MicroStrategy World 2011: Business intelligence in the cloud

Computing will be reporting from the event in Monte Carlo

MicroStrategy World 2011 kicks off in Monte Carlo today, with the business intelligence (BI) specialist focusing this year's event on mobile, social, cloud and big data.

Plenty of customers are set to attend the event, with talks from Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Starbucks, who will be providing insights into how BI can be used effectively in the enterprise.

MicroStrategy World 2011 will also feature a keynote session with a senior exec from Facebook.

Other sessions that could prove interesting are talks on agile business intelligence using big data, designing mobile intelligence apps on the iPad, and also discussions around how enterprises can prepare for cloud BI.

Computing will be in Monte Carlo until Wednesday, so keep updated with all the latest news on the web site.