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Tuesday, May 21 • 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Reporting & Analytics Network Meeting

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As distributors move to Cloudsuite Distribution they continue to encounter significant challenges in data access and management, integrating reporting and analytics tools, and delivering accurate, timely reports, dashboards, and scorecards. This network meeting will delve into the challenges companies are experiencing, examine available solutions, and provide valuable insights through group discussions. Join us to explore best practices and receive guidance and information to enhance your reporting and analytics capabilities.

AGENDA:
Introductions, Group Goals, and Agenda Overview  
General Group Discussion

Care and Feeding of Data Lake and Birst - (Demonstration)
  • Replication to the Data Lake, Purge / Reload the Data Lake
  • Sending Data from a Newly Activated Table to the Data Fabric
  • JDBC Driver Download with Infor OS
  • Create a Custom Schema (Table) in the Data Lake
  • Using SAABE Data Extraction for Data
  • Add a Birst Report as a Widget to Workspaces
  • Edit Widget Layout in any Cloudsuite Application 
Victoria Christiansen, Agile Dragon   
Brian Nigri, Infor

Birst Roadmap

Overview and Updates, Future Enhancements and Strategy, ERS, Q&A
Tiffany Canada, Infor

Break - 
10 minutes

Mark Johnson, Professor of Practice at Texas A&M University
Discussions around predictive (What is likely to happen/forecasting) and prescriptive (What should we do?) analytics and more.

Customer Overview and Demo (Birst)
Jodie Jones, Business Analyst - MTI Distributing

Though long-time users of Distribution Analytics, MTI had operational reporting needs that it wanted to resolve without incurring the cost of Birst Enterprise, an external third-party platform, while leveraging standard IOS integration and security. To achieve the visibility necessary to manage its business better operationally, MTI opted to extend its use of the Birst platform. This presentation is a quick overview of that solution.

1.  MTI Solution Technical Overview
2.  Demo Current Production Application

CSD Analytics Overview

Kevin Dean, Praestro Consulting

Vendor Intro and Product Highlights

Various Vendors

Wrap Up, Next Steps, + Q&A

 


Speakers
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Kevin Dean

Principal Consultant, Praesto Consulting
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Brian Nigri

Director of Engineering, Infor
I have dedicated my almost 30-year career at Infor to helping distributors succeed in our ever-changing technology environment.  My most recent focus has been in cloud technologies which can help drive transformations though innovations in Process Automation, Analytics, and Artificial... Read More →
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Mark Johnson

Professor of Practice, Texas A&M University
Colonel Mark H. Johnson, (USA, Retired)  currently serves as the Director of the Professors of Practice Program in the College of Engineering and a Professor of Practice of Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.  He serves as the Faculty Advisor... Read More →
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Robin McGuire

Chief Information Officer, Reinders
Robin McGuire is the Chief Information Officer for Reinders, Inc., a leading mid-west Distributor of Toro Commercial Turf Equipment, Irrigation Golf and Res/Com, Lighting, Chemicals, Fertilizers, Seed, and Landscaping Supplies. Reinders started as a NxTrend customer in the early 1990's... Read More →


Tuesday May 21, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Collier / Columbia Room