SAN DIEGO, Aug. 9, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- Teradata (NYSE: TDC), the leading
data and analytics company, announced details of the Teradata
PARTNERS Conference 2017 to be held October
22-26 at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California. The conference is the
premiere customer-led global data and analytics event for
visionaries, change agents, industry leaders, and practitioners
looking to extract more value from their data.
At this year's conference themed "The Edge of Next" attendees
can choose from more than 200 sessions focused on creating
transformational business outcomes through the Internet of Things
(IoT), Data Science, Smart Cities, Connected Cars, Hybrid Cloud and
Artificial Intelligence.
Global Teradata customers across industries will share their
experiences, such as moving to the cloud, connecting customer and
market data to business strategy, illustrating how banks build
credit risk models, revealing how retailers use data-driven
analysis to create competitive advantage, relating how experts use
'sensor data qualification' to take charge of the Analytics of
Things, and more. Hear how a North American department store is
expanding worldwide through a data-driven omni-channel platform,
and how the Utah Jazz use sports analytics to revolutionize fan
experiences.
Join two top representatives from the Cleveland Clinic as they
describe the data governance, strategy and approach to providing
high quality data quickly in the clinic's fast-paced environment as
they optimize treatments as well as business value.
Diamond and platinum event sponsors on site include Teradata
ecosystem partners Alation, HPE Security-Data Security,
MicroStrategy, NetApp, Protegrity, SAS, and WhereScape. Teradata
partners and customers will be recognized for their achievements
using data and analytics at Monday evening's annual Teradata EPIC
Awards ceremony, celebrating its 10th anniversary.
On Sunday, Teradata will announce big news: future-facing
product and services breakthroughs and offerings. Those who
register for PARTNERS will be among the first to know.
Katie Linendoll, an Emmy-winning TV personality and tech expert,
will return to emcee both general sessions. Linendoll is a popular
speaker and journalist who has reported for NBC's Today show, Fox
News, and CNN. Linendoll will also be a guest anchor on the live
news desk.
Monday's keynote speaker is Joi Ito, Director of the MIT Media
Lab and coauthor of Whiplash: How to Survive Our Faster
Future. Joi Ito combines
exceptional academic and practical experience to offer an unmatched
bird's-eye view of new technologies beyond the horizon.
Wednesday's keynote speaker is Jason Silva, host of National
Geographic's Brain Games, new series
ORIGINS, and creator of Shots of Awe.
Teradata executives Victor Lund,
CEO, Oliver Ratzesberger, Executive
Vice President and Chief Product Officer, and Rick Farnell, Senior Vice President, Think Big
Analytics will share views on the community of Teradata today and
tomorrow during the general session on Monday. Conference breakout
sessions will be led by expert practitioners including
Ticketmaster, NXP Semiconductors, 3M, Paypal, Yahoo Japan, Danske
Bank, Nationwide, eBay, Overstock.com, Vodafone, Rakuten,
Lufthansa, and this year, specialists working with the NBA team
Utah Jazz. Teradata CTO standout Stephen
Brobst will lead futuristic sessions that always draw
standing-room-only crowds.
New 'Meet-Up' sessions on Tuesday connect small groups with
subject matter experts who will facilitate meaningful discussions -
no lectures, no PowerPoint, just interactive discussion.
University student-led sessions include winners of the
Northwestern University Hackathon event in May – and academic
thought leaders from Stanford, Oxford
and Harvard will be speaking. Top IT
analysts will also lead sessions on the latest trends and
forecasts.
This year's Teradata PARTNERS Virtual Conference is now free to
attend, streaming live and on-demand for up to 90 days, from
anywhere in the world. This includes Livestream general sessions,
40 breakout sessions, and 45 live news desk interviews. Interact
with Teradata experts and partners in a virtual expo hall, and
network with other virtual conference peers. Teradata PARTNERS
Virtual Conference runs live for three days from October 23-25, 2017.
Teradata Cares is inviting attendees to meet in the Expo Hall on
Tuesday from 11am to 3pm for an
important group activity to benefit and help support families of
foster children in the Anaheim
area. The Teradata Cares team needs help building beds,
dressers, stuffing bears and tying blankets for Extraordinary
Families, Our Small World Foster Family Agency and others.
PARTNERS reaches its crescendo during Wednesday evening's Gala
Event at The House of Blues in Anaheim, featuring Grammy Award®-nominated
Mississippi rock band 3 Doors
Down.
Relevant News Links
- PARTNERS Preview blog - click: Ready for an Instant Education
in Data Science?
- Teradata PARTNERS conference registration
- Check out the amazing PARTNERS session catalog &
abstracts
- In case you missed it: Top Analyst Firms Name Teradata a
Leader in Six Evaluation Reports
- News flash! Teradata Acquires San Diego-based Start-up
StackIQ
About Teradata
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outcomes. Our focus on business solutions for analytics, coupled
with our industry leading technology and architecture expertise,
can unleash the potential of great companies. Visit
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