http://midsouthdama.org/index.php en-us CuteNews http://midsouthdama.org/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1252885748&archive= DAMA Midsouth Chapter Presents:

"Data Duplication and Interface Complexity: The Hidden Costs"
Thursday, September 24 2009 at FedEx World Tech Center

50 Fedex Parkway
Building 50, London Room
Collierville, TN 38017

Reception: 4:00-4:30 PM
Presentation: 4:30-6:00 PM
Refreshments

Reserve your seat

The discussion will cover the steps FedEx took and is taking to understand the hidden costs and complexity of its data footprint and interfaces, as well as the approach a company can take to understand such problems.

It will also cover the questions that one needs to ask to kick off the work.

In addition, it will include how a Data Architecture group, a Systems Architecture group, and an Application Architecture group can work together for the benefit of the company

Featuring Brian Brittain
FedEx Services: Managing Director, Data Architecture and Data Warehousing

As Director of Data Architecture with FedEx Services, Brian is responsible for data strategy and data warehouse architecture including application rationalization, interface control, and overall data management. As part of the overall Enterprise Architecture organization, Brian is also responsible for the strategic foundational application architecture for new applications.

Brian was formerly a Director of IS and BCP with Belkin UK responsible for managing all European IS applications and infrastructure, including data warehousing, Oracle ERP, and WM/PkMS.

Prior to joining Belkin UK, Brian was Director of IT at Verizon Business Europe managing strategic architecture, enterprise systems, business applications, data warehousing, intranet applications and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance in Europe and Asia Pacific.

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]]> 1252885748 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:49:08 -0400 http://midsouthdama.org/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1217014233&archive= The Elusive Species of the Information Age: The Data Management Professional

[From the report]  "At the recent DAMA International Symposium  Wilshire Metadata Conference (April 2006 in Denver, Colorado), the association conducted the first ever survey of Data Management Professionals.  The conference was attended by more than 1,000 professionals and about one third of the attendees participated in the survey.  The purpose of the survey was to learn more about the professional and its work environment"[.]

You can read the full report here.

Be sure to look for a reference to our own local chapter president, Mark Gillenson.
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