Data Discovery for Big Insights - Upcoming Webinar May 17

Jaime Fitzgerald will be the Guest Analyst on a Webinar Featuring Tableau, Focusing on the Role of Data Discovery in Transforming Data into Results.

You can register for free HERE 

May 17, 2012, 12:00PM ET / 9:00 AM PST

More and more data discovery tools are helping organizations transform the volumes of data they produce and collect into a revenue-enhancing resource. Yet many organizations are only scratching the surface when it comes to employing this form of business intelligence, missing opportunities to identify trends, surface business opportunities, reduce losses, and answer critical business questions. Too often, critical data remains locked in obscurity.

Simple steps can amplify the results of organizations’ data discovery efforts, empowering executives, business managers, front-line personnel, and other employees to make informed decisions. By visually exploring data with modern tools, users can compare different scenarios, test assumptions, and get to answers quickly and confidently.

Attend this webinar and learn how to:

• Overcome key challenge, including ever-growing data volumes with shrinking decisions windows
• Foster a culture of data-driven decision making
• Maximize the value of the investment in business intelligence and reporting
• Track and measure success on an ongoing basis

Register to hear BI Consultant Jaime Fitzgerald offer insights for encouraging data discovery in your organization. Fitzgerald will explain best practices for fostering an analytical atmosphere that creates a culture of insightful thinking.

Data Visualization & the Global Public Interest: Tech@State Conference Sept 23-24

Tech@State will host a conference on Data Visualization in the Public Interest on September 23-24. This conference visualization techniques and the innovative ways in which they are--and can be--used to enhance results in development, government, and the social sector in general.

Speakers will include Jaime Fitzgerald from Fitzgerald Analytics as well as an all-star roster headlined by Edward Tufte.

The full agenda is available at tech.state.gov where you can find the most current agenda and speaker bios.

Tech@State connects technologists to the goals of U.S. diplomacy and development through physical and virtual networking events. As part of Secretary Clinton’s 21st Century Statecraft initiative, Tech@State brings together leaders, innovators, government personnel and others to collaborate on 21st century technology solutions to improve the education, health and welfare of the world’s population. Previous Tech@State events have covered the aftermath of the Mobile Money, Open Source and Serious Games.