“Moneyball” Inspiration and Oakland
Athletics Executive Vice President Billy Beane to Present
Keynote
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide
provider of enterprise analytics and mobility software, today
announced that it will host its 21st annual user conference,
MicroStrategy World™ 2018, from January 15 to January 17 at The
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. To register for our upcoming conference,
click here.
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“MicroStrategy is thrilled to be back in Las Vegas for
MicroStrategy World 2018, one of the industry’s most anticipated
analytics events of the year,” said Mark Gambill, CMO,
MicroStrategy Incorporated. “This year’s incredible speaker lineup
and curated events make this a must-attend celebration of our
customers and their success.”
Billy Beane, Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and
minority owner of the Oakland Athletics, will present the keynote
on the value analytics plays in driving the way a business is run.
He will discuss why leaders and managers, regardless of their
industry, should empower all of their employees with analytics and
make it a critical part of their organization’s DNA. Billy Beane
will hold a Q&A session following his keynote in the Visionary
Voices track and will also be available for a book signing in the
Exhibit hall.
Forrester Vice President and Principal Analyst, Boris Evelson,
will give a presentation on Artificial Intelligence (AI), including
2018-forward expectations, current adoption rates and examples of
enterprises using AI in analytics and business intelligence (BI)
today. He will also provide industry insights for 2018, and share
enterprise strategies for adopting and optimizing the industry’s
popular trends as they evolve.
The conference will showcase MicroStrategy advancements that are
shaping the future of enterprise analytics. Attendees will see,
live and in-person, the latest features of the MicroStrategy 10™
platform, including the new Dossier™ feature, receive hands-on
technical training, and experience interactive demos.
More than 150 presentations will explore innovative uses of
enterprise analytics and mobility and how these technologies can be
applied to drive business success. Topics include AI and machine
learning, AWS, big data and Hadoop technologies, including Spark
and Cloudera, custom and D3 visualizations, enterprise adoption,
IoT, mobile analytics apps for iPad® and Android™ devices, Natural
Language Generation, R and advanced analytics, and security.
Sessions will also showcase key analytics and mobility business
solutions for a wide range of industries and functions, including
retail, finance and healthcare.
World 2018 attendees have numerous opportunities to get
involved, compete, network and celebrate. They include:
- MicroStrategy Datathon 2018:
Sign up for the MicroStrategy Datathon 2018, which will take place
during the first two days of the conference. With the aid of
MicroStrategy professionals and specialists, select teams will face
off and compete using the MicroStrategy platform to create
innovative solutions. The winning team will win $10,000. The
deadline to register is December 22, 2017.
- MicroStrategy 2018 Customer Awards
Contest: Apply for a Customer Award in one of three categories:
Innovative, Impactful and Interesting. The award winners will be
announced during the keynote and receive a free pass to attend
MicroStrategy World 2018.
- MicroStrategy 2018 Partner Awards
Contest: Apply for a Partner Award in one of three categories:
Solution, Product and Project. The award winners will be announced
on Partner Day on January 15 and receive a free pass to attend
MicroStrategy World 2018. Winners will also be recognized during
the keynote. The deadline to apply is December 1, 2017.
- MicroStrategy Dossier Contest:
Enter the MicroStrategy Dossier Contest and create a powerful
dossier with engaging data visualizations that makes your
organization’s complex information easy to analyze and consume.
Entrants with the three best dossiers based on business value,
information presentation, analytical workflow, and creativity and
design will be selected for special recognition during the
conference. The first-place winner will receive an iPhone® X, and
two semi-finalists will each win an Apple Watch®. The deadline to
register is January 10, 2018.
- Special Networking Events:
Explore our special networking events taking place throughout the
event. Attendees will have the opportunity to mingle with peers and
hear from inspirational female leaders at our women’s networking
event. Attend our Partner Day on January 15 to learn about the new
sales and marketing tools and programs designed to support the
success of our channel partners. Sign up for an “Urban Fun Run,”
sponsored by Datastrong, in support of STEM for Her, a nonprofit
committed to building awareness, excitement, and opportunities for
girls and young women to pursue tech-related careers.
Our impressive lineup of customer speakers will highlight how
they use MicroStrategy to extract value out of their business
systems, build enterprise-class applications, and drive analytics
adoption across the enterprise. Among the companies scheduled to
present are ABN AMRO Bank N.V., AllianceBernstein, Aristocrat
Technologies, Cisco, Constellation Brands, Fiesta Restaurant Group,
Freddie Mac, KFC, LivePerson, LottoLand, Nedbank, The Northwest
Georgia Regional Educational Services Agency, Omega World Travel,
Practical Data Solutions, Reynolds American, Road Scholar, Standard
Chartered Bank, thyssenkrupp Elevator, United Way of Metropolitan
Dallas, Virginia Tech, and Wunderman Health.
MicroStrategy's broad collection of strategic partners makes up
an extensive ecosystem of organizations dedicated to helping our
customers realize the full potential of their MicroStrategy
investments. During Partner Day, our strategic partners will learn
about the new MicroStrategy Partner Program and how they can
develop, market, sell and deliver industry-leading solutions with
MicroStrategy. Throughout the conference, attendees will hear from
Automated Insights, DataFactZ, DataFusion Technologies, Data
Meaning, Datastrong, FactGem, InfoCepts, Mighty Wizards
Technologies, Nexus BI, Obase, Project X, Sense Corp, Smartbridge,
Snowflake, Southport, Teradata, Third I and Vitara.
“More than a conference, it’s a giant collaboration of
visionaries, change agents, industry leaders, and practitioners
learning about the latest analytics breakthroughs so that they can
make information everywhere a reality in their organizations,”
added Mr. Gambill. “Monitor the MicroStrategy World website as we
continue to add more speakers, sessions and special events.”
Register today to attend MicroStrategy World 2018, and join the
conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #analytics18. Members of
the press can RSVP to attend the conference here.
About MicroStrategy Incorporated
MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is a worldwide leader in
enterprise analytics and mobility software. A pioneer in the BI and
analytics space, MicroStrategy delivers innovative software that
empowers people to make better decisions and transform the way they
do business. We provide our enterprise customers with world-class
software and expert services so they can deploy unique intelligence
applications. To learn more, visit MicroStrategy online, and follow
us on Facebook and Twitter.
MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy 10, MicroStrategy World and Dossier
are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy
Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries.
Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.
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