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SAP Inside Track NYC 2017 Agenda Now Available

I’m pleased to announce a great lineup of sessions for SITNYC 2017! Ranging from Blockchain to MLS, HANA Big Data to SAP Leonardo; SITNYC has a great lineup of sessions on tap. We’ve got SAP Mentors, independent thinkers and SAP speakers ready to share their expertise with the SAP Community. All you need to do is register.
(Please note: registration will close Friday 11/3 at noon, in order to allow for building access to be processed.)

There are some really good sessions on tap. If you’ve been thinking about a day trip to the city, this would be the perfect opportunity. On top of some cool presentations, you’ll get the chance to spend the day in one of the coolest new development spaces in NYC: the SAP Leonardo Center. SAP’s Next-Gen Lab area, it is a really neat maker space and a great place to have an event like SAP Inside Track! I was able to get a sneak peek at the location while attending a SAP Analytics meeting at the adjacent Executive Briefing Center:

Innovators Wanted!

As you can see, it’s going to be a great day of community delivered learning and networking. Last ditch friendly reminder: Registration is still open, but will close Friday 11/3 at noon, in order to allow for building access to be processed. Questions? Easiest way is to ask myself or John Astill via Twitter. See you at Hudson Yards!

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Inside Track SAP

SAP Inside Track NYC 2017: SIT returns to NYC!

Bright Lights, Big City

After a short hiatus, it’s great to announce the return of SAP Inside Track to the Big Apple. Thanks to some ‘gentle’ nudging from Tammy Powlas, John Astill and I are teaming up to bring SITNYC to the newest and coolest SAP space around- Hudson Yards! The SAP Leonardo Center has generously donated the use of their fantastic facility

We’re looking for a ‘few good presentations’ to bring your stories and lessons to the SAP community. Remember- Inside Tracks are COMMUNITY driven events, we want to hear from everyone: customers, partners and SAP employees. All that is required is the desire to share that story with folks in a supremely cool location. In the greatest city in the world, of course. WORK!

Hamilton references aside, we’re really looking forward to a day of great content, networking and learning. No SAP topic is off the table and the only thing we require is: NO sales pitches. HANA, ECC, Analytics Cloud, BusinessObjects, Leonardo? Cool! The only thing that matters is that you mash the ‘Submit a Session’ link here: http://j.mp/SAPITNYC_SP and register here!

Event Details

Date: November, 6th 2017

Time: 9:00am-5:00pm

Location:
SAP Hudson Yards
10 Hudson Yards
New York, NY 10001

Agenda:
Current agenda on SAP Community Network

Thanks for SAP Leonardo team and the SAP Mentor team for their financial support of the event!!

Please feel free to reach out to John or myself with any questions. See you at Inside Track NYC!

 

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BI + Analytics Conference 2017: Picks from my agenda

Thanks for listening to the July 13th webcast ‘Meet Customer Speakers for BI + A Conference’ with myself and Jennifer Cofer! To get the session picks started, I’m going to start with some blatant self promotion with Jennifer and my sessions.

I will be adding picks from the webcast to this post several times before the conference starts and will announce the updates on Twitter. Feel free to subscribe to be automatically updated, too. See you at BI + Analytics 2017 in Nashville!

Day 1: Monday, August 7

  • 2:45pm: Pushing Web Intelligence to the Limit: Real World Implementation (Jeff Young, University of Utah Healthcare)
  • 3:40pm: Creating a COE the Efficient and Effective Way (Me)

Day 2: Tuesday, August 8

AM

  • 11:20am: Usable Tips for Making Your Web Intelligence Reports Sing (Bret Holmes, University of Washington)
  • 12:15pm: Beautiful & Usable Analytics for Better User Experiences (Eric Vallo, EV Technologies)

OR

  • 11:20am: SAP Predictive Analytics for the Analytics Power User (Debraj Roy, SAP; Dallas Marks & Greg Myers, EV Technologies) [2 Session Hands-on]

PM:

  • 2:10pm: Providing IoT Analytics with SAP BusinessObjects (Charles Reeves, Graphic Packaging International)
  • 3:30pm: DIY-BI: Data Analytics & Dashboarding with SAP Lumira at Mead Johnson Nutrition (Jai Prakash, Mead Johnson Nutrition)

Day 3: Wednesday, August 9

AM:

  • 10:45am: What’s Happening at the City of Mesa? Creating Interactive Dashboards in Web Intelligence (Jared Hansen & Melissa Jones, City of Mesa, AZ)
  • 11:40am: How to Become a Visualization Guru: Tips & Tricks on SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Charts (Jennifer Cofer, Providence Health & Pascal Gualin, SAP)
  • BONUS 11:40am SESSION: Increasing Adoption & Engagement with Lumira & Design Studio SDK (Mike Howles, International Paper)

PM

  • 1:30pm: Driving User Adoption of Self-Serve BI+Analytics (Jim Cull, Zurich Insurance)
  • 2:25pm: Healthcare BI Management & Related EHR Upgrades: How Beaumont Health Prevails through the Highs and Lows (Jeffrey Morrison, Beaumont Health)
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On the way to…ASUG Annual Conference/Sapphire 2017

This installment of ‘On the way to…’ is brought to you by- my house! I’ve decided to get this entry out to my blog earlier than the usual ‘day of traveling’ edition. (But I will post the usual SCN version from the airport.)

Let’s get right to it…I think there’s a lot at stake for SAP Analytics with the ‘world premiere’ of Lumira 2.0 and I suspect that customer feedback will be immediate. They’ve had a lot of time and several attempts to get within striking distance of Tableau, Power BI and others in the marketplace. I don’t think customers are looking for a direct point by point competitor any more, but something that is going to make their lives easier working with their SAP data. If it doesn’t make things easier, I’m going to start pressing for SAP to make up with Microsoft and put back the UNX connector into Power BI Desktop. (I’m thinking that this topic may be a separate blog after the dust settles.)

That being said- here’s a few selections that are on my conference agenda. Some I’m presenting at and others I’m really just interested in listening to the material. If you do decide to attend any of these, try and save me a seat if the room gets crowded, OK? Just send a tweet to @golasalle or look for SAP Mentor jersey #212 and point me to where I’m sitting!!

Tuesday:

HS6529- Heal Thyself: Self-Service Analytics at Mercy (12:30-1:30pm, S310A)
I’m always down for a good healthcare analytics story and if it’s presented by my good friend and fellow Diversified Semantic Layer podcast teammate, then even better. I would highly recommend seeing Jamie when he presents, so feel free to join me.

Wednesday:

BIA9214: BI Community Networking (11:00am-12:00pm, ASUG Hub on the show floor)
Come and meet other ASUG BI volunteers and community members while networking with other analytics professionals. If an ASUG Volunteer doesn’t know the answer to your question, they should be able to point you in the direction of where to turn! Bring some business cards and get your networking game going!

BIA6466: World Premiere of SAP BusinessObjects Lumira 2.0 Including SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio (12:30-1:30pm, S310A)
Like I mentioned above, I think a lot rides on the successful rollout of Lumira 2.0. I’m guessing that I’m not the only one that thinks that, so this session may be one of those “can’t miss” sessions in Orlando.

Thursday:

BIA7625: Interactive Influence: SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence (3:30-4:30pm, Third Floor Influence 3)
Want to influence where WebI is headed? Want to hang out with me ONE more time (other than at the Hilton Lobby Bar)? Join SAP’s Gregory Botticchio as we lead a Design Thinking session around topics attendees would like to see covered by the ASUG Web Intelligence Influence Council.

(On a personal note- It’s been a while since I blogged and I apologize for that. But I’m going to try and be more productive in 2017, so hopefully this will be part of a good start.)

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Community BI Learning at ASUG Annual Conference/Sapphire 2017

One of the best things about heading to Orlando are the networking opportunities. The sessions and keynotes are great, and the show floor can really help you find the right product or partner to accelerate your business. But one constant at ASUG Annual Conference/Sapphire is the strength of networking available. You can find like-minded individuals from companies big and small who are going through the same issues you are, or have faced that issue down and solved it in a way that may save you time or money!

ASUG gives you the chance to come and meet other attendees interested in the same technology or business area down in the ASUG Hub. If you’re interested in Business Intelligence or Analytics, the ASUG BI Community is hosting a Community Lounge on Wednesday, 5/17 from 11:00am to Noon in the ASUG Hub. Come and mingle with ASUG BI Volunteers, SAP Mentors and anyone with an interest in the BI community that I can drag into the lounge!!

We’ll be looking to engage anyone who wants to talk BI & Analytics, general networking and anything else. Please feel free to bring your questions, if the Volunteers, Mentors or attendees can’t answer them- someone will know who to direct your question to!

Here’s the link to add to your agenda: https://sessioncatalog.sapevents.com/go/agendabuilder.sessions/?l=153&sid=46851_468509&locale=en_US

I look forward to seeing everyone in the ASUG Hub!