AXUG Summit 2015: Full Schedule

11:00am PDT

Business Intelligence Projects: A Value-Driven Approach to Your BI Journey

This session will take you through an approach to BI projects that puts people and data first. Learn how and why to avoid the tool deluge and follow an agile approach to value early and on-going in your BI projects.

Speakers

Brandon George

President, Hillstar BI

Wednesday October 14, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
A9

BI, Presentation

Skill Level Basic
Version ALL
CPE Eligible? No

11:00am PDT

Turn Your Information Into Action - Real BI!

Intelligent business professionals seek to take ACTION based on relevant INFORMATION about their business. In this session, we will talk about a lot of simple ways to leverage native AX information to gain Business Intelligence. Especially in AX 2009, and even in AX 2012, Dynamics AX does a great job of capturing relevant information about your business. We will talk about how to get that information out in reports, inquiries, snapshot forms, Excel, and yes even cubes. With great INFORMATION, you can take INTELLIGENT ACTION!

Speakers

Brian Cates

EVP Sales & Operations, Copper State Bolt & Nut Co.

Wednesday October 14, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
A5

BI, Presentation

Skill Level Basic, Intermediate
Version ALL
CPE Eligible? No

1:00pm PDT

Don't Be Shy, It's Just BI!

Please join this informative session that is designed for your interaction and will be focusing on informing you about why BI is so important to any company, how it can help various divisions and goals of your company, how you can plan for it and with its data, who in your company should be involved, what are some of the coolest features about BI, and so much more. The speakers for this session are all considered BI experts and are ready to give you the full perspective you will need to make the best informed decision regarding BI. Come prepared to interact and learn all you need to know about BI!

Speakers

Anthony D'Anna

COO, deFacto Global

Anthony D'Anna, COO, co-founded deFacto Global in 2008. deFacto’s mission is to deliver a Microsoft-based, enterprise-grade, Performance Management solution to compete against products from Oracle/Hyperion and SAP/Business Objects. Anthony is highly regarded as an expert in the... Read More →

Noah Kluge

Senior Manager Consulting, Armanino

I have 15 years of BI-related experience ranging from Financial report automation within Excel to multi-terabyte data warehouse (DW) development projects. Most recently I have focused on DW and BI for Dynamics AX and NAV.

Jon Oesch

VP of Sales, Jet Reports

Constantly saying what no technology provider should ever say: 'Business Intelligence has nothing to do with software. Lets talk about your people and your processes and your data...'

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 →

Ulrik Pedersen

COO, TARGIT

Business Intelligence and Analytics professional since 1999. Deep understanding of all facets of the Analytics space from project management, implementation, roll out and user adoption.

Nils Rasmussen

CEO, Solver

Looking forward to discuss how BI360 can help you improve your financial reporting and budgeting processes. Also looking forward to meet with Dynamics resellers that want to build a BI practice with BI360.

Wednesday October 14, 2015 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
A1

BI, Presentation

Skill Level Basic
Version ALL
CPE Eligible? No

1:00pm PDT

Unlocking the Value of Data with PowerBI, A Success Story from Creative Artists Agency

Join André Vargas and Richard Eilbeck from leading global entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency for a dynamic co-presentation emphasizing their business driven and agile process of delivering analytics services using PowerBI, the importance of pragmatism, adaptive personalized delivery, and to hear how they earn data and analytics acceptance without disrupting the ethos of their organization.

Speakers

Richard Eilbeck

Executive, CAA

Andre' Vargas

Information Technology Executive, CAA

Wednesday October 14, 2015 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
A4

BI, Member Showcase

Skill Level Basic
Version ALL
CPE Eligible? No

3:45pm PDT

Infrastructure Considerations for Enabling Out-of-Box BI with Dynamics AX 2012

In this session we will explore the out-of-box BI capabilities, what infrastructure is required, internal resource capabilities and requirements, and approach to determining gaps in meeting business needs and AX7 implications. We will discuss how to determine whether to enhance existing cubes, purchase 3rd party, or build your own.

Speakers

NigelMurdoch

Technical Solution Architect, Fullscope

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

Wednesday October 14, 2015 3:45pm - 4:45pm PDT
A8

AX 2012, Presentation | BI, Presentation | Technical, Presentation

Skill Level Intermediate, Advanced
Version 2012
CPE Eligible? No

5:00pm PDT

Dynamics AX 2009 and AX 2012, How is BI Different Between the Versions?

Dynamics AX 2009 and 2012 come with standard OLAP cubes. This session will provide overview information for these two different environments, as well as information on enhancements made in the AX 2012 version. This session will be useful for those who are considering a project to enable these cubes in either version, as well as Users who are currently on AX 2009 but want to see what will become available to them in AX 2012.

Speakers

Noah Kluge

Senior Manager Consulting, Armanino

Wednesday October 14, 2015 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
A9

AX 2009, Presentation | AX 2012, Presentation | BI, Presentation

Skill Level Basic, Intermediate
Version 2009, 2012
CPE Eligible? No

8:00am PDT

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

Take a dive to debunk the myths, mysteries, and value propositions surrounding Big Data. This session will cover the latest attempts to describe Big Data and make it more meaningful to the Dynamics AX Customer for business and technical uses.

Speakers

Brandon George

President, Hillstar BI

Thursday October 15, 2015 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
A9

BI, Presentation

Skill Level Basic, Intermediate, Advanced
Version ALL
CPE Eligible? No

11:00am PDT

Utilizing BI Tools and Techniques for AX Project Data Migration and Management

Learn how to utilize Microsoft’s Business Intelligence stack to not only standardize and improve your AX data migration but to also further provide ongoing value with historical and future data. This course forces you to take a step back from your traditional data migrations and think of new ways to not only migrate your data but additionally squeeze more value out of you migration effort by creating permanent artifacts such as an enterprise data warehouse in the process.

Speakers

Jeremy Kingry

eBECS North America

Thursday October 15, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
A9

BI, Presentation | Data Migration, Presentation

Skill Level Basic, Intermediate
Version ALL
CPE Eligible? No

3:15pm PDT

Experiences in Deploying the Dynamics AX 2012 R3 BI Solution

Business Intelligence may be a key area of interest to your organization. Dynamics AX has been investing in this area heavily and you may have seen great demos and presentations, including: how can you leverage these investments and devise a BI solution that caters to the needs of your organization, what skills do you need and which of those skills do you have, as well as what types of problems will you face during the implementation process. Attending this session will give you great insight to the BI big picture. In this discussion you will hear from individuals who have implemented the BI solution shipped with Dynamics AX. You will hear about their experiences good as well as bad. You will also hear from the Microsoft product team that built the solution.

Speakers

Milinda Vitharana

Pricipal Program Manager, Microsoft

Thursday October 15, 2015 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
A16

AX 2012 R3, Presentation | BI, Presentation

Skill Level Intermediate, Advanced
Version R3
CPE Eligible? No

3:15pm PDT

Is Your Company Really Ready for BI?

Is your company really ready for BI? From Project Management to gaining Executive Sponsorship, implementation to driving user adoption. In this session you will learn how successful companies have identified the need for BI, obtained Executive Sponsorship, secured budget, evaluated vendors/partners, managed implementations, and last but not least, increased user adoption

Speakers

Brandon Kirby

Vice President, Halo Business Intelligence

An Enterprise software specialist, Brandon has been instrumental in the growth of Halo from a startup to a company with clients that read like a who have created best practices and are industry leaders. As Vice President with Halo, he’s been on the Microsoft Dynamics Most Influential... Read More →

Thursday October 15, 2015 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
A20

Executive, Presentation | BI, Presentation | Project Management, Presentation | Manufacturing, Presentation

Skill Level Basic
Version ALL
CPE Eligible? No

4:45pm PDT

What You Need to Know About BI and Reporting in Dynamics AX 2012

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

Speakers

Gina Pabalan

Director, Customer Support & Optimization Services, Edgewater Fullscope

Thursday October 15, 2015 4:45pm - 6:00pm PDT
A10

AX 2012, Presentation | BI, Presentation

Skill Level Basic
Version 2012
CPE Eligible? No

2:15pm PDT

PowerBI for Your Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Implementation

Learn how to leverage the Office 365 PowerBI tools on your Microsoft Dynamics AX Implementation. This session will walk through the main components of OData, PowerView, PowerBI and PowerQ&A as well as provide recommendations for the best way to work with Microsoft Dynamics AX data.

Speakers

Clay Wesener

Principal Program Manager, Microsoft

Principal Program Manager leading the program management team focused on app experiences on PowerApps, enabling the next generation of developers and app makers on the Microsoft Power platform.Clay joined Microsoft after 10 years within the Microsoft Partner channel involved in Dynamics... Read More →

Friday October 16, 2015 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT
A7

AX 2012, Presentation | BI, Presentation

Skill Level Intermediate, Advanced
Version 2012
CPE Eligible? No