PASS Business Analytics Conference - Events - in-person

BA/BI Training with PASS

PASS — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 13:14:00 GMT

Looking for business analytics (BA) and business intelligence (BI) training? Check out these events coming up:

·August 27: The Brave New World of Power BI and Hybrid Cloud (Perth, Australia)

·August 28: How to build your first Power BI Dashboard in 60 Minutes (Online)

·August 27: The Brave New World of Power BI and Hybrid Cloud (Atlanta, Georgia)

And remember to put September 17 and 18 on your calendar: 24 Hours of PASS: Summit Preview Edition is coming! With 7 hours of free online training dedicated to the BI Information and BI Platform Architecture, Development & Administration tracks, you won’t want to miss it—register today!

Get Hands-On Training: Power BI for Every Industry

PASS — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 13:09:00 GMT

Did you know you can get Power BI training as a part of the PASS Summit pre-conference? You can sign up for the one-day session directly or as part of the conference. Learn more or register now.

What Is the Analyst’s Journey?

PASS — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 13:03:00 GMT

The PASS Business Analytics Conference (BAC) 2016 covers the essential skills and technologies that can take today's in-demand business and data analytics professionals where they want to go in their careers. You can put this real-world knowledge and experience to work immediately to get more from your data.

We call this the “Analyst’s Journey”: from discovering data to leading business decisions, four learning paths lead you on the road to BA success:

· Discover & Integrate. Gain in-depth knowledge and best practices for modeling, collecting, and preparing data for analysis. Learn how to extract the data you need and how to integrate, combine, cleanse, reshape, and prepare data for analysis and discovery. Explore how to access and leverage Big Data using the latest technologies.

· Analyze & Interpret. Dig into the tools and techniques that enable sophisticated data analysis, from simple data sets to Big Data. Learn about statistics for data analysis, forecasting, text mining, and predictive analysis techniques to help predict future outcomes, simulate business scenarios, and optimize business processes. Explore KPI and metric development to support business objectives and drive value.

· Visualize & Inform. Learn how to better visualize and present your data. Explore visualization best practices, KPI considerations, and the principles of successful dashboard and report design. Gain insight on how to incorporate both big and small data in your visualizations, how to make your data interactive and actionable, and ultimately, how to become a better data storyteller.

· Communicate & Lead. Learn how to adapt a data governance strategy, better communicate data insights, gain executive buy-in, and help drive business decisions. From organizational and team-building skills to creating a data culture and successfully managing analytical projects, this track is designed to address the people, process, and technology challenges that exist in data today.

Learn more about the benefits behind these paths and then take your first step on the Journey and register for the conference!

Don’t Miss This Full Day of Training: Visualizing Data: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

PASS — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 12:55:00 GMT

Training on data visualization is available as a part of the PASS Summit 2015 Pre-Conference! You can sign up for the one-day session directly or as part of the conference. Learn more or register now.

Welcome BAC Exhibitor Pyramid Analytics

PASS — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 08:12:00 GMT

PASS welcomes Pyramid Analytics as an exhibitor, returning for next year’s PASS Business Analytics Conference (BAC)! Pyramid Analytics offers a turnkey enterprise analytics platform that makes it easy to self-serve and share trusted BI content. It complements Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services and leverages all of the features of the Microsoft BI stack. Register today and visit Pyramid in the Exhibitor’s Hall at the conference, May 3–4, 2016.

BAC 2016: Early Bird Registration Open Now

PASS — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 21:00:00 GMT

Thinking about attending the PASS Business Analytics Conference (BAC) 2016? Don’t wait—take advantage of our early bird pricing, available now. You get two full days of conference sessions, both keynote sessions, online access to conference session recordings, and full access to our Welcome reception and Exhibitor’s Hall.

You don’t want to miss this event, which will take you through a variety of sessions in four tracks:

· Discover & Integrate

· Analyze & Interpret

· Visualize & Inform

· Communicate & Lead

SQLSaturday BI Editions Coming Soon!

PASS — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 21:14:00 GMT

PASS SQLSaturday, the free one-day training series that draws enthusiasts to venues around the globe, has announced several BI-focused events coming soon. The first of these will be PASS SQLSaturday, Boston BI Edition 2015 in Cambridge, Mass. on October 17. This full day of BI content includes sessions such as “Creating a Solid Data Model for PowerPivot”, “Best Practices to Deliver BI Solutions”, “Create a Power BI Dashboard in 90 Minutes or Less”, and “Getting Started with Analysis Services Tabular Mode”. Learn more and register here.

Call for Speakers—Last Chance!

PASS — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 07:40:00 GMT

Today (July 29) is the final day to submit a session abstract for consideration for the PASS Business Analytics Conference (BAC) 2016.

The Program Committee is looking for practical, real-world examples and how-to technical tips in one of these tracks:

· Discover & Integrate

· Analyze & Interpret

· Visualize & Inform

· Communicate & Lead

You may submit up to five general (hour-long) sessions at the introductory, intermediate, or expert level. This is a great opportunity to share your BA know-how with the community. Send in your abstract—or register for PASS BAC 2016—today!

Join PASS—and Start Your Own BA Group

PASS — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 06:58:00 GMT

Could your local business analytics user group use a boost? Or do you and your colleagues wish there was a more formal BA-centric group in your area? Why not become—or start—a PASS chapter?

With a PASS membership, you can access to all our Virtual Chapters (VCs) and Local Chapters. If you don’t have a PASS membership already, sign up for free at any time.

When your group affiliates with PASS as a chapter, you also gain these benefits:

· Free website hosting using the PASS chapter template

· Microsoft Office 365, email, and Skype for Business accounts

· Access to the PASS Help Desk

· A volunteer Regional Mentor

· Promotional support through our newsletters, website, and social media

· And much more!

Visit the PASS website to find out more.

PASS BAC 2016 Registration Is Open!

PASS — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:10:00 GMT

Are you ready for the PASS Business Analytics Conference (BAC) 2016? Registration is now open, with special early bird pricing!

Explore the four tracks of the Analyst’s Journey and see what we have in store for you next year:

· Discover & Integrate

· Analyze & Interpret

· Visualize & Inform

· Communicate & Lead