TDWI conferences also feature case studies presented by data warehousing professionals and project managers. These case studies enable managers to share their successes and mistakes for building successful data warehouses. Conference attendees benefit from hearing leading visionaries discuss critical issues and trends in the data warehousing industry during panel discussions and keynote presentations. In addition, many TDWI courses are designed to be interactive so that attendees receive immediate feedback from instructors as well as other class participants. Guru Program TDWI's Guru Program is, in a nutshell, free consulting time with experts in data warehousing.
Availability is limited, but the benefits are endless.
These 30-minute meetings can be used to ask a question, get advice, or bounce an idea off a recognized expert in your field. On Monday and Wednesday evenings of conferences, TDWI offers two types of Peer Networking Sessions. These informal sessions allow data warehousing professionals to network, link up with others who face similar situations, access the latest technology and methodology trends available in the industry, and swap ideas and experiences on a variety of topics. Group Discussion Sessions are moderated by a facilitator and encourage attendees to share their own experiences on a particular topic. TDWI believes that much of the best learning comes when individuals exchange information about their own experiences in building data warehouses.