IDG TECHtalk

The Big Data era has arrived and it is the responsibility of executives to turn that data into business value. CMOs - responsible for promoting growth – need the CIO’s help to turn the flood of structured and unstructured data their companies are accumulating into increased revenue. CIOs - obliged to turn new technology into revenue – need the CMO to help them with better functional and technical requirements for big data initiatives. And the addition of the CDO may just be the glue that brings it all together. Speaker: Anne Buff – Thought Leader and Business Solutions Manager for SAS Best Practices, a thought leadership organization at SAS Moderator: Gene De Libero – CEO, Digital Mindshare LLC

The value of big data depends heavily on being able to analyze and derive insight from it in real-time. While a high-performance cloud infrastructure can help deliver on that promise, the key is achieving - and maintaining - low latency. The need for low latency has extended far beyond the finance industry and today, businesses of all sizes in just about every industry require the ability to analyze data in-stream. Join us for an engaging discussion about data latency and the importance of real-time decision making. @idg_techtalk  Speaker: Michael Ames – Senior Director of Data Science and Emerging Technology, SAS  Moderator: Gene De Libero – CEO, Digital Mindshare LLC

Big data, and the analytics needed to derive value from that data, is driving competitive advantage at many companies. But achieving success with analytics also requires locating, hiring, training, and retaining the largest and most diverse generation in US history – millennials. This webcast will explain how organizations can attract and keep this new breed of talent. Speaker: Analise Polsky - Thought Leader and Business Solutions Manager for SAS Best Practices Moderator: Gene De Libero – CEO, Digital Mindshare LLC

Today’s customer experience requires a combination of individualized insights, connected interactions, and an agile approach to meet customers in the channel of their choice. Staying competitive in this realm requires new ways of exploring customer trends and preferences, and being smarter about responding to these indicators. The data-driven customer experience is critical to the future growth and development of organizations, particularly in today’s hyper-competitive digital economy. Speaker: Jon Moran, Principal Product Marketing Manager, Customer Intelligence at SAS Moderator: Gene De Libero – CEO, Digital Mindshare LLC

Regulatory requirements are in a perpetual state of flux. Whether you’re trying to comply with the latest Basel regulations or meet the Federal Reserve's criteria for Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review, in order to prioritize risk, you need proven methodologies, best practices, and tools to establish a risk-aware culture, optimize capital and liquidity, and confidently address changing regulatory requirements. Speaker: Tom Kimner - Head of Global Marketing and Operations, Risk Management at SAS Moderator: Gene De Libero – CEO, Digital Mindshare LLC