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SearchDataManagement.com This Week - March 24, 2008
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IN THIS ISSUE:
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> From the Editor: If IT must adapt, so should businesspeople
> Ask the Experts: How to transition to real-time business
intelligence and data warehousing
> Site Highlights: Buying business intelligence software: Top 11
considerations
> Webcasts: Enterprise information management in the real world:
Strategies for success
> More From SearchDataManagement: Buying business intelligence
software: Top 11 considerations

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FROM THE EDITOR
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If IT must adapt, so should businesspeople
by Hannah Smalltree - hsmalltree@techtarget.

SearchDataManagement.com's editorial team has logged some frequent
flyer miles lately. I recently covered TDWI's MDM Insight event and
last week, our news editor Jeff Kelly flew from snowy Boston to sunny
San Diego to cover the annual DAMA conference. At the conference,
keynote speaker Michael Blechar of Gartner warned that data
management pros who want a job in five to 10 years had better
"adapt." No pressure or anything. Blechar said that data and process
are intertwined, which will change how businesses think about data
management. Then, he laid out some specific best practices for data
management professionals, which Jeff summarized in the article.
**DAMA conference coverage:
http://go.techtarget.com/r/3335009/6276287
**TDWI's MDM insight event coverage:
http://go.techtarget.com/r/3335010/6276287

But...I only hope that someone's giving a similar "adaptation" speech
to businesspeople, because the world is changing for everyone. Some
old-school businesspeople may need to start thinking differently
about IT and data management staff -- respecting their knowledge and
expertise, which goes far beyond keeping systems up and running. If
new partnerships are to be forged between business and IT, I think
both groups must adapt to create a truly collaborative environment.

I've been musing about what I'd say if I gave a speech urging
businesspeople to adapt. Here are some ideas -- and I'd love to hear
your thoughts on this, too:

** Give more than lip service to data as a corporate asset. Think
about how lost you'd be without it. Now, go buy lunch for your data
management team.
** Think of IT as a professional partner, not just a service
provider. Really listen, consider their opinions, examine their ideas
and know that they want to do the right thing for the business, too.
** Make an effort to communicate better with IT. If you don't
understand something, don't roll your eyes and dismiss it as
geek-speak -- ask for more clarification. If IT doesn't understand
something about the business, take the time to explain it.
** Embrace collaboration. As data management pros and architects
rethink business processes and systems, it's a great time to
collaborate and brainstorm how you could truly transform the business
together through innovative technology changes. Don't assume you know
what's possible until you bring it up. And don't assume there's only
one "right" way to do something.
** Accept change and have faith that the outcome will be well
worth it. Interfaces may change. Processes may change. You may need
to share your data. Remain optimistic that change can lead to better
things.

Now I want to know what you thought of the DAMA keynote. Do you think
you need to adapt? Are you planning to follow the recommended best
practices? What would YOU tell a captive business audience about
adaptation? Email me at hsmalltree@techtarget.com with your thoughts
and let me know! And as always, have a great week.

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ASK THE EXPERT
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How to transition to real-time business intelligence and data
warehousing
http://go.techtarget.com/r/3335011/6276287
[William McKnight]

Learn how real-time business intelligence (BI) impacts a data
warehouse and get expert tips for making the transition to real-time
BI.

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SITE HIGHLIGHTS
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Buying business intelligence software: Top 11 considerations
http://go.techtarget.com/r/3335012/6276287
Buying business intelligence (BI) software can be a frustrating,
difficult process. To help, expert Mark Whitehorn offers up the top
11 things BI buyers should -- and shouldn't -- consider.

TDWI in Chicago
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Attend the TDWI World Conference in Chicago, May 11-16, where you
will gain applicable knowledge, interact with experienced instructors
and share best practices.

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PODCASTS & WEBCASTS
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Enterprise information management in the real world: Strategies for
success
When: Available On Demand
http://go.techtarget.com/r/3335014/6276287
Speakers: Tom Finneran Principal Architect, CIBER, Inc.
Charlie Ward Enterprise Architect, Duke Energy
Sponsor: CIBER, http://go.techtarget.com/r/3335015/6276287

Next-generation NAS - Vendor webcast
When: Available On Demand
http://go.techtarget.com/r/3335016/6276287
Speakers: Stan Gibson Principal, Stan Gibson Communications
Jeff Day Senior Marketing Manager, HP StorageWorks NAS Group,
Hewlett-Packard Company
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Next-generation NAS - Vendor webcast
When: 11 Mar 2008
http://go.techtarget.com/r/3335018/6276287
Speakers: Stan Gibson Principal, Stan Gibson Communications
Jeff Day Senior Marketing Manager, HP StorageWorks NAS Group,
Hewlett-Packard Company
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Assessing the potential business impact of operational data quality -
Expert webcast
When: Available On Demand
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Speaker: David Loshin President, Knowledge Integrity, Inc
Sponsor: Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software, http://go.techtarget.com/r/3335021/6276287

Driving business value through operational dataqQuality - Vendor
podcast
When: 13 Mar 2008
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Speaker: Jay Bourland VP & General Manager of the Customer Data
Quality and Data Integration line of business at Pitney Bowes
Software
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View All Podcasts & Webcasts at:
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MORE FROM SEARCHDATAMANAGEMENT
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ARTICLE: Buying business intelligence software: Top 11 considerations
http://go.techtarget.com/r/3335025/6276287
Buying business intelligence (BI) software can be a frustrating,
difficult process. Expert Mark Whitehorn offers up the top 11 things
BI buyers should -- and shouldn't -- consider.

SAMPLE CHAPTER: What is business process management?
http://go.techtarget.com/r/3335026/6276287
Learn business process management (BPM) basics and get definitions of
BPM terms.

EXPERT ADVICE: Do you need managed reporting tools and business
intelligence (BI) tools?
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Learn if it's necessary to have both business intelligence (BI) tools
and managed reporting tools.

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