We are pleased to announce the Microsoft BI User Group meeting on February 27 2017, at Microsoft Corporation, 3601 76th St W, Suite 600 Edina, MN 55435 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. We hope you will plan to attend this meeting where we have lined up several exciting and informative speakers.
- February Presentations -
Demystifying Data Science for Business Intelligence
The Data Scientist was proclaimed as the “sexiest job of the 21st century” by Harvard Business Review in 2013. But what exactly is Data Science and how do you start using it in your organization? In this presentation, we will demystify the Data Science practices and processes as it relates to delivering business intelligence. We will discuss how you can identify use cases, explore your data, build intelligent models, operationalize the successful models, and deliver the resulting intelligence to maximize operational processes, optimize business models, and engage customers.
Speaker Bio
Susan Van Riper, Ph.D., Data Scientist – Nihilent Technologies, Inc
Sue is the Data Science Practice Leader at NTI, formerly GNet Group, and has 25+ years of experience in software engineering, data architecture, informatics, and advanced analytics. Her current focus is on partnering with the business community in adopting advanced analytics and intelligence suites for developing the next generation of business intelligence solutions.
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Tour De Power BI
With the rapid release cycle of Power BI it is hard for even the most dedicated Power BI user to keep up. In this session I'll review the best Power BI(Desktop or Service) feature enhancements over the past 6 months. Come join us to learn about features you might not know about and share your favorite ones not covered!
Speaker Bio
Matt Stenzel has been using Microsoft tools for over 10 years. He is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate and has held positions as a Developer, DBA and Architect with several Fortune 500 companies before working at Microsoft. He now works with customers across the North Central District to implement data platform solutions that will provide business value.
Matt is passionate about helping businesses turn data into insights and realizing the value of their data. He has helped numerous customers realize value from on-prem and cloud solutions dealing with structured and unstructured data using the Microsoft Data Platform and Azure.
