Step inside the analyst chamber to learn how today’s enterprise technology really works. In The Briefing Room, you can watch, then participate in a formal, Web-based Analyst Briefing. Each Episode features:

• a 5-minute topical intro by Bloor Group CEO Eric Kavanagh
• a 15-minute technical presentation by an innovative vendor
• a 5-minute response by a renowned industry analyst
• a 15-minute briefing with the analyst: classic back-and-forth
• a 15-minute Q&A involving all attendees and Tweeters
• a 5-minute wrap-up of key elucidations from the show
• a closing survey and recommendations for additional learning

Rules of Engagement

1. Topics, vendors and analysts are chosen by The Bloor Group
2. Any vendor can request an appearance via this short form
3. Chosen vendors submit 5-7 slides one week prior to their episode
4. At least one slide must depict the solution’s architecture
5. Up to two execs may represent a vendor; one must be technical
6. Vendor must answer all questions, either live or within one week
7. Anyone can submit questions during the live event

Upcoming Episodes

September 7, 2010 @ 4 ET – Algebraix Data
How can algebra simplify information management? Register for this episode of The Briefing Room to find out! We’ll talk to Chris Piedmonte, CTO and Glenn Hout, VP of Algebraix Data. Topics to be addressed include: how algebra can recast the query process; why ETL is not necessary; how the product, A2DB, is data-model agnostic; how it self-tunes.

September 21, 2010 @ 4ET — ParAccel

September 28, 2010 @ 4ET — Sybase

Each month, The Briefing Room explores a different topic. Here are the topics for the next few months:

September: Database Management

October: Data Integration

November: Master Data Management

December: Data Visualization

For more information, or to secure a slot in The Briefing Room, please send an email to eric.kavanagh@bloorgroup.com, or fill out this short form.