Sessions

With more than 50 sessions covering Products & Technology, Architecture, Enterprise Data Management, Solutions, Tech Talk and Business Value, along with Pre and Post-Conference courses, Informatica World has the most in-depth sessions by Informatica experts, customers and partners over a three day period.

To view the current breakout session agenda click here.
To view the current session abstracts click here.
To start building out your own personalized IW08 agenda, click here.

The following breakout session tracks are organized to provide you the technical detail, business strategy and solution & implementation best practices to most effectively support your business goals.

Products & Technology

Hear the latest scoop on products, their features and functionality, and how they can help your organization gain solid business value from all its information assets. Learn the future direction of the products and their place in your enterprise.

Architecture

Understand considerations and strategies for building a flexible enterprise infrastructure with technologies such as SOA, EII, ETL, SaaS, and Web Services. Hear case studies for building a real-time data integration architecture, a data quality integration platform, master data services platform, or an enterprise grid architecture.

Enterprise Data Management

Focus on the broader issues around enterprise data management and the alignment of IT with business goals. Concepts and activities include data governance, data stewardship, data migration, data quality, master data management, compliance, Integration Competency Centers, and more.

Solutions

Hear project case studies involving data migration, data synchronization, data warehousing, compliance, and master data management. Review best practices, business drivers with their corresponding IT challenges, architecture strategies, and the practical usage of Informatica technology.

Tech Talk

Focus on those difficult issues, best practices, and solutions at the core of making technology effective, as well as typical challenges facing practitioners. Learn specifics on problems, techniques, and real-world issues with those who understand what it takes to make it work.

Business Impact

Hear real-world examples from customers and partners describing how they have effectively partnered with the business to deliver data integration and data quality solutions that support business strategy and growth. These sessions will focus on how companies have grown revenue, reduced risk, improved operational efficiencies, and delivered bottom-line value to the business.

We have also highlighted in each session which level(s) and role(s) match best to what is to be presented, so you are able to easily match yourself to these areas as well. Below is our explanation of these different paths:

Session Paths – Tailored to Your Level

I - Beginner
You may have some exposure to topic concepts, but have little practical experience with it. You intend to broaden and deepen your comprehension and skills around the topic.

II - Intermediate
You are thoroughly experienced in the topic. You are efficient with data tools but need to stretch professionally and are looking for topics that build on your existing business and technical acumen.

III - Advanced
You are a professional who knows your organization’s information architecture, sources, standards and tools, and challenges. Management looks to you for leadership in addressing problems and adding capability. New theories, emerging tools and technologies, and innovative approaches pique your imagination.

Session Paths – Tailored to Your Role

Architect
Responsible for building a foundation that supports the organization’s business objectives now and in the future.

Business and IT Influencer
Works in IT or closely with IT to draw the connection between business initiatives and technology solutions.

Practitioner
Tasked on technical solutions to address IT challenges.

Quick links to conference session abstracts and pre & post-conference information: