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Whole Foods Market, "America's Healthiest Grocery Store", has A LOT of data to analyze. With millions of customers, over 85,000 employees, and more than 450 stores, Whole Foods Market insists on quality, service and value for everything they do, and every part of their supply chain. A company with a data challenge—and a culture—like that needs nothing less than the best – which is why their decision to move to a cloud-based analytic ecosystem is a model.

Join in an exciting, free-flowing conversation between Richard Beaver and Ken Casey (both at Whole Foods Market) with Doug Henschen (Constellation Research) as they discuss the journey from Whole Foods' on-premises system to Teradata IntelliCloud™.

Hear Whole Foods describe their experience and come away with practical knowledge:

• Why they wanted the cloud for analytics
• What they considered in their selection process
• How the data and application migration transpired
• What they recommend to others considering the cloud

Register now to hear this expert discussion among data and analytics experts. You'll walk away with a clear understanding of how your team can put a new shine on your organization's analytic environment...in the cloud.

About Richard Beaver, Senior Coordinator of Enterprise Information Delivery at Whole Foods Market

Richard Beaver, Senior Coordinator of Enterprise Information Delivery at Whole Foods Market, has spent his entire career in enterprise information delivery. Prior to his current role, he was a Solution Architect at Teradata Corporation. His current role includes implementation and delivery of the Whole Foods Market data warehouse and he was instrumental in leading Whole Foods Market to Teradata IntelliCloud™.

About Ken Casey, Senior Manager of Data Warehouse and BI Tools at Whole Foods Market

Ken Casey, Senior Manager of Data Warehouse and BI Tools at Whole Foods Market, has spent over 12 years at the company and is an expert on their analytic ecosystem. Previously he was a Business Systems Analyst at AT&T.

About Doug Henschen, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Constellation Research

Doug Henschen is Vice President and Principal Analyst at Constellation Research, an award-winning, Silicon Valley based research and advisory firm. His data-to-decisions research examines how organizations employ a multi-disciplinary approach to data analysis to adapt to digital disruption. Previously he held executive editor positions at InformationWeek, Intelligent Enterprise / TechWeb, Transform/Imaging Magazine, and DM News.