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Keynote – When Good Data Goes Bad
Plenary Keynote, 16 November 2022, 9am GMT
Business Intelligence & Analytics Conference – 14-17 November 2022
In the keynote, Dr, Barry Devlin will examples of how good data went bad, why it happened and what was the outcome, and how you can avoid similar rotten problems in your business.
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Data doesn’t really “go” bad, of course. At least, not in the way that week-old milk in the fridge does. When you open that carton, you just know it’s bad. Bad data doesn’t stink like that. Or mostly not. But consuming it can be just as sickening.
Sometimes data just starts off bad and gets worse. Other times, it’s people or processes that do bad things to it almost as soon as it’s created or maybe even before it’s captured. Or maybe it’s what happens as it’s used as information or interpreted to gain insights. Worse still, nobody may notice how bad it is until government or regulatory inspectors arrive at the door. Worst of all, it may be like nuclear waste, dumped at night in a well, slowly and invisibly poisoning everybody who draws from it.
So much to go wrong! So much to lose. The sad truth is that—despite the incomparable weight placed upon it today—data can be and often is bad in so many ways. In this session, we’ll explore a few examples of how good data went bad, why it happened and what was the outcome, and how you can avoid similar rotten problems in your business.
Key take-aways:
- Good data begins at home… with the best intentions;
- If data are facts, what happens when facts are no longer factual;
- If you don’t manage it (the data), you can’t measure it (your business);
- Data used without knowledge is a recipe for disaster;
- Ever more data isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Unpicking Data Mesh, Deconstructing Data Lakehouse, November 2022
17 November 2022, Full day workshop at BIA Conference, London
In this full-day workshop from IRM UK, Dr. Barry Devlin explains recently emerged architrectural patterns, data mesh and data lakehouse, and offers guidance on their usefulness and potential implementation.
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Data warehouses and lakes are so last century! So, is it time for something better? Data mesh and data lakehouse certainly claim to be so.
But are they? And how do they differ? In essence, they are competing technological responses to the growing needs of digital transformation. So, if you are facing the urgent challenges of delivering high-value, consistent, and near real-time information across Cloud and on-premises environments, it will be critical to understand these approaches, their differences, and how they relate to your current solutions.
In this workshop, Dr. Barry Devlin explains and positions data mesh and lakehouse using the Digital Information Systems Architecture (DISA). Exploring existing and emerging technologies as well as organisational issues, methodologies, and implementation approaches, Barry will help you decide if one of these new approaches is right for your business needs, existing technical environment, and current skills.
Implementing Data Fabric, Mesh, or Lakehouse, December 2022
Online, 1-2 December 2022, 2 full days
In this two-day online seminar from Technology Transfer, Dr. Barry Devlin explains recently emerged architrectural patterns, data fabric and data mesh, as well as data lakehouse, and offers guidance on their usefulness and potential implementation.
Agenda and Booking at “Implementing Data Fabric, Mesh, or Lakehouse”
Is it time for something new? Three new frameworks have recently emerged: Data Fabric, Data Lakehouse, and Data Mesh. But what are they? Are they truly novel or simply marketing hype? Are they the same thing? How do they relate to the Data Warehouse, Lake, or Hub? What are their benefits and drawbacks? Should you be planning a Mesh, a Fabric, or a Lakehouse? If so, where would you start?
All these new and old terms, with overlapping scopes and different promoters, are types of Digital Information Systems, designed to manage and deliver data/information to all digital business processes in today’s complex distributed and network-centric environments.
Dr. Barry Devlin explains and positions Data Lakehouse, Fabric, and Mesh, as well as other concepts, old and new, using as a foundation the Digital Information Systems Architecture (DISA) first defined in “Business Unintelligence”. Existing and emerging technologies for Data Storage, Preparation, and Virtualization; Data Catalogs; and other tools, both on-premises and Cloud, are described. Also explored are a variety of organisational issues, methodologies, and implementation approaches.
Untangling Data Mesh, Fabric, and Lakehouse, December 2022
Online, 5-7 December 2022, 3 half days
In this online seminar from Adept Events, Dr. Barry Devlin explains recently emerged architrectural patterns, data fabric and data mesh, as well as data lakehouse, and offers guidance on their usefulness and potential implementation.
Full Agenda and Booking at “Untangling Data Mesh, Fabric, and Lakehouse”
The data warehouse is now middle-aged. BI has turned twenty and the data lake ten. So, is it time for something new? Something better? In fact, three new frameworks have recently emerged: data fabric, data mesh, and data lakehouse.
But what are they? Are they truly novel or simply marketing hype? In essence, all three are competing technological responses to the growing needs of digital transformation. If you are facing the urgent challenges of delivering high-value, consistent, and near real-time information across Cloud and on-premises environments, understanding these approaches and their differences is critical. Learn if you should move beyond your existing data warehouse or lake and, if so, how.
In this course, Barry Devlin explains and positions data fabric, mesh, and lakehouse, as well as other concepts, old and new, using a logical digital information systems architecture framework. Exploring existing and emerging technologies as well as organisational issues, methodologies, and implementation approaches, Barry will help you decide if one of these new approaches is right for your business needs, existing technical environment, and current skills.
Implementing Data Fabric, Mesh, or Lakehouse, May 2022
Online, 23-24 May 2022, 2 full days
In this two-day online seminar from Technology Transfer, Dr. Barry Devlin explains recently emerged architrectural patterns, data fabric and data mesh, as well as data lakehouse, and offers guidance on their usefulness and potential implementation.
Agenda and Booking at “Implementing Data Fabric, Mesh, or Lakehouse”
Is it time for something new? Two new frameworks have recently emerged: Data Fabric and Data Mesh. But what are they? Are they truly novel or simply marketing hype? Are they the same thing? How do they relate to the Data Warehouse, Lake, Hub, or even Lakehouse? What are their benefits and drawbacks? Should you be planning a Mesh or a Fabric? If so, where would you start?
All these new and old terms, with overlapping scopes and different promoters, are types of Digital Information Systems, designed to manage and deliver data/information to all digital business processes in today’s complex distributed and network-centric environments.
Dr. Barry Devlin explains and positions Data Fabric and Mesh, as well as other concepts, old and new, using as a foundation the Digital Information Systems Architecture (DISA) first defined in “Business Unintelligence”. Existing and emerging technologies for Data Storage, Preparation, and Virtualization; Data Catalogs; and other tools, both on-premises and Cloud, are described. Also explored are a variety of organisational issues, methodologies, and implementation approaches.
Untangling Data Mesh, Fabric, and Lakehouse, June 2022
Online, 8-10 June 2022, 3 half days
In this online seminar from Adept Events, Dr. Barry Devlin explains recently emerged architrectural patterns, data fabric and data mesh, as well as data lakehouse, and offers guidance on their usefulness and potential implementation.
Full Agenda and Booking at “Untangling Data Mesh, Fabric, and Lakehouse”
The data warehouse is now middle-aged. BI has turned twenty and the data lake ten. So, is it time for something new? Something better? In fact, three new frameworks have recently emerged: data fabric, data mesh, and data lakehouse.
But what are they? Are they truly novel or simply marketing hype? In essence, all three are competing technological responses to the growing needs of digital transformation. If you are facing the urgent challenges of delivering high-value, consistent, and near real-time information across Cloud and on-premises environments, understanding these approaches and their differences is critical. Learn if you should move beyond your existing data warehouse or lake and, if so, how.
In this course, Barry Devlin explains and positions data fabric, mesh, and lakehouse, as well as other concepts, old and new, using a logical digital information systems architecture framework. Exploring existing and emerging technologies as well as organisational issues, methodologies, and implementation approaches, Barry will help you decide if one of these new approaches is right for your business needs, existing technical environment, and current skills.
First half, 2015
Webinar: The Evolution of Data Warehouse Automation April, 2015
Organized by TDWI and WhereScape
Netherlands BI Summit 2015 Amsterdam, March, 2015
- The Data Lake and How to Avoid Drowning in It
- Decision Making Support in the Intersection of Big Data and BI
South African BI Summit 2015, Johannesburg, March, 2015
- Main tent presentation: Big data shifts gears to the internet of things
- Workshop: Building a data driven business: opportunities and pitfalls
2014
Mammoth BI, Cape Town, Nov 2014
- Four Myths of Data Driven Business (Video YouTube link)
Recreating BI and DW: New Architecture and Advanced Technologies, Rome, November, 2014
- A two-day seminar on the next wave of business intelligence, architecture and technology
Strata + Hadoop World, New York, October 2014
- Presentation: In the Data Lake: Not Waving but Drowning
Teradata 2o14 Partners Conference, Nashville, October 2014
- Presentation (with Tom Fastner, Ebay) : Machine-generated data – RDBMS, JSON… or both?
Cisco Data Virtualization Day, New York, October 2014
- Expert and panelist
Gurus of BI, Oslo, June 2014
- Keynote: Together Forever in Electric Dreams: Analytics and Business Intelligence
- Full-day workshop: Reinventing Information Architecture for Business Analytics and Beyond
Data Governance Conference Europe, London, May 2014
- Half-day workshop: Business unIntelligence – a New Architectural Hub for Information Governance and Quality
BI Summit 2014, Johannesburg, March 2014
- Main tent presentation: Analytics, Big data and collaboration: the ABC of the new BI
- Workshop: Reinventing information architecture for business analytics
2013
Business unIntelligence: moving beyond BI, Analytics and Big Data
Copenhagen, 13 November, 2013
Barry gave a full 1-day seminar based on the book “Business unIntelligence”
DW 2013, Zurich (page in German)
Zurich, Switzerland, 11-12 November, 2013
Barry presented a track session, afternoon of 11 November:
and a dinner keynote, evening of 11 November:
Enterprise Data and BI Conference Europe 2013
London, UK, 4-6 November, 2013
Barry offered a half-day workshop, 4 November:
and a DW/BI track session, 6 November:
as well as a DW/BI track session, 6 November:
Recreating BI and DW: New architecture and advanced technologies
Rome, 30-31 October, 2013
A two-day seminar on the next wave of business intelligence, architecture and technology
SPARK! Los Angeles
Los Angeles, 15-16 October, 2013
Bary offered a Keynote:
- The New Art and Practice of Business unIntelligence
Business Analytics Congress 2013
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 9 October, 2013
Barry’s Keynote was:
- The New Art and Practice of Decision Making
Webinar: IRM UK – Beyond BI is… Business UnIntelligence
26 September, 2013, 13:00 BST
Webinar: BrightTALK – Business unIntelligence: Beyond Analytics and Big Data
11 September, 2013, 13:00 BST
Business Intelligence Summit 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26-28 February, 2013
Barry keynoted on:
- Five BI Innovations up for Adoption in 2013 – And what to do about them
And also presented a half-day workshop on:
- SaaS and cloud BI – Understanding the challenges and unlocking the opportunities
2012
Big Data Europe, Frankfurt, November 20th, 2012
Barry keynoted on:
- Big Data – Past, Present, Future
Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence Conference Europe 2012, 5-7 November 2012
Barry presented a half-day workshop on:
And also presented on:
- Agile BI: Delivering Business Value–the Quicker, the Better
- Collaborative BI and the Mobile Decision Maker
12th European TDWI Conference, Munich, 18-20 June 2012
Barry keynoted on:
- 2012 – Death of BI … Birth of Decisioning
And also presented a half-day class on:
- Big Data, Small Data and All the Information Between
BI2 (Business Integrated Insight) From Business Intelligence to Enterprise IT Integration, Rome, 11-12 June, 2012
A two-day seminar on the next wave of business intelligence, which will finally reintegrate the full enterprise IT environment.
Business Intelligence Summit 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa, 28 February – 1 March, 2012
Barry keynoted on:
- BI Business Value – the Quicker, the Better
And also presented a short workshop on:
- Taking the Bored out of Boardroom BI
2011
Tech4Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, 27-28 October, 2011
Barry discussed:
- The New Information Age – Trends in Big Data, Modern Technology and Emerging Applications
Business Objects Arbeitkreis BOAK 2011, Zurich, Switzerland, 20 September, 2011
Barry keynoted with:
- Beyond Business Intelligence
The Future of Business Intelligence, Brussels, Belgium, 15 June, 2011
Barry discussed:
- Beyond Business Intelligence,or: Why We Need a New Approach… Now!
- Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Spreadsheets
International Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence Summit 2011, New and Emerging Technologies, Rome, Italy, June 22-24
Barry presented:
- The Myth of the Unstructured Data Warehouse: Why Web 2.0 and 3.0 Demand a New Approach
- The Adaptive Analytic Cycle: Getting Over IT’s Distrust of Spreadsheets
TDWI half-day seminar: Business Integrated Insight: From Business Intelligence to Fully Integrated Enterprise IT, SAS Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark, 4 April, 2011
TDWI half-day seminar: Business Integrated Insight: From Business Intelligence to Fully Integrated Enterprise IT, Helsinki, Finland, 5 April, 2011
BI2 (Business Integrated Insight) From Business Intelligence to Enterprise IT Integration, Rome, 11-12 April, 2011
A two-day seminar on the next wave of business intelligence, which will finally reintegrate the full enterprise IT environment.
BI Summit 2011, Vodaworld, Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 22-23 February 2011
Barry keynoted on 23 February with:
- Big Data – Giant Precipice or Huge Wave?
Enterprise Architecture, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 9-10 March 2011
Barry keynoted the event and presented:
- The future of Enterprise Architecture as operational, informational & collaborative computing converge
- Business Integrated Insight: Re-architecting Business Intelligence for Right-Time Decision Making
Strata Conference, Santa Clara, California, February 1-3, 2011
Barry presented two sessions:
- February 1: Exec Summit session: The Data-driven Business and Other Lessons from History
- February 3: Keynote: The Heat Death of the Data Warehouse video available on YouTube
2010
TDWI Amsterdam Symposium, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 15-16 November 2010
Barry opened the event on November 15 with a keynote:
- BI2 – Catching the Next Wave of Business Intelligence
DW2010 / EA2010, St. Gallen, Switzerland, 9-10 November 2010
Barry keynoted on November 9 with:
- BI2 — The Next Decade of Business Intelligence
DW and BI, DM & IQ Conference Europe 2010, London, United Kingdom, November 3-5, 2010
Barry presented three sessions:
- November 4: From Soft Information to Hard Data – Bridging the Business and Technology Chasm
- November 5: Fighting the Spreadsheet Pandemic – Reconciling the Spreadsheet Culture and Business Intelligence
- November 5: Is BI finished with Relational Databases? – the Implications of Unstructured Information for the Data Warehouse
9th European TDWI Conference, Munich, 14-16 June 2010
Barry keynoted on June 16 with:
- BI2 – Catching the Next Wave of Business Intelligence
and also presented a half-day seminar entitled:
- From Business Intelligence to Fully Integrated Enterprise IT
BI2 (Business Integrated Insight) From Business Intelligence to Enterprise IT Integration, Rome, 15-16 April, 2010
A two-day seminar on the next wave of business intelligence, which will finally reintegrate the full enterprise IT environment.
2009
Data Warehouse 2009, Johannesburg, South Africa, September 9-10, 2009
In addition to keynoting the conference, Barry also ran a half-day post-conference workshop:
- Is your Data Warehouse Ready to Support Operational Business Intelligence?
IDC Business Intelligence Roadshow 2009, Prague, Zagreb, Belgrade, Ljubljana, October-November, 2009
Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Conference Europe 2009, London, United Kingdom, November 2-4, 2009
Barry presented:
- Business Integrated Insight (BI2) — A New Architecture for More Than Business Intelligence and
- Seven Steps to BI2 – Reintegrating the Data Warehouse into the Full Business Cycle.
8th European TDWI Conference, Munich, 15-17 June 2009
Barry presented a half-day seminar:
- Rejuvenating Strategic Business Intelligence
International Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence Summit 2009, Rome, Italy, May 13-15
Barry discussed whether you still need a Data Warehouse and presented a readiness assessment for Operational BI.
TDWI World Conference Las Vegas, February 22-27, 2009
Barry presented a half-day seminar on February 25 entitled:
- Rejuvenating Strategic Business Intelligence
and a half-day seminar as part of the Operational BI track on February 26 entitled:
- Are You Ready for Operational BI? Performing a Health Checkup
2008
Data Management and Information Quality Conferences, November 3-6, 2008 – London, UK
Barry offered a half-day seminar on November 3:
and a conference session on November 4:
DW2008, St. Gallen, Switzerland, 27-28 October, 2008
Datawarehousing & Business Intelligence 2008, Leiden, Netherlands, October 1-3, 2008
Barry presented a full-day seminar on October 1 entitled:
- What next for Business Intelligence: Integrating BI into the mainstream of business IT with SOA and Web 2.0
as well as a conference session on October 2:
- Could BI stand for Business Insight?
7th European TDWI Conference, Munich, 2-4 June 2008