Date: 2008-08-13 Category: Events

Practical Databases for Business

Thursday 21 August 2008
6.00pm - 8.00pm
Doors open at 5.30pm for a buffet and refreshments

Technium CAST
Parc Menai, Bangor

Guest speaker: Dr Katherine Bean from Dvana Limited

Katherine will talk about the practical use of databases within the SME environment. The interactive talk will cover such topics as:

• What is a database?
• How to choose the best database form
• Planning of the database
• Effort verses reward
• Application specific and custom databases
all with a view to making the process as simple and streamlined as possible

Databases are an often-misunderstood business tool which, if not handled correctly have the potential to cost more than their rewards in terms of; efficiency, cost savings and better business control. By taking a pragmatic view to data control it is possible to quickly reap the rewards of structured data, and leverage those rewards into effective business control and decision-making. Readymade solutions to common business processes, such as Customer Relationship Management CRM will be discussed to consider the advantages and disadvantages of those solutions. The event will aim to provide the audience with the tools to make well considered business decisions.

Dr Katherine Bean PhD CEng MIET works for Dvana Limited www.dvana.co.uk, which offers consulting services in IT, computers and management to businesses in North Wales. Kate has spent many years both in academia and in industry making technology available and accessible to businesses, by integrating technology into the business processes of organizations. She has worked for companies such as IBM in her career and been a technology ambassador.

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