| By Dave Beulke, on August 27th, 2013 Big Data analytics are all in fashion these days, but there are many issues with how analytics are used, and how developing the appropriate analytics takes a correct and thorough data model. As I talked about in my previous Big Lies, Big Damn Lies and Statistics blog post, there are many different ways analytics . . . → Read More: Big Data: Leverage the New Fantasy Football Data Model? By Dave Beulke, on November 6th, 2012 As I get ready to travel to IDUG Berlin I look back at the Information on Demand (IOD) conference and remember the importance of all the components that enabled the conference theme, Big Data Analytics. The first components are the front-end products Cognos and the new QMF. While sharing a cab to the airport in . . . → Read More: Big Data after the IOD Conference Thoughts By Dave Beulke, on October 23rd, 2012 Management by magazine supports big data with the latest Harvard Business Review putting big data on its cover so every CEO can ask the CIO about their big data initiatives. I have experienced firsthand how big data can provide deep business insights and I discussed the business gains at IOD in my “Agile Big Data . . . → Read More: Big Data: IBM Addresses Big Data with the New PureSystems By Dave Beulke, on December 6th, 2011 It was informative and fun attending the IOD and IDUG conferences over the last couple of weeks. There were some great presentations at the IDUG and IOD conferences and I started to go through all of them while I was traveling back and forth from Prague and traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday. Some of the . . . → Read More: Analytics Is the Answer: Two Great IBM MIT Papers By Dave Beulke, on October 25th, 2011 The IBM Information on Demand (IOD) conference is going on right now and there are several IBM product announcements that are available at the IBM web site addressing the big data explosion, cloud social and analytic business trends. These announcements unveil another great step forward over the competition in all of these areas. The new . . . → Read More: IOD, IBM Trends and Budget Planning for DB2 10 Migration and Performance By Dave Beulke, on November 8th, 2010 IDUG EuropeThe focus now turns to the IDUG 2010 European conference in Vienna, Austria. It is always interesting to hear about the different DB2 systems, applications and information technology points of view from all the conference attendees. Last week at the IOD conference the . . . → Read More: IDUG Europe and More DB2 10 Features Coming By Dave Beulke, on November 2nd, 2010 Oracle to DB2 ConversionsIn the previous weeks I’ve talked about how easy it is to transfer your systems from Oracle to DB2. At the IOD conference many Oracle to DB2 conversion companies added their value proposition testimonies. IBM recorded these testimonials by video and audio, documenting . . . → Read More: IOD Conference Roundup By Dave Beulke, on October 26th, 2010 DB2 10 Becomes AvailableLast week on October 22 IBM announced that the DB2 10 for z/OS was now generally available for all clients. I talked with some of the beta customers at the IOD DB2 training conference this week and they further documented all the great savings after installing the new version. I talked . . . → Read More: 2010 IOD DB2 Training Happenings: DB2 10, Sybase Goes to DB2 and Cognos By Dave Beulke, on November 3rd, 2009 Attending all the sessions at the IBM Information on Demand conference is impossible, but attending the right DB2 training presentation to get the most out your time is vital. Not every conference is important, but with money tight and the economy questionable, learning and staying ahead of the pack with DB2 education is critical. While . . . → Read More: Five Important Items from DB2 Training at IOD 2009 By Dave Beulke, on October 20th, 2009 Looking at the IBM Information on Demand (IOD) conference grid for DB2 training this week, I was struck by all the great topics and subjects presented at the conference. The new Cognos, SPSS topics and all the standard DB2 LUW and DB2 z/OS topics are always a great way to get DB2 education, learn and . . . → Read More: IT Cost Saving and DB2 Performance Ideas at the IOD Conference | |