A Blogging Doubter and First Look at the Conference
Are you reading this blog? When? From Where? I confess that I am a skeptic about blogging. Who has the time to read these entries? Are you reading this before or after you’ve read Intelligent Enterprise, CIO Insight and USA Today cover to cover?
For those who don’t know me, I have been working in this space for about 18 years now, initially for a Fortune 500 company, later for Deloitte & Touche, and now as an independent industry analyst and consultant. Simply put, I love what I do. I publish the BIScorecard,http://www.biscorecard.com and hopefully, you’ve read some of my Intelligent Enterprise articles (or did that get usurped in place of this blog?). My transition to being an analyst has largely happened through TDWI, whom I write and teach for. Their educational conferences are excellent and go into more depth than many other industry conferences. I teach Evaluating BI Toolsets and recently revamped the course to add a live vendor bake-off (http://www.tdwi.org/education/conferences/chicago2006/sessions2.aspx?session_code=595). Having Hyperion demo head-to-head against arch competitors Cognos, Business Objects, and MicroStrategy is an enlightening (although nerve wracking) session to moderate. If you want to catch a small glimpse of some of these differences, tune into this Webinar that Hyperion is co-sponsoring on May 3 (http://www.tdwi.org/education/Webinars/index.aspx).
This is my fifth Hyperion conference and the thing that astounds me each year is the sheer size of the conference – over 5000 attendees. The reception was Las Vegas style, with belly dancers and stilt walkers in sparkling suits.
No time for gambling for me tonight. Tomorrow, I have the honor of speaking during the general session and introducing two customers who are BPM visionaries. Working with customers is the best part of being an analyst. I like finding those nuggets of wisdom and unearthing insights that help others. Do I get nervous speaking in front of large groups? Of course! In fact, I had a nightmare a few weeks ago that I went on stage without my shoes, called the customer by a wrong name, and brought the wrong Power Point. Was this a premonition or typical angst? Stay tuned …
For those who don’t know me, I have been working in this space for about 18 years now, initially for a Fortune 500 company, later for Deloitte & Touche, and now as an independent industry analyst and consultant. Simply put, I love what I do. I publish the BIScorecard,http://www.biscorecard.com and hopefully, you’ve read some of my Intelligent Enterprise articles (or did that get usurped in place of this blog?). My transition to being an analyst has largely happened through TDWI, whom I write and teach for. Their educational conferences are excellent and go into more depth than many other industry conferences. I teach Evaluating BI Toolsets and recently revamped the course to add a live vendor bake-off (http://www.tdwi.org/education/conferences/chicago2006/sessions2.aspx?session_code=595). Having Hyperion demo head-to-head against arch competitors Cognos, Business Objects, and MicroStrategy is an enlightening (although nerve wracking) session to moderate. If you want to catch a small glimpse of some of these differences, tune into this Webinar that Hyperion is co-sponsoring on May 3 (http://www.tdwi.org/education/Webinars/index.aspx).
This is my fifth Hyperion conference and the thing that astounds me each year is the sheer size of the conference – over 5000 attendees. The reception was Las Vegas style, with belly dancers and stilt walkers in sparkling suits.
No time for gambling for me tonight. Tomorrow, I have the honor of speaking during the general session and introducing two customers who are BPM visionaries. Working with customers is the best part of being an analyst. I like finding those nuggets of wisdom and unearthing insights that help others. Do I get nervous speaking in front of large groups? Of course! In fact, I had a nightmare a few weeks ago that I went on stage without my shoes, called the customer by a wrong name, and brought the wrong Power Point. Was this a premonition or typical angst? Stay tuned …
