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June 14, 2006
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DW/BI Architect and ETL Developer Wanted

Athena IT Solutions is interviewing DW/BI architects and ETL developers. See our job descriptions for details.

Data Mining – From Diapers to Phone Records

diapers and data miningData mining has been in the mainstream press lately, what with all the worry over the government monitoring phone records. What's interesting is how far data mining has come from the classic example of "guys buy diapers and beer together on Saturday nights."

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Data and Goliath

beer and data miningA retailer in Britain has found that data is the rock they need to throw at superpower Wal-Mart as it tries to become a destination for UK shoppers. (And the diapers/beer example shows up again.)

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Are BI Suites the Answer?

I was asked recently if I thought BI suites were a good idea. My answer: sometimes they are and sometimes they aren’t. How’s that for a noncommittal response? Actually, it depends...

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Summer Training Schedule

What better way to finish off a day of data warehouse or BI training than going to a Red Sox game at Fenway Park?

If you're in the Boston area or want to make the trip, see our training schedule below. Don't want to travel? (Or just don't like the Sox?) All these courses and more are offered at your site, and we'll even customize them for you.

These courses are offered at the classrooms of our partner DataSense Solutions.

Public Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing Training Schedule

Fundamentals of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing
Jul 17, 2006 - Jul 18, 2006 Click to register for Fundamentals of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing
Aug 7, 2006 - Aug 8, 2006 Click to register for Fundamentals of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing
Sep 11, 2006 - Sep 12, 2006 Click to register for Fundamentals of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing


Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing: Project Management
Jul 24, 2006 - Jul 25, 2006 Click to register for Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing: Project Management
Sep 18, 2006 - Sep 19, 2006 Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing: Project Management


Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing: Architecture
Jun 19, 2006 - Jun 20, 2006 Click to register for Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing: Architecture
Aug 14, 2006 - Aug 15, 2006 Click to register for Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing: Architecture
Sep 25, 2006 - Sep 26, 2006 Click to register for Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing: Architecture

I hope you have enjoyed this issue and will feel free to let me know what you think.

And if you have suggestions for future topics for this newsletter or the Data Doghouse blog, feel free to share them.

 

Rick Sherman

Rick Sherman, Athena IT Solutions



About Athena IT Solutions

Athena IT Solutions is a Boston-based consulting firm that provides data warehouse and business intelligence consulting, training and vendor services. Rick Sherman has over 20 years of business intelligence and data warehousing experience, having worked on more than 50 implementations as a director/practice leader at a Big Five firm and while managing his own firm. Rick is a published author of over 50 articles, an industry speaker, a DM Review World Class Solution Awards judge, a data management expert at searchdatamanagement.com, and has been quoted in CFO and Business Week. Sherman can be found blogging on performance management, data warehouse and business intelligence topics at The Data Doghouse. He holds an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. You can reach him at rsherman@athena-solutions.com or (617) 835-0546.

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