Summary
Data platforms have become a critical enabler for organizations to drive business insights and digital excellence
Companies have faced challenges with data lakes, and data delivery types such as batch processing and ETL approaches are no longer relevant. The pandemic has changed how companies approach data management. Businesses need to deliver data to support various use cases – analytical, operational, digital and AI. Increasingly, organizations are shifting to a modern data platform approach to thrive in the digital era. With more data sources and more complex data formats, it is critical to bring speed, agility, and cost-effectiveness to data management.
Join us for this roundtable to discuss:
- The what, why and how of data platforms
- Data fabric as a way realize better and faster value from data integration
- Insights into Evolution vs. DataOps
- The need for real-time event processing
Speaker:
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Tony Giordano, Senior Partner and Global Practice Leader, Data Platform Services, IBM
Tony leads the global Data Platform Services Practice that provides data strategy, consulting, architecture, transformation, and ongoing data management services. Tony is an experienced executive with over 25 years of global professional services experience with deep knowledge in big data and analytics, data science, information governance and customer relationship management and program management across financial services, healthcare, life sciences, retail, and automotive industries. Prior to IBM, Tony has served in executive capacity and consulting roles in PWC and Oracle. He has authored two books – Performing Information Governance and Data Integration Blueprint and Modeling, based on his wealth of experience in data management. Tony holds an MBA degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. |
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Mehdi Charaffedine, CTO, Data Platform Services, IBM
Mehdi Charafeddine is a technical thought leader with a track record for delivering large complex projects. With over 20 years of experience, he brings vast expertise in retail, consumer products and travel industries and deep expertise in Complex Architectures & Patterns, Data Platforms, Cloud-based solutions, Microservices, DevOps, Security. Mehdi has worked with many global retailers and distributors worldwide on mission critical projects such as data platforms, point of sale, eCommerce and analytics implementations. |
Agenda
| Thursday 29th July 2021 | |
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| 1:30pm EST | Welcome and Introductions |
| 1:45pm EST | Group Interactive Discussion |
| 2:55pm EST | Closing Remarks |