Many places all over the world are currently in self-isolation mode in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In New Zealand, lock down started on Thursday March 26, which means that some people are able to work from home. At OptimalBI, we are working from home and on the...
You might have heard this term thrown about a bit recently. Perhaps it's because you've heard politicians referring to it when discussing educational reform, or you've noticed how your job has you doing more with spreadsheets than you did five years ago. What ever...
I've spent the last 8 years of my life surrounded by data nerds, and while I've learned so many new things about data, I can not even pretend I'm a data nerd myself. An enthusiast for sure, but a nerd... no way! I lack what my peers would consider the hammer and...
We first came across BEAM*, Lawrence Corr and Jim Stagnitto over seven years ago when we were scratching our heads trying to figure out a better way to design an agile data warehouse. Since then, we've convinced Lawrence to travel to Aotearoa many times...
Kia ora koutou and welcome to the last OptimalBI newsletter of 2019 - hasn't this year flown by! We have enjoyed supporting our customers to create amazing outcomes for their organisations this year with a range of really interesting projects - payment integration,...
I have used Business Event Analysis and Modelling (BEAM*) many times at work over that last five years. So, what makes it great and why do I use it time and again? First of all, I should explain what BEAM* is. What is BEAM*? BEAM* is a flexible methodology allowing...
Recently I went to the Advanced Data Vault Modeling course run by Hans Hultgren to take my knowledge to the next level. It was held in Melbourne, and this was my first time in Australia as well. It was hilarious to find out that the most attendees were from New...
Kia ora koutou, This month we have a spotlight on Open Source, our team are passionate about open - Open Data, Open Standards and Open Source. I first worked on an Open Source Linux kernel back in 1989 (showing my age) so have enjoyed watching this space mature and...
It's the 3rd month of 2019 already! can you believe it? We can't, the year seems to be flying by at pace so it seemed like a good time to update on the things happening here at OptimalBI. Nic, Nick, Steven and Steve With 2 Shane's in the mix already (our founder Shane...
That's right; for 3 days only, Lawrence himself will be in Wellington delivering his Agile Data Warehouse Design course! It's been over two whole years since Lawrence visited last time so this is your perfect opportunity to learn from the pro about the BEAM* method...