interests of business deciCase studies of big
sion-makers, IT managers
data projects that iland analytics professionals.
lustrate the complete
Bill Franks, chief analytjourney from business
ics officer at Teradata Corpoproblem to analytics soration, will deliver a keynote
lution will be a major
address on “Putting Big Data
component of the conferto Work.” At Teradata and
ence. These sessions will
throughout his career, Franks
outline key steps such as
has focused on translating
scoping the problem, inBill Franks, chief
complex analytics into terms
frastructure issues, adanalytics officer at
that business users can unvanced analysis on the
Teradata Corporation,
derstand and then helping
data, visualization and
will deliver a keynote
address on “Putting
organizations implement the
supporting the decision
Big Data to Work.”
results effectively within their
process. One of the conprocesses. His work has
ference goals is to help
spanned clients in a variety of industries,
bridge the gap between business
ranging in size from Fortune 100 comdecision-makers and analytics propanies to small nonprofit organizations.
fessionals as they work together on
Franks is author of the book, “Taming
transforming data into insight and reThe Big Data Tidal Wave” and an active
turn on investment. Other sessions on
speaker and blogger.
the program will look into the future,
The conference will be organized
exploring emerging technologies and
around several tracks that focus on
business trends.
business, with success stories and lesThe conference will be held at the
sons learned on real implementation of
San Jose Convention Center in a new
big data analytics. Sessions on big data
expansion of the building that opened
101 will offer tutorials on how to naviin October 2013. Rooms are being
gate the big data ecosystem, how to seheld for conference attendees at the
lect and use the right technologies, as
Marriott San Jose, which is connected
well as the challenges of building data
to the Center.
science teams. Critical topics such as
For continuing updates on INFORMS
ethics and privacy requirements will
Big Data, visit: http://meetings.informs.
also be addressed.
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