits. What is the answer? How do we get data assets to be properly managed?

To do this we need to explore a few things:

• Why do we lose engagement or never get it?
• Are we doing what we can, or have we missed something?
• What are we really trying to do anyway?

From there John will offer some practical steps to acquire true engagement, and data literacy in the process.

TOPIC: Committees (and other annoyingly necessary aspects of data governance)

One of the biggest issues with data management and governance is the inability to keep it going. Nothing seems to stick. What is going on? John will cover the basics of data operation and execution

• How to stop the temptation of creating new positions and organizations
• Essential aspects of program execution that are routinely ignored
• Fear of metrics and measuring
• Maintaining interest

As usual, John will offer some practical actions, and tie the two topics together.

TO PARTICIPATE YOU MUST PICK IN PERSON OR ZOOM when you RSVP. 

In person we will be meeting in the following location:

TRAINING UMBRELLA
10551 Barkley St Ste 102, Overland Park, KS 66212
Directions: in Overland Park off of Metcalf: 105th & Barkley

Please arrive by 12:30PM – we will have prepackaged snacks and drinks. We can’t wait to see you!
Note: Masks are optional in this facility at this time.

Those choosing to participate remotely:

Zoom details will be emailed to each participant after you RSVP.

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 June 3rd to: RSVP@kcdama.org.

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

Speaker: John Ladley

John Ladley

John Ladley is a highly experienced practitioner, advisor and advocate for organizations looking for sustainable value from information and data. His experience and knowledge is balanced between treating data assets as an essential component of modern business and economies, and the practical solution of business problems.

• John’s books are the authoritative sources for Data and Information Management and Data Governance. He is a recognized authority and speaker on enterprise information management, including data monetization, information and data architectures, data governance, MDM, data quality, BI and Analytics, data warehouse and knowledge management. John is sometimes called the "senior statesman of data." Currently John is semi-retired and works with clients as an advocate for data governance and management and as a mentor to organization leadership.
• "Unofficially" - data and information management is something John didn't go after. It found him. And as digital data becomes woven into the fabric of our existence, John believes we all need to accept a reality where fundamental corporate and organization structures, policies and process will change. Society itself needs to change. This is an anthropological issue. The economic doctrines of Land, Labor and Capital now have a new friend - Data. We are ill equipped for this new age.

You may reach him via email john@ladley.biz or web www.johnladley.com

Topic: Data Literacy

• The new topic of the year is data literacy. Use education to increase level of data literacy at all levels to reduce the mismanagement of data.
  • Fundamentals of data – leadership, management and all areas of organizations need to accept that they need to understand some new things No one is data literate.
  • Acting accordingly – where are we not acting correctly and how do we fix it.
  • What do I need to do – this starts with the individual

Location:

Overland Park Convention Center
Ballrooms AB
6000 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS 66211

TO PARTICIPATE YOU MUST PREREGISTER for this FREE (IN-PERSON) CONFERENCE. REGISTER HERE

Come for more John Ladley, and stay for other presentations and exhibitors!

STOP BY THE KC DAMA EXHIBIT to say hi to some of our board members or to share our DAMA KC flyer with friends and colleagues!

Stone Pillar Wine Tasting Stone Pillar Vineyard & Winery 11000 S Woodland Rd Olathe, KS 66061 RSVP to rsvp@kcdama.org by August 19th, 2022 Free for 2022-2023 members Guest may attend by purchasing a ticket here.

Come enjoy a Wine tasting with other DAMA members and their guests.
Hors d'oeuvres provided
Cheese & Crackers/Fruits & Veggies/Nuts/Salami

• Send your RSVP to rsvp@kcdama.org by Friday, August 19th.
• Free attendance for 2022-2023 members.
• $35 attendance fee for guests.

Stay tuned for upcoming events @DAMA Kansas City

Presented by Snowflake

Speakers:

Luke Knott

• Luke Knott - Luke is currently an Enterprise Account Executive at Snowflake working with
  customers in the Financial Services & Manufacturing industry to solve modernization and
  innovation challenges.

Patrick Sheehan

• Patrick Sheehan - Patrick is a self-described “data nerd” with 25yrs experience as consultant,
  architect, and engineer with companies such as Microsoft, Google, MongoDB, and Starburst.

Christen Marshall

• Christen Marshall - Christen has 10 years of experience in data management specializing in
  architecture, governance, and DataOps. She has a relentless pursuit for innovation, process
  improvement, and especially loves teaching others.

Gus Ceballos

• Gus  Ceballos - 10+ years of experience as a Solutions Consultant working with clients helping
  them modernize their on-premise infrastructure and migrate their analytical data to the cloud.

Topics:

• When & How to Choose the Cloud for your Data Strategy
  • Almost every company - SMB, Enterprise, Global - is trying to better understand how to
    accelerate value for their customers and associates. The public cloud has been at the center of
    digital transformation & value acceleration, but many companies are struggling to make sense
    of the complexities that come with deploying a data strategy built in the cloud. We will provide
    guidance and tips on when and how to assess the correct cloud(s) for your data strategy.
• Best Practices for Cloud Adoption & Migration
  • So now that you are on your data cloud journey, how do you accelerate the adoption and
    migration of your data cloud strategy? What personnel need to be in place, who can help, what
    tools can help?
• Securing & Governing Data in the Cloud
  • Development, access, & time to market all accelerate when businesses are no longer
    landlocked by infrastructure capacity, but cloud adopters must understand how to secure and
    govern their data in the cloud. We will review how cloud native tools have built a shared
    security model to accelerate security & governance of your company’s data.
• How the Cloud can accelerate Data Collaboration
  • Data & application ecosystems are forming in the cloud. We will explore how companies can
    connect to their data ecosystem across multiple clouds.

TO PARTICIPATE YOU MUST PICK IN PERSON OR ZOOM when you RSVP. 

In person we will be meeting in the following location:

TRAINING UMBRELLA
10551 Barkley St Ste 102, Overland Park, KS 66212
Directions: in Overland Park off of Metcalf: 105th & Barkley

Please arrive by 12:30PM – we will have prepackaged snacks and drinks. We can’t wait to see you!
Note: Masks are optional in this facility at this time.

Those choosing to participate remotely:

Zoom details will be emailed to each participant after you RSVP.

Guests are welcome to attend for a $25 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 October 31st to: RSVP@kcdama.org.

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