AXUG Summit 2014: Full Schedule

3:45pm CDT

6 Keys Things You Need to Know Before Deploying a Business Intelligence Solution

You are finally stable and all GL accounts are reconciled in AX. Now, how do you get useful information out of it to manage your business? In this executive level session, we will address the 6 key things you need to know before deploying a BI solution. We will explore tools that are native to (and are delivered with) your AX solution, as well as provide a summary of available add-on BI solutions, and a synopsis as to why customers are choosing them over the standard delivered tools.

Speakers

Gina Pabalan

Director, Customer Support & Optimization Services, Edgewater Fullscope

Gina brings over 20 years experience working with clients to implement enterprise applications and business intelligence (“BI”). Gina has her Masters of Business Administration and is a former CPA. While working for PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”) Consulting and IBM Global... Read More →

Wednesday October 15, 2014 3:45pm - 4:45pm CDT
Room 102

BI, Presentation

CPE Eligible? N
Level All
Version All

5:00pm CDT

Dynamics AX Cubes as a Data Mart - Something to Consider

When is a Cube not a Cube? When you select the option to install the Dynamics AX OLAP Server in Tabular mode! In this session we will explore a possible use case for installing the Dynamics AX OLAP project as a non-mdx tabular structure that we will refer to as a data mart and use for Ad Hoc querying. The purpose of this discussion is to identify when a more easily understood data structure might be beneficial to an organization and describe some of the tools that could then be used to work with it.

Speakers

NigelMurdoch

Technical Solution Architect, Fullscope

Implementing Business Intelligence and Performance Tuning for Dynamics AX and SQL Server.

Wednesday October 15, 2014 5:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
Room 106

BI, Presentation

CPE Eligible? N
Level All
Version All

8:00am CDT

Big Data – What is it and Why Should I Care?

Take a dive to debunk the myths, mysteries and what possible value exist in regard to the topic of Big Data. This session, led by AX MVP Brandon George will cover the latest attempts to describe Big Data and make it more meaningful to the Dynamics AX customer for both business and technical uses.

Speakers

Brandon George

Thursday October 16, 2014 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
Room 105

BI, Presentation

CPE Eligible? N
Level All
Version All

10:45am CDT

Leveraging the Microsoft Stack for Robust BI

Deploy the power of the Microsoft stack to reach new heights with your BI initiatives. In this presentation, you will learn about the components of the Microsoft stack, that when deployed with Dynamics AX, provide a robust infrastructure to meet your BI and reporting requirements.

Speakers

Jeremy Kingry

eBECS North America

Thursday October 16, 2014 10:45am - 12:00pm CDT
Room 106

BI, Presentation

CPE Eligible? N
Level All
Version All

2:00pm CDT

Utilizing BI Techniques and Tools for AX Project Data Management

In this session, learn how to improve data categorization, cleansing, and migration utilizing Business Intelligence (BI) tools. We will review techniques to help ensure a successful data management as a part of your Dynamics AX implementation.

Speakers

Jeremy Kingry

eBECS North America

Thursday October 16, 2014 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Room 127

BI, Presentation

CPE Eligible? N
Level All
Version All

4:45pm CDT

How to be Agile with your Business Intelligence Needs

In the "Age of the Customer" agility equates directly to a company succeeding or failing. In this session, AX MVP Brandon George will lead you through ways to approach your intelligence and data projects that allow you to truly be Dynamic in your approach and the delivery of ultimately timely deliverables.

Speakers

Brandon George

Thursday October 16, 2014 4:45pm - 6:00pm CDT
Room 102

BI, Presentation

CPE Eligible? N
Level All
Version All