Dataspace Announces Request for Proposal -- RFP -- Concepts Workshop for Data Warehouse and IT Community.Business Editors, High Tech Writers ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 2000 Premier Data Warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse firm unveils unique workshop to assist firms in development of successful RFP's for data warehouse projects: "Ensuring Failure: The Traditional Warehouse RFP (Request For Proposal) A document that invites a vendor to submit a bid for hardware, software and/or services. It may provide a general or very detailed specification of the system. 1. (business) RFP - Request for Proposal. 2. ." Dataspace(R), Inc., a national leader in Data Warehouse consulting, is proud to present its new seminar "Ensuring Failure: The Traditional Warehouse RFP." Conducted on-site by data warehousing author and company founder, Benjamin Taub, this one-day workshop addresses the essential components of the data warehouse services Request For Proposal (RFP) and helps prevent mistakes that commonly lead to cost overruns Noun 1. cost overrun - excess of cost over budget; "the cost overrun necessitated an additional allocation of funds in the budget" cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor and project failures. In this interactive session participants will learn critical, data warehouse-specific RFP concepts, discuss their specific situation and end the day by creating an outline of an RFP for their project that will assure long term success. "In the IT world, there aren't many parallels to successfully constructing a data warehouse and integrating it into the business workflow," comments Jeffrey L. Bauman, VP, Marketing & Sales for Dataspace. "It's frightening, though, how often we see companies attempt to apply traditional RFP development methodologies, only to create a document that doesn't reflect their real goals. Often, the result is disastrous project failure. Ben really does a great job packaging seven year's worth of data warehousing wisdom into a how-to session on properly defining the project for bid." To view an outline of the course or inquire about schedule availability, visit Dataspace's website at http://www.dataspace.com. About Dataspace(R), Inc. Dataspace Incorporated was founded in 1994 by Benjamin Taub, co-author of Oracle 8 Data Warehousing, and SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. 7 Data Warehousing, commonly considered two of "the books" on data warehousing. The company, historically engaged nationwide by Fortune 1000-level clients, is 100% dedicated to data warehouse consulting, and all of its consultants have significant warehousing experience. "Most have MBA's as well," says Taub, "which bespeaks our commitment to the business side of technology." Dataspace's six-step methodology (called AWI AWI Armstrong World Industries, Inc (Lancaster, PA) AWI Australian Wool Innovation Limited AWI Agency for Workforce Innovation (Florida) AWI Animal Welfare Institute AWI American War of Independence for Accelerated Warehouse Implementation) consists of Vision, Discovery, Architecture, Construction, Implementation, and Iteration One repetition of a sequence of instructions or events. For example, in a program loop, one iteration is once through the instructions in the loop. See iterative development. (programming) iteration - Repetition of a sequence of instructions. . Its consistent deployment of these well-defined activities allows the company to confidently offer fixed-fee services, effectively guaranteeing on-time, in-budget performance. Dataspace provides consulting services nationwide, with corporate offices in Ann Arbor, Michigan  “Ann Arbor” redirects here. For other uses, see Ann Arbor (disambiguation). Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. , (734)-761-5962. Additional information is available at www.dataspace.com. |
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