IntelligentIT: May 2011

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Next Learning: Unwrapped - Presented by Deloitte

Next Learning: Unwrapped

Presented by Dr. Nick van Dam
Director and CLO, Deloitte
Wednesday, June 1, 1pm EDT - Complimentary
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The social learning revolution is underway - driven from our desktops, PDAs, and tablets via social networks, wikis, blogs, videos, IMs and tweets. Although the tools are critical, what is more important is how organizations use them to increase understanding and build the capabilities of their people. Social and collaborative learning have the potential to transform the workplace into a learning place.
In this insightful session, Dr. Nick van Dam, Director and a Chief Learning Officer, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, will present new learning concepts in the form of business cases from leading organizations that have used technology-based learning to achieve business goals. The same business cases have been included in his latest book: Next Learning, Unwrapped.
Specifically you will learn how to:

Build strategic people capabilities globally
Design learning for a 21st century workforce
Gain insights on â€˜Next Learning"

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Transform Reports into Decision-Making Tools

Transform Reports into
Decision-Making Tools Business and IT decision makers are under increasing pressure to make the most of every opportunity. Many find it difficult to simply identify those opportunities, while others struggle to find the right sorts of actionable information. An entry level business intelligence solution can help consolidate data that is scattered throughout a company, but actually Interpreting and understanding new-found intelligence isn't always so easy.

TechRepublic presents the Three Proven Steps to Transform Reports into Decision-Making Tools, a live and interactive Webcast for those still considering an entry-level business intelligence solution with more advanced reporting capabilities.
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Three Proven Steps to Transform Reports into Decision-Making Tools
Date: Tuesday June 14th, 2011
Time: 1:00 PM ET | 10:00 AM PT | 17:00 GMT
Sponsored by: SAP
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Gain a comprehensive understanding of how an entry-level business intelligence solution can cost-effectively replace existing solutions such as Excel and Access

Discover the value of dashboards, notifications and alerts to ensure the right information is always in the hands of those who need it

Find out how other successful organizations are using their reports to not only make better decisions but also improve performance and accountability

Get connected with your customers using IBM business analytics solutions

Register now for the June 21 IBM Cognos Midsize Business Analytics Quarterly Virtual Summit.

See how to uncover customer behaviors that drive business growth using predictive and business analytics

Join us on June 21 for the second in our 2011 series of interactive forums focused on business analytics solutions for midsize companies. This online event will focus on how you can use predictive and business analytics to “get connected” with your customers, a top priority of 95 percent of CEOs. “IBM, Capitalizing on Complexity: Insights from the Global Chief Executive Officer Study, May 2010.”

Learn how to gain a deeper understanding of customer buying patterns so that you can outperform the competition. We will focus on easy, affordable solutions to help you analyze past and current customer behavior and predict future customer actions to keep your existing customers and attract new ones.

Hear Mark Smith, president of Ventana Research, discuss the latest trends and best practices for using analytics in midsize companies
Listen to how Mentoring Minds, an IBM business analytics customer, has successfully used customer-based analytics to increase sales by up to 250 percent in a single marketplace
See a demo that proves the power of predictive analytics combined with business intelligence using IBM SPSS Modeler and IBM Cognos Express
Visit a virtual expo hall filled with IBM Business Partners and IBM business analytics experts ready to offer valuable insights on how to use analytics to grow your business
Network and chat with peers, colleagues, industry experts and IBM professionals in the communication lounge
Download helpful information from a rich resource center

What to expect

From the convenience of your computer, you’ll enter a simulated conference environment. You’ll have the benefits of a real-life event—without the hassle and expense of one.

Register now and receive a pre-event paper by Ventana Research, “Customer Analytics-Benchmarking the Analysis of Data to Gain Better Insight.”

IBM Cognos Midsize Business Analytics Quarterly Virtual Summit

Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Location: Your computer

Time: This worldwide event will be broadcast “live” three times. Attend at a time that’s right for you
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