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Business Intelligence SIG: Watson Analytics - Smart Data Discovery

This SIG aims to inform members of the Business Intelligence trends that are shaping the industry.

Event Start: Wed 29 Nov 05:30 PM AEDT
Event Finish: Wed 29 Nov 07:30 PM AEDT

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Registration End Date: Wed 29 Nov 02:00 PM


We’d all like to be data-driven organizations today. Letting data and facts guide our decisions instead of hunches or biases. We envision taking advantage of all the data we’re collecting, finding an unknown opportunity and exploiting it to beat our competition or save the company money or increasing revenue. <br><br>By Using guided predictive and cognitive analytics to investigate new trends, identify new customer segments and make smarter business decisions. Share customer feedback with everyone <br>else in your ecosystem to help you acquire a better understanding of your customers and develop deeper, richer customer experiences.<br>        <br>Watson Analytics is a smart data discovery service in the cloud, guiding you through the analysis of your data and uncovering key insights you can combine with your experience and expertise to improve your decision making. <br><br>Watson Analytics is a Different Kind of Analytics Solution and this session will showcase<br>•    Natural language dialogue<br>•    Unbiased analysis<br>•    Social trends and relationships<br>•    How to get started

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Professional Development - business intelligence, BI Analytics

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 SCHEDULE  ACTIVITY
 05:30 PM - 06:00 PM  Registration                          
 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM  Presentation                          
 07:00 PM - 07:30 PM  Networking & Refreshments                          

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Mary-Jane Goddard

Mary-Jane Goddard

Mary-Jane Goddard is currently employed by IBM in the role of ANZ Team Leader for Cognos Analytics, Watson Analytics Technical Sales. She has been affiliated with the Cognos brand for over 21 years. Completing a Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems she quickly started work as a support specialist at Cognos. While at Cognos she had a variety of roles including Education Specialist, Pre-Sales and Asia Pacific and Offshore Information Systems Manager for 3 years. Her current role has her focused on Enhanced Visualisations and leading customers to mobile platforms for information delivery, and making sense of Social Media data for Business Insights.

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  • Pearcey Room, ACS Victoria
    level 2, 120 Clarendon St, Southbank
    Melbourne VIC 3006

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  • Event Start:
    Wed 29 Nov 05:30 PM AEDT

    Event Finish:
    Wed 29 Nov 07:30 PM AEDT

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