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Microsoft BI Update v.14 - November
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Written by Jason Morales   
Monday, 12 November 2007 19:26

Hot Topics

PerformancePoint and BI resources have been arriving fast and furiously.  Scroll down to the Resources section to check out the latest Operations and Deployment Guides, new sample data sets, online trainings, on-demand webcasts and whitepapers.
And on top of it all, this month marks the release of The Rational Guide to Monitoring and Analyzing with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007… (Nick Barclay, Adrian Downes)

Upcoming Events

Extending CRM Analytics via Microsoft BI Products
When: Nov 13 (Tue) @ 9-11am
Where: Denver, CO
Click here to register
St Louis BI/PerformancePoint Roundtable
When: Nov 28 (Wed) @ 8-10am
Where: St. Louis, MO
Click here to register
Omaha BI & Wine Tasting Event
When: Dec 6 (Thurs) @ 430-8pm
Where: Omaha, NE
Click here to register

Upcoming Webcasts

PerformancePoint Server Demo
When: Nov 13 (Tue), 11am PDT
Click here to register
When: Oct 30 (Tue), 11am PDT
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Monthly Reporting with PerformancePoint Server 2007
When: Nov 16 (Fri), 1pm PDT
Click here to register:
SQL Server 2008: Expanding Business Intelligence Capabilities
When: Dec 6 (Thurs), 1pm PDT
Click here to register:

Training

PerformancePoint Server 2007 Training Sites
Business Intelligence Education Services
BI Courses, including SQL 2005, PPS and ProClarity
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Monitoring & Analytics
ProClarity Training
Online & Instructor led
Partner Program – webcasts
ISV Web Seminar Series Part 2: PPS - Planning
ISV Web Seminar Series Part 3: PPS - Monitoring
Online Training Webcasts - (keyword =  performancepoint)

Resources

Microsoft BI
PerformancePoint Server 2007
Book: The Rational Guide to Monitoring and Analyzing with…  (pre-order form: Available 11/15)
Book: The Rational Guide to Planning with…  ((pre-order form: Available 12/15)
Flash Demo: Virtual Experience
Datasheets:  Overview, Monitor, Analyze, Planning
Sample: Monitoring Data here
Sample: Planning Data here
Data Import Wizard for Microsoft Dynamics AX Tool here
Scorecard Migration Tool here
ProClarity
SQL Server 2005
SQL Server 2008
Analysis Services
SharePoint Server 2007
Data Mining
Dynamics
Microsoft & BI Blogs
Intelligent Insight on PerformancePoint – PerformancePoint Server
Adrian Downe’s Blog – Great 7 Part Series on PPS Planning Features!
Nick Barclay’s BI Blog –PerformancePoint Server resources
Chris Webb’s BI Blog – MDXtreme Programming
Vidas Matelis BI BlogSQL 2005 resources
Microsoft OLAP by Mosha Pasumansky – Deep Insights into SSAS & MDX
Prologika (Teo Lachev’s Weblog) – Reporting Services insights
The Data Puzzle – Solving the Enterprise Data Puzzle with Microsoft BI
Microsoft BI Partners
OLAP Report - summaries
Analyst Reports
Try out a business intelligence virtual lab to test out the technology stack, including:
  • Analysis Services
  • Excel 2007
  • Business Scorecard Manager 2005 (BSM)
  • ProClarity
  • Report Builder
  • Integration Services
  • Data Mining

More News Links & Press Releases

 Jason Morales
Sales Professional – BI & Performance Management
Microsoft Office Business Applications
Office: (208) 319-2273
Mobile: (208) 949-4365