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.

Upcoming Programs 

 

Tuesday, Feb. 7 @ 4 ET
The Briefing Room with Wayne Eckerson and JackBe
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What’s happening now, and what can you do about it? That’s the essence of ‘Real-Time’ Business Intelligence – understanding the impact of opportunities and challenges as they happen, then being able to relate valuable insights to performance metrics. But securing a dynamic view of business operations is challenging for several reasons: information constantly changes, disparate systems and platforms proliferate, and user needs are always in flux. While data and application integration can solve some issues, there is a faster, easier path – tapping into live operational systems to create contextual dashboards that monitor critical programs and processes.

Register for this episode of The Briefing Room to learn from veteran BI Analyst Wayne Eckerson of the BI Leadership Forum, who will explain how operational dashboards can provide visibility into a wide array of enterprise systems. Eckerson will be briefed by John Crupi, CTO of Jackbe, who will discuss their company’s flagship product, Presto, which enables rapid-fire intelligence that can help organizations better understand the performance of their processes and goals. He’ll explain how a collection of user-driven apps and dashboards can access all manner of live, operational information systems, providing windows of real-time awareness throughout an organization, and even beyond the corporate firewall.

Tuesday, Feb. 21 @ 4 ET
The Briefing Room with Robin Boor and DataStax

 

Recent Episodes

 

Tuesday, Jan. 24 @ 4 ET
Designing a Better Future: How Architecture Enables Agility and Alignment
The Briefing Room with William McKnight and David Dichmann of Sybase, an SAP company
Click here to watch this live analyst briefing.

Tuesday, Jan. 17 @ 4 ET
Cut to the Quick: A Faster Path to Agile BI
The Briefing Room with Steve Dine and Composite Software
Click here to watch this live analyst briefing.

Tuesday, December 13 @ 4ET
Aim High: Why ‘Enterprise’ Cloud Will Change Information Management
The Briefing Room with Wayne Eckerson and MicroStrategy
Click here to view this live analyst briefing.

Tuesday, December 6 @ 4ET
Three Keys to Performance: Architecture, Awareness and Design
The Briefing Room with Mike Ferguson and Teradata
Click here to view this live analyst briefing.

Tuesday, November 29 @ 4ET
The Business of Analytics and Scalability: Getting What You Need Quickly
The Briefing Room with Robin Bloor and DataStax
Click here to view this live analyst briefing.

Tuesday, November 14 @ 4ET
The Briefing Room with Rick Sherman and Information Builders
Click here to view this live analyst briefing.

Tuesday, November 8 @ 4ET
The Briefing Room with Wayne Eckerson and Composite
Click here to view this live analyst briefing.

Tuesday, October 18 @ 4ET
The Briefing Room with Colin White and Attunity.
Click here to view this live analyst briefing with Colin White and Attunity.

Tuesday, September 27 @ 4ET
The Briefing Room with Malcolm Chisholm and Information Builders
Click here to view this live analyst briefing with Malcolm Chisholm and Information Builders.

Tuesday, September 13 @ 4ET
The Briefing Room with William McKnight and Talend
Click here to view this live analyst briefing with William McKnight and Talend.

Tuesday, August 30 @ 4 ET
The Briefing Room with Bill Inmon and SAND Technology
Click here to view this live analyst briefing with Bill Inmon and SAND.

Tuesday, August 23 @ 4 ET
The Briefing Room with Colin White and Aster Data
Click here to view this live analyst briefing with Colin White and Aster Data.

Tuesday, August 16 @ 4 ET
The Briefing Room with Mark Madsen and Pervasive Software
Click here to view this live analyst briefing with Mark Madsen of Third Nature and Pervasive Software.

Tuesday, July 26 @ 4 ET
The Briefing Room with Robin Bloor and Ramon Chen of RainStor
Achieving Agility in Data Warehousing and Analytics
Click here to view this live analyst briefing with Robin Bloor and Rainstor.

Tuesday, July 19 @ 4 ET
The Briefing Room with Robin Bloor and Ellie Fields of Tableau
Empowering the Mobile Workforce with Deep Analytics
Click here to view this live analyst briefing with Ellie Fields of Tableau and Robin Bloor.

Tuesday, June 28 @ 4 ET
Depth and Breadth – How Visual Analytics and Mobile BI Will Change Business
The Briefing Room with analyst Cindi Howson and MicroStrategy
Click here to view this live analyst briefing with Cindi Howson and MicroStrategy.

Tuesday, June 21 @ 4 ET
Where and How: Two Key Pieces to the Intelligence Puzzle
The Briefing Room with John Ladley and Alteryx
Click here to view this live analyst briefing with analyst John Ladley and Alteryx.

Tuesday, June 14 @ 4 ET
Metadata Management as the Key to Agile BI
The Briefing Room with Robin Bloor and Pentaho
Click here to view this live analyst briefing with Ian Fyfe of Pentaho and Robin Bloor.

Tuesday, June 7 @ 4 ET
Build vs. Buy –- Have Pre-Built Data Warehouses Arrived?
The Briefing Room with Dr. Lou Agosta and Solver, Inc.
Click here to view this live analyst briefing with Lou Agosta and Solver, Inc.

Tuesday, May 31 @ 4 ET
How the Cloud Disrupts Traditional Integration Practices
The Briefing Room with Dave Menninger and Dell Boomi
Click here to watch this live Analyst briefing with Dave Menninger and Dell Boomi.

Tuesday, May 24 @ 4 ET
Self-Service BI – Empowering Users with Easier Integration
The Briefing Room with Mark Madsen and Quest Software
Click here to watch this live analyst briefing.

Tuesday, May 17 @ 4 ET
Extending the Information Supply Chain with Data Virtualization
The Briefing Room with Mike Ferguson and Denodo Technologies
Click here to view this live analyst briefing with Mike Ferguson and Denodo Technologies.

Tuesday, May 10 @ 4 ET
Five Ways to Use an Enterprise Data Layer
The Briefing Room with William McKnight and Composite Software
Click here to watch this analyst briefing with William McKnight and Composite Software

Tuesday, April 12 @ 4 ET
At Your Service: Hosted Analytics for Business Performance
The Briefing Room with Joe Northern and Host Analytics
Click here to watch the archive of this live analyst briefing with Joe Northern and Host Analytics

Tuesday, March 29 @ 4 ET
The Growing ‘Big Data’ Challenge: Analyzing Machine-Generated Data
The Briefing Room with Dr. Claudia Imhoff and InfoBright
Click here to watch the archive of this live analyst briefing with Claudia Imhoff and Infobright

Wednesday, March 23 @ 4 ET
The Information-Oriented Architecture: Roundtable Discussion
Web Report Event Featuring: Philip Russom, TDWI; Robin Bloor, The Bloor Group; Bob Eve, Composite Software; Dave Duggal, Ideate
Click here to watch this roundtable discussion of the Information-Oriented Architecture.

Tuesday, March 15 @ 4 ET with Robin Bloor and Sybase
The Model Enterprise: Building Better Intelligence by Design
Click here to watch the archive of this analyst briefing with Robin Bloor and Sybase.

March 1 @ 4 ET with Robin Bloor and Eric Kavanagh
Enabling Agile Business with an Information-Oriented Architecture
Click here to watch the archive of this Exploratory Webcast with Robin Bloor and Eric Kavanagh

February 22 @ 4 ET with Robin Bloor and Kognitio
The End of OLAP? New Approach Targets Cubes
Click here to watch this analyst briefing with Robin Bloor and Kognitio.

February 15 @ 4 ET with James Taylor and Attivio
Unified Intelligence – Completing the Mosaic of Analytics
Click here to watch the archive of James Taylor and Attivio in The Briefing Room.

January 25 @ 4 ET with Robin Bloor and Composite Software
Creating and Using an Enterprise Data Layer
Click here to watch this analyst briefing with Robin Bloor and Composite Software

January 18 @ 4 ET with Colin White and expressor Software
A New Wave of Integration: to the Warehouse and Beyond
Click here to watch this live analyst briefing with Colin White and expressor Software

January 11 @ 4 ET with Cindi Howson and Tableau Software
Rapid-Fire Analytics: Fusing In-Memory with Advanced Visualization
Click here to watch the archive of Tableau Software in The Briefing Room

November 30 @ 4 ET with Robin Bloor and Informatica
Data Quality as the Cornerstone for MDM and Data Governance

Click here to watch the archive of Informatica in The Briefing Room.

October 19 @ 4 ET with Robin Bloor and Denodo

Click here to watch the archive of Denodo in The Briefing Room.

October 12 @ 4 ET with Rick Sherman and Talend

Click here to watch the archive of Talend in The Briefing Room.

September 21 @ 4 ET with Jos van Dongen & ParAccel
Click here to watch the archive of ParAccel in The Briefing Room.

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

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

July: Information Access

August: Big Analytics

September: Mastering Data

October: Business Optimization

November: Enterprise Integration

December: Innovators

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