The Data Warehousing Institute

1) Address Information

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2) Company Information

a) What is your most pressing business intelligence/data warehousing need? Select One Lack of critical information Data quality / integrated view of customers Data extraction and migration Application integration Data modeling Lack of analytical support Delivery of Business Analytics Implementing a BPM Initiative Extending ERP / Getting information out of ERP systems Becoming a Real-Time Enterprise Other: please specify below *

Other (please specify) 

b) What best describes your main job responsibility?
Select One Business/Data Analysis Consulting Data Administration/Stewardship Data Architecture Data Modeling Data Warehouse Administration Database Administration Executive Organization Management Project Management Systems Development Other: please specify below *

Other (please specify) 

c) I work primarily in
Select One IT management and/or Operations Business Management and/or Operations Both Business and IT A Software or Hardware Vendor Organization Other: please specify below *

Other (please specify) 

d) What is your organization's (or largest client, if you are a consultant) primary business at this location?
SELECT ONE ONLY ------------- General business -------------- Aerospace Agriculture/Construction/Mining/Gas/Oil Business Services/Consultants: non-computer related Construction/Architecture/Engineering Education/Training Finance/Accounting/Bank Government: Federal (including Military) Government: Local/State Insurance/Real Estate/Legal Manufacturer: non-computer related Media/Marketing/Advertising/Publishing Medical/Dental/Healthcare Non-Profit/Trade Association Research and Development Retail/Wholesale/Distribution: non-computer related Travel/Tourism/Entertainment/Hotels Utilities/Transportation Other, General Business, please specify ----Computer & communication-related business ---- Service Provider (ESP, ASP, DP, web hosting) Manufacturing: Computer related (hardware, software, etc.) Communication Carriers (telecom, datacom, cable, internet/on-line service provider) Computer/Network Consultant Solution provider/VAR/Systems or Network Integration/e-business integrator Computer-related retailer/wholesaler/distributor Other computer/communications-related, please specify *

If you selected "Other," please specify:

e) Select the option that best describes your role in the acquisition of software solutions.
Select One Decision Maker Evaluator Influence or recommend Implementer Business Sponsor Purchase Agent None Other: please specify below *

Other (please specify) 

f) In what time frame do you plan to make a purchase?
Select One 1 - 3 months 3-6 months 6-12 months No plans to make a purchase *

g) Which database applications are currently installed within your organization? Which are you planning to upgrade in the next 6-18 months?

h) What BI/DW Products or Services are you involved in buying, approving, evaluating or recommending? (check ALL that apply)

Administration and Operations
(Includes: Performance and usage mgt, DB mgt, capacity planning, backup and restore, config. mgt, security, disaster recovery systems, and network admin.)

Analytic Applications and Development Tools
(Includes: AA devel. tools, visualization tools, BPM, CPM, front /back office apps, supply chain apps, e-business apps, Balanced Scorecard, real-time BI, BAM, CRM)

Business Analytics
(Includes: BI tools (query/reporting, OLAP), business analytic suites, forecasting, data mining, text and spatial analysis)

Business Intelligence Services
(Includes: Consultants and system integrators, ASPs for DW, research)

Data Integration
(Includes: Data quality and cleansing, DW mapping and transformation, metadata mgt, data movement, conversion or access, ETL, data acquisition/data delivery/middleware)

Data Warehouse Design
(Includes: Data modeling and analysis, DW toolsets, logical and physical design tools)

Information Delivery
(Includes: Enterprise information portals, broadcasting, wireless data analysis, content or document mgt, collaboration)

Infrastructure
(Includes: Storage mgt systems, servers, relational DB mgt systems, multidimensional DBs, data accelerators)

Other

3) Select Your White Papers

TDWI has gathered from the sponsors of What Works a collection of the most outstanding white papers available for the business intelligence and data warehousing industry. Please select as many white papers as you would like to receive in any of the categories. These will be sent directly to you—with no obligation.