Re: DM: MineSet 2.5 training course: July, September and October

[Andrew A. Kramer]

I think it's a bit outlandish to charge people $1125 to attend a 
course
that is an infomercial for MineSet. This is part of a disturbing trend
that's taking place where large companies are charging fairly high 
fees
for training, which is on top of the huge price for the software 
itself. If
someone
is contemplating buying a software tool that is 5-6 figures, the 
vendor should
only offer free training as well as the opportunity to try a 
trial/demo version.

Andrew Kramer, Ph.D.

Andy M. Kar wrote:

>  Due to popular demand we are pleased to announce three more data 
>mining
>  and visualization courses using Silicon Graphics' award winning 
>MineSet 2.5
>  product.
>
>  The courses are geared towards people interested in understanding 
>data
>  mining and visualization with MineSet hands-on experience on
>  real-world scenarios and case studies.
>
>  The courses will be offered at the following places
>
>     Jul 28-30, 1998  Mountain View  CA
>     Sep 08-10, 1998  Silver Spring  MD
>     Oct 20-22, 1998  Dallas         TX
>
>  By attending the course, you will understand:
>
>    o What is the knowledge discovery process.
>    o What are the capabilities and limitations of the MineSet 
>product.
>    o How to use MineSet to solve your business problems and
>      maximize the value of your data.
>    o How to effectively manage your mineset sessions.
>    o How to connect to your existing databases and take advantage of
>      parallel hardware.
>    o How to use the MineSet interfaces to build applications.
>    o How to deploy models across your company, how to launch
>      visualizations from the web, and how to setup PCs to connect to
>      MineSet.
>
>  The three-day course is taught by an outside instructor who
>  regularly consults in data mining and can share a balanced 
>perspective
>  of the strengths and weaknesses of MineSet.
>
>  The classroom is set up with Silicon Graphics workstations to
>  facilitate hands-on training with one person per machine. The 
>classes
>  are small (about 10 people). The class costs $1125.
>
>  To register for the course please visit
>
>        http://mineset.sgi.com/training
>  or
>        call 1.800.800.4744 (option 4).
>
>  To see answers to general questions and previous feedback on the 
>course,
>  please visit:
>
>     http://mineset.sgi.com/training/faq.html
>
>  You can also subscribe to the MineSet mailing list by visiting:
>
>    http://mineset.sgi.com/maillist.html
>
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> Andy M. Kar | (650) 933-7789 | http://reality.sgi.com/ananda_engr