Vancouver Island Business Intelligence User Group (VIBIUG)

 

Welcome

The Vancouver Island Business Intelligence User Group has been in existences for about eight years. The group has an executive, and members in both the private and public sectors.

The Purpose of the User Group is to share and optimize the combined Cognos knowledge and experience. We encourage discussing around business intelligence tools, techniques and concepts. Our meetings consist of presentations from a Cognos and local experts, round table of questions and tips & techniques presentations.

 

Our Mission

To promote a synergy between BI/Warehousing technology and the user community by facilitating open discussion around business intelligence and data warehousing tools and techniques.

 

About the Group

The User Group meets three times a year for lunch, presentations and discussion. The meeting includes an update from Cognos and a presentation from a Cognos customer, and a round table discussion.

 

 

Registration

Please register to ensure you are listed as an attendee to get past the security desk at CITS (4000 Seymour).

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Previous Meeting Presentations

  • Victoria, B.C. April 27th, 2005
    Presentations from this meeting are available in .PPT format.

    Gerhardt Lepp
    Aggregate Data Administer, Ministry of Attorney General
    "Dimensional Modeling – AG Experience"

    Gerhardt has been working on MIS/BI at AG for the last 3+ years. His presentation provides an overview of his experience and successes from the trenches.


    Delphine Cummings
    Eagle Rise Consulting Ltd
    "Advanced Cognos BI Reporting Examples – Meeting the Client's Needs"

    Delphine's presentation discusses her wealth of experience and insight in meeting client needs and also provides complex BI examples.


  • Victoria , B.C. September 16, 2004
    Presentations from this meeting are available in .PPT format.

    Darlene Smith
    Consultant, DataMart Project Team
    "BC Assessment's experiences with ReportNet"

    Darlene and the DataMart team have been hard at it through the summer implementing Cognos ReportNet. She will share their hands-on experiences / real world implementation of the tool.


    Don Stewart
    IS Manager, BC Ferries
    "BC Ferries implements a collaborative environment using Cognos Metrics Manager and Microsoft Sharepoint"

    Using the power of Microsoft Web Share point Services and the Analytical capabilities of Cognos Metrics Manager, BC Ferries teamed-up with Fujitsu consultants to develop a prototype that demonstrates the concept of taking key performance measures to the "corporate masses" and developing a collaborate environment around it.


    Tony Sukkel
    Senior BI Developer
    "Automation of Impromptu & PowerPlay ETL testing"

    Tony will describe and demonstrate how to test cubes and the automation of Impromptu & PowerPlay to determine if the numbers are sound. Cognos Scripts samples available upon request.

  • Victoria, B.C. January 28, 2004

    Donna Conway
    Regional Manager, Performance Monitoring & Improvement
    Vancouver Island Health Authority
    "Performance Management within Capital Health"

    Stan Robertson
    Senior Business Analyst, INSIGHT Application Development & Support
    Information Systems Branch
    Ministry of Provincial Revenue
    "Performance Management within the Ministry of Provincial Revenue"
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