Connecting the dots
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| Connecting the dots |
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| From 2011/04/30 12:30:00 to 2011/04/30 17:00:59 |
| Presenters ({{#arraydefine:p|Cedric De Vroey}}{{#arraysize:p}}warning.png"{{#arraysize:p}}" is not a number.): |
| Cedric De Vroey |
| Where: |
| Whitespace
Blekerijstraat 75, Gent, Belgium Loading map...
Costs Totally Free |
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«A 4hr workshop about Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing. Most common concepts and techniques like ETL and MDM will be discussed and you'll also learn a bit about what software is available out there to get started.»
- What is Data Warehousing and why do you use it?
- What is ETL?
- What (open-source) software is out there to start with data warehousing?
- What are cool appliances of data warehousing?
- What kind of data models can you use?
- Where can you find loads of free data?
Why would it be interesting to join?
- You'll see how data from different sources is merged and combined together in one informationstream.
- You'll learn about multi dimensional models (time, location, ...)
- You'll learn about Ralph Kimball and Bill Inmon, the two gurus in the scene with contradicting opinions (Basically "Would you collect all available data or only the data that you need?")
- You'll learn about indexing strategies and database performance
- You'll learn how to merge local data with remote data from i.e. Google Maps API and Twitter REST API.
- You can also learn all these things in certified trainings, but they cost € 1800,00/day ;-)
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| Has cost | Totally Free + |
| Has description | A 4hr workshop about Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing. Most common concepts and techniques like ETL and MDM will be discussed and you'll also learn a bit about what software is available out there to get started. |
| Has end date | 30 April 2011 17:00:59 + |
| Has event type | Workshop + |
| Has location | Whitespace + |
| Has presenter | Cedric De Vroey + |
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| Has start date | 30 April 2011 12:30:00 + |
