1. SQL Server Saturday 134 Presentation
Show Me the Money
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2. SQL Server Saturday 134 Presentation
Acquire
You have to start somewhere. Lets buy some data. How?
Buy
People
Salaries
Contractors
Marketing
Data Mining (Recursive)
Forced Registration Via Websites/Training/Conferences
Telecomunications. That bloke that phones you to update your details or try and sell you another cell phone contract.
Coffee Machine
Office Space
Security
SQL Saturday #134
Data has “R” value

3. SQL Server Saturday 134 Presentation
Acquire – Sanity Check
Buy
People
Salaries
Contractors
Marketing
Data Mining (Recursive)
Forced Registration Via Websites/Training/Conferences
Telecoms
Coffee Machine
Office Space
Security

4. SQL Server Saturday 134 Presentation
Storage
Hard drives
SAN
Blades
IT Dept
Backup Tapes
Server Components
Offsite Backups
Disaster Recovery Site
Security to Server Room and Hardware
Data Centres
SQL Saturday #134
Data has “R” value

5. SQL Server Saturday 134 Presentation
Storage – Sanity Check
Hard drives
SAN
Blades
IT Dept
Backup Tapes
Server Components
Offsite Backups
Disaster Recovery Site
Security to Server Room and Hardware
Data Centres

6. Brand Transformation Presentation
Licensing
Server (Windows)
Client Access Licenses
Sharepoint (the Evil system)
SQL Server
3rd Party Tools
Office
IIS
Exchange
Mobile BI Apps
Master Data/ Data Quality Software (more detail later)
Backup Software
Security (Firewalls etc.)
SQL Saturday #134
Data has “R” value

7. Licensing – Sanity Check
SQL Server Saturday 134 Presentation
Licensing – Sanity Check
Server (Windows)
Client Access Licenses
SharePoint
SQL Server
3rd Party Tools
Office
IIS
Exchange
Mobile BI Apps
Master Data/ Data Quality Software
Backup Software
Security (Firewalls etc.)

8. SQL Server Saturday 134 Presentation
Cooling
Air conditioners
Maintenance
Power
Generators
Water
Fire Control
Environmental Control
Building a Server Room
Security to Building
SQL Saturday #134
Data has “R” value

9. SQL Server Saturday 134 Presentation
Cooling – Sanity Check
Air conditioners
Maintenance
Power
Generators
Water
Fire Control
Environmental Control
Building a Server Room
Security to Building
Air conditioners
Maintenance
Power
Generators
Water
Fire Control
Environmental Control
Building a Server Room
Security to Building

10. SQL Server Saturday 134 Presentation
Potential, Strategic
Data drives a business
How would you know what to buy if you did not know what you sold in the first place.
There is a reason all the great companies invest in Data and BI
How do you tie a profit to the future?
SQL Saturday #134
Data has “R” value

11. Potential, Strategic – Sanity Check
SQL Server Saturday 134 Presentation
Potential, Strategic – Sanity Check
Data drives a business
How would you know what to buy if you did not know what you sold in the first place.
There is a reason all the great companies invest in Data and BI
How do you tie a profit to the future?

12. Master Data/Data Quality
SQL Server Saturday 134 Presentation
Master Data/Data Quality
Cost of software
Portions can be automated
Very manual process
Long implementation cycle
Setup Usually trial and error
No one size fits all
Did I mention cost of software
SQL Saturday #134
Data has “R” value

13. Master Data/Data Quality – Sanity Check
SQL Server Saturday 134 Presentation
Master Data/Data Quality – Sanity Check
Cost of software
Portions can be automated
Very manual process
Long implementation cycle
Setup Usually trial and error
No one size fits all
Did I mention cost of software

14. SQL Server Saturday 134 Presentation
The Point
Your data is valuable without it organizations cannot survive. The data is the life of the organization, can you put a price on a life.
Business basics you have to spend money to make money.
You need 3 things to make business work. People, data and coffee. If it was up to me even coffee would on the asset register and consuming it mandatory.
Booyah. The bean counters should have our data as an asset, and maybe give us a bigger share of the pie…….
SQL Saturday #134
Data has “R” value