Yellowfin and Actian to Host Big Data Analytics with Hadoop Webinar Series Global Business Intelligence (BI)

and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin, and Actian Corporation, a next-generation leader in Big Data Analytics. Melbourne, VIC, Australia, December 12, 2013 -- The Webinar series will demonstr ate, using a genuine case study example from the telecommunications industry, ho w to go from data in Hadoop to dashboard in just 40-minutes. Attendees will discover how to combine Hadoop with the most advanced Big Data tec hnologies, and world's easiest BI solution, to quickly generate real business valu e from Big Data Analytics, said Yellowfin Chief Operations Officer, Justin Hewitt . Register for a Webinar time here: http://www.yellowfinbi.com/YFCommunityNews-Web inar-Discover-the-real-world-benefits-of-Big-Data-Analytics-using-Hadoop-150546 The Big Data Analytics with Hadoop Webinar series will combine CDR data stored in Hadoop quickly connecting, preparing, optimizing and analyzing this data in a t angible real-world use case to easily deliver actionable insights to anyone, any where, anytime, said Actian Marketing Manager APAC, John Ryan. Ryan said that Webinar participants would learn how to: Connect to Big Data: Connect live to streaming CDR data in Hadoop Prepare Big Data: Transform CDR logs into a rich structured format Optimize Big Data: Parallel load at high speeds into Actian's Big Data Analytics p latform Analyze Big Data: Discover new insights with fast queries inside an effortlessly intuitive BI platform Deliver pervasive Big Data insights: Learn how to empower all analytics stakehol ders to understand, explore, share and act on Big Data Analytics quickly Communicate insights attained from Big Data: Optimize the value of Big Data insi ghts by learning how to effectively communicate analytical information to define d user groups and types Hewitt said the Webinar series would suit organizations that: Want to act on more data and data types in shorter timeframes Want to understand the steps involved in achieving Big Data success both front a nd back-end Thought taking action from Big Data was too costly and complex If you think that you and your company could benefit from understanding how to be tter leverage your growing data assets, then this Webinar is a must, said Hewitt. There are three concise 40-minute Webinars scheduled throughout Monday 16 and Tu esday 17 December 2013. To register for a session, go here: http://www.yellowfinbi.com/YFCommunityNews-W ebinar-Discover-the-real-world-benefits-of-Big-Data-Analytics-using-Hadoop-15054 6 About Actian: Take Action on Big Data Actian powers the action-driven enterprise in the Age of Data, delivering rapid time to analytic value with a modular appr

oach that connects data assets behind the scenes, enables unconstrained analytic s and scales almost without limits. The Actian DataCloud Integration and ParAcce l Big Data Analytics Platforms help organizations leverage data assets for compe titive advantage, delivering highly parallelized software that fully exploits mo dern chip, core and cluster infrastructures. Its scalable solutions deliver powe rful business results for industry innovators. Actian serves tens of thousands o f users worldwide and is headquartered in Redwood City, California. Stay connect ed with Actian Corporation on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. About Yellowfin: Yellowfin is a global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor p assionate about making BI easy. Yellowfin is headquartered and developed in Melb ourne, Australia, offering a highly intuitive 100 percent Web-based reporting an d analytics solution. Founded in 2003 in response to the complexity and costs as sociated with implementing and using traditional BI tools, Yellowfin is a leader in mobile, collaborative and embeddable BI as well as Location Intelligence and data visualization. For more information, visit www.yellowfinbi.com For further media information, interviews, images or product demonstration, plea se contact: John Ryan, Marketing Manager, Actian on +61 3 8530 1722 or john.ryan@actian.com Lachlan James, Communications Manager, Yellowfin on +61 3 8617 4954 or lachlan.j ames@yellowfin.bi For regular updates and news, follow Yellowfin on Twitter (@YellowfinBI), Linked In (Yellowfin Business Intelligence) or email pr@yellowfin.bi to subscribe to Ye llowfin's free e-newsletter. Contact: Lachlan James Yellowfin Level 46, 360 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne 3000, VIC, Australia +61-03-8617-4954 lachlan.james@yellowfin.bi http://www.yellowfinbi.com/