Dr Robin Bloor Confirms as Keynote for Yellowfin Business Intelligence Event Global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics

software vendor, Yellowfin, anno unced today that it has secured respected technology analyst, Dr Robin Bloor,as a keynote presenter at Think Tank 2014. Melbourne, VIC, Australia, April 10, 2014 -- Think Tank is Yellowfin's annual BI c onference. Think Tank 2014 to be held in Melbourne, Australia (Yellowfin's interna tional headquarters) will run across Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 May 2014. For further details, and to register, go here: http://www.yellowfinbi.com/yf_co nference.jsp A respected independent technology analyst, Robin is a leading authority and infl uencer in the BI industry, said Yellowfin CEO, Glen Rabie. We're thrilled to secure someone of Robin's caliber to help set the scene for two days of fantastic learnin g at Think Tank 2014. Robin's keynote will deliver an insightful, concise and impactful view of the enter prise IT market. Which, in 2014, is being driven by BI investment and developmen t. Bloor's presentation will form part of the Think Tank 2014 opening address on day one of the conference, Monday 26 May. Bloor's presentation will cover: - The `Big Data curve' and what it means - Disruption in computer hardware technology - Technology revolutions from the mainframe to the Internet of Things - Data flow and software architecture - The analogy of the biological system to BI - The `Data Scientist' - Latencies in BI and why they matter - The consumerization of BI An in-demand speaker and author, Bloor has published many papers and several boo ks, including his best-selling business book "The Electronic Bazaar: From the Si lk Road to the eRoad", which was featured as book of the week by Times and refer red to as "a classic" by Publishers Weekly. Bloor is the Chief Analyst at Bloor Research, a US media savvy enterprise IT ana lysis, research and publishing firm he co-founded in 2010. He was also the found er (in 1989) of the UK technology analysis company Bloor Research. Bloor's presentation will add to a wide range of BI learning and networking opport unities on offer at Think Tank 2014, including: Two days of BI best practice and case study presentations Technical training seminars, workshops and `How To' presentations Keynote presentations delivered by renowned industry thought leaders Yellowfin's global 2014 Think Tank conference will be held throughout Monday 26 an d Tuesday 27 May at the Melbourne Conference & Training Center (1/477 Collins St reet, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia). For more information, and to register, go here: http://www.yellowfinbi.com/yf_c onference.jsp About Yellowfin: Yellowfin is a global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor p

assionate about making BI easy. Founded in 2003 in response to the complexity an d costs associated with implementing and using traditional BI tools, Yellowfin i s a highly intuitive 100 percent Web-based reporting and analytics solution. Yel lowfin is a leader in mobile, collaborative and embeddable BI as well as Locatio n Intelligence and data visualization. For more information, visit www.yellowfin bi.com About Bloor Research: Founded in 1989, Bloor Research is one of the world's leading IT research, analysi s and consultancy organizations distributing research and analysis to IT user an d vendor organizations throughout the world via online subscriptions, tailored r esearch services and consultancy projects. With its core research activities und erpinning a range of services, from research and consulting to events and publis hing, Bloor Research is committed to turning knowledge into client value across all of its products and engagements. For more information, visit www.bloorresear ch.com For further media information, interviews, images or product demonstration, plea se contact: Lachlan James, Communications Manager on +61 (0)3 8617 4954, +61 (0)431 835 658 or lachlan.james@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. +61-0-38-617-4954 lachlan.james@yellowfin.bi http://www.yellowfinbi.com/