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 | Boyd Evert, Senior Associate, Connolly ConsultingBoyd Evert specializes in optimizing T-SQL code running against very large datasets, the size of which exceeds 2 billion rows and 20TB. Boyd troubleshoots SQL servers, supports developers, and mentors data analysts.
Boyd is a Senior Associate Connolly Consulting Associates. In his current project, Boyd has been asked to create and administer a code-tuning contest at the company's Data Analyst summit in September.
Boyd has nearly 15 years of experience working with major retailers. He has devoted most of his career to understanding how retailers create and consume data. He has worked with datasets from Target Stores, Home Depot, CVS, and his current client, Wal-Mart.
Boyd is also cofounder of the NWA SQL User Group. Their group has attendees from all of the major companies in NW Arkansas: Wal-Mart, Tyson, and JB Hunt.
In his spare time he coaches little league baseball and teaches his sons how to read Latin. |
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 | Learning from the Giants: How Wal-Mart, Target, and Home Depot create, consume and leverage data.
Boyd discusses how large retailers use data to drive their businesses. Beginning with a brief history of data in the retailing industry, he illustrates how different databases interact with one another, particularly in the supply chain. He presents some lessons that can be learned from the successes and failures of retailers as they continue to cope with the growth of data and the growing demands placed on that data. The lessons aren't limited to large retailers. There's something for every company, large or small.
|  Oct 9th |
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