The BI University provides strategic insight and practical advice on key business intelligence, analytics and data warehousing topics. In the data warehousing classroom, BI, data management and IT professionals will get an overview of current data warehousing trends and new warehousing tools and deployment options from consultant Rick Sherman of Athena IT Solutions.

Sherman also will provide a detailed look at different analytical database technologies and the uses they’re best suited for. In addition, he will discuss the potential benefits and challenges of incorporating “big data” into data warehousing strategies and offer tips on how to make it work.