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Montly Microsoft BI newsletter by Jason Morales Microsoft BI Update v.12 - September
Montly Microsoft BI newsletter by Jason Morales Microsoft BI Update v.12 - September
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| Microsoft BI Update v.12 - September |
| Written by Jason Morales |
| Friday, 07 September 2007 13:54 |
Hot TopicsLaunch Event: It’s a New Day for BI! – Register Now! Press Release: Microsoft Gains Momentum in Business Intelligence Market As It Prepares to Launch Major BI Offerings Article on Launch (US): Microsoft PerformancePoint Server 2007 Due in September Article on Launch (UK): Microsoft steps up BI push with PerformancePoint launch Upcoming EventsPerformancePoint Launch Event 2007 Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS) Community Summit When: Sept 18-21 Where: Colorado Convention Center, Denver CO Click here to register Microsoft Momentum: The Value of Business Intelligence When: Oct 2, 8:30-12noon Where: Kansas City, Missouri Click here to register When: Oct 25, 8:30-12noon Where: Bloomington, Minnesota Click here to register When: Nov 6, 8:30-12noon Where: Des Moines, Iowa Click here to register When: Nov 8, 8:30-12noon Where: St. Louis, Missouri Click here to register TrainingIncludes BSM & ProClarity self-paced online training Business Intelligence Education Services ProClarity Training Online & Instructor led Partner Program – webcasts ISV Web Seminar Series Part 1: PPS – Leveraging PerformancePoint in your BI Solution ISV Web Seminar Series Part 2: PPS - Planning ISV Web Seminar Series Part 3: PPS - Monitoring ResourcesMicrosoft BI ProClarity SQL Server What’s New in AS2008? (blog) Analysis Services Hands on Guidebook: Teach yourself the fundamentals of SQL Server Analysis Services – one step at a time. Whitepaper: Identifying and Resolving MDX Query Performance Bottlenecks in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services SharePoint Server 2007 Data Mining Microsoft & BI Blogs Intelligent Insight on PerformancePoint – PerformancePoint Server Adrian Downe’s Blog – Great 7 Part Series on PPS Planning Features! Microsoft OLAP by Mosha Pasumansky – Deep Insights into SSAS & MDX Prologika (Teo Lachev’s Weblog) – Reporting Services insights Direct Reports (Brian Welcker’s Weblog) - Reporting Services Microsoft BI Partners OLAP Report - summaries Analyst Reports Try out a business intelligence virtual lab to test out the technology stack, including:
ProClarity Analytic Server Evaluation Available through MSVL and through the following MSDN Premium subscriptions: Visual Studio Professional w/MSDN Premium Subscription Visual Studio Team Architect Edition w/MSDN Premium Subscription Visual Studio Team Developer Edition w/MSDN Premium Subscription Visual Studio Team Database Professional Edition w/MSDN Premium Subscription Visual Studio Team Test Edition w/MSDN Premium Subscription Visual Studio Team Suite Edition w/MSDN Premium Subscription Academic Alliance members will also have access to these bits. News Links & Press ReleasesMicrosoft PerformancePoint Server 2007 (PPS) is on the verge of release, marking a historic shift in the Business Intelligence (BI) market. Why am I excited about this opportunity? Again this year, market analysts have posted survey results that indicate BI is the top spending priority for most CIOs. Acquisitions and mergers in the BI industry are occurring left and right, and many analysts anticipate more to come. Revenue growth for BI has risen sharply. BI is a big topic that often includes a lot of different technologies, a lot of user tools and requirements, and some analysts have noted the typical organization owns on average 6 different BI systems – and still, more than 70% of information workers do not use BI systems. Microsoft understands that BI is about the user (“People Ready’ business), not merely the technology. On any given day, a user does email (Communications & Collaboration), accesses and shares documents (Content Management), looks for files (Search), reviews and submits items for approval (Workflow & Portal), and reviews data through various reports (Business Intelligence). The Microsoft Office System is designed to support all of these every day functions. What makes PPS different than other BI applications? PPS extends the capabilities of the Microsoft Office System to bridge the gap between users and the data they need to make better, informed decisions. PPS enhances SharePoint for BI Dashboard development and delivery – where data can be monitored. PPS enables robust and intuitive drill down and slice & dice capabilities – where data can be analyzed. PPS leverages Excel as a familiar user interface but centralizes and secures models, calculations and report templates while providing workflow capabilities – where budgets & forecasts can be planned. PPS integrates handily with the SQL Server database and BI platform – where the data resides. And the licensing costs for PPS are widely recognized as significantly lower than any comparable solution on the market. If your users utilize Office every day, and if your IT staff has implemented SQL Server and/or SharePoint, why wouldn’t you implement PPS? This is a great opportunity to further build upon your existing infrastructure and technology investments. To receive prior BI Updates for additional Resource links, please email me at
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. If you do not want to receive this Microsoft BI Update, please click here. Jason Morales Sales Professional - Performance Management Microsoft Office Business Applications Office: (208) 319-2273 Mobile: (208) 949-4365
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