Overview: We have all seen the results of the big data hype. Big data projects fail at the same alarming rate (2/3rds consistently fail to meet functionality, date or cost plans) that characterize IT investments in general. The failure of big data can be attributed to three specific factors: 1) Without an agreed upon definition of big data all results (measurements, claims of success, quantifications) were correctly viewed skeptically and wit...

This will be Prevent Cancer Foundation’s 20th Dialogue for Action®. Along with that milestone, the Foundation is working hard to bring you its best Dialogue yet! Dialogue for Action® is a "can't-miss" annual national conference that brings a diversity of stakeholders together to discuss the best ways to reinforce cancer screening, prevention and risk reduction initiatives in their communities. The Wednesday through Friday schedul...

Vanguard Security & Compliance™ is the most intense knowledge-based educational forum for information security and compliance professionals from public and private sectors. Highly regarded experts from Vanguard, IBM and private industry will present the most current information and instruction about cybersecurity threats and protection, configuration and compliance in a proven format structured to deliver the highest quality learning...

Are you interested in learning how leading federal agencies use powerful analytics to visualize and analyze data? Join us for a free hands-on analytics workshop to find out how! In this session, you’ll learn how to build sophisticated data-driven dashboards and reports, similar to those NASA, the U.S. Postal Service, and DoD agencies use in their day-to-day operations. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to: Import dat...

Join us from July 17-20, 2017, at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans, Louisiana, for Federally Employed Women's (FEW's) 48th National Training Program (NTP). The NTP is open to all employees from military, private and public sector organizations who want to climb the ladder to the next step in their career. All courses are Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Standards Aligned and target entry-level employees through senior decisi...

The second edition of Corinium’s Chief Analytics Officer Spring takes place from May 2-4 2017 in Scottsdale, Arizona and will explore why now is the time, more than ever, you as an analytics leader need to prove the return on investment in analytics tech for your organization. View the latest agenda This conference is not just for Chief Analytics Officers: it may be led by CAO’S but all top level Analytics, Data, Data Science, Busi...

Thousands of analytics experts from around the world. 3 days. 1 focus—helping you put your data to work like never before. Get ready for the year's most anticipated analytics and mobility event. Three major reasons to join us at MicroStrategy World 2017 Networking and connections - Network with the industry's best at receptions and special events. Educational workshops - Attend educational classes that sharpen your data skills. Inspirati...

December 14-16, 2016 Lowlands Solutions Netherlands (LSN) will be presenting a three-day, 24 hours, course on Modern Media in International conflict at the Park Hotel in The Hague, the Netherlands. This three day (24 hour) program will provide the attendee with a comprehensive overview of the phenomenon of the use of Modern Media, basic techniques of persuasion, framing, embedded journalism and agenda-setting of the big international operating...

ABOUT THIS COURSE This two-day course will prepare functional managers and analytic practitioners to finally make sense of data analytics and take control of the analytic process. “Advancing the Analytics-Driven Organization” develops core skills for data analytics and lays the foundation for data-intensive analytic projects that deliver insight, clarity, confidence and actionable decision support. Attendees will learn the four maj...

Predictive Analytics World for Government is the largest and only vendor-neutral analytics conference for government. We are holding our sixth annual conference this October 17-20th in Washington, DC at the Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel. Predictive Analytics World for Government (PAWGOV) is a practically-focused conference that highlights case studies of how government agencies are currently using data analytics to solve real world problems. At...