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Jason Morales' Microsoft BI Update v.17 - February |
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Written by Jason Morales
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Tuesday, 26 February 2008 05:21 |
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Contents:
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Webcasts
Training: online and regional options
Resources: whitepapers, case studies, datasheets, webcasts, books, etc
News Links and Press Releases
Hot Topics
Microsoft Gets Gartner’s Business Intelligence Top Rating
Market Maturity and Microsoft lead Gartner’s latest business intelligence report
Subscribe to learn more about Gartner’s 2008 Magic Quadrant for BI Platforms
Microsoft Business Intelligence Newsletter
Training: Microsoft BI Bootcamps
Seattle, WA: 3/10-13
Click here for more info
Minneapolis, MN: 5/19-23
Beaverton, OR: 6/9-13
Click here for more info
Upcoming Events
Managing Performance with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint
When: Feb 28, 9-11am (PST)
Where: Mountain View, CA
Click here to register
The Value of Business Intelligence
When: March 13
Where: Seattle, WA
Click here to register
Gartner BI Summit
When: April 1-3
Where: Chicago, IL
Click here to register
Microsoft BI Conference
When: Oct 6-8
Where: Seattle, WA
www.microsoftbiconference.com
Find Events & Webcasts
Upcoming Webcasts
PerformancePoint Server Webcast Demo
Click here to register:
February 26, 11a.m. PST
March 4, 11a.m. PST
March 11, 11a.m. PST
March 18, 11a.m. PST
Intellinet Webcast
Business Intelligence Demystified
When: Feb 27 @ 10am (PST)
Click here to register
TechNet Webcast
Advanced Dashboard Creation with PerformancePoint Server 2007 (Level 300)
When: March 28 @ 8am (PST)
Click here to register
Training
PerformancePoint Server 2007 Training Sites
PPS Planning, Monitoring and Analytics, online training includes videos and workbooks
BSM & ProClarity self-paced online training
Hitachi Consulting
Business Intelligence Education Services
Microsoft BI Bootcamp (3 day) - click here for more info
Solid Quality Mentors
BI Courses, including SQL 2005, PPS and ProClarity
Microsoft BI Bootcamp (5 day) - click here for more info
IT Mentors
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Monitoring & Analytics
Premier Knowledge Solutions
ProClarity Training
SQL Server Training Courses
Online & Instructor led
Partner Program – webcasts
Online Training Webcasts - (keyword = performancepoint)
Resources
Microsoft BI
Whitepapers
Demos
Product Evaluations
PerformancePoint Server 2007
System Requirements
Technical Forums: PPS Monitoring and Analytics, PPS Planning
Flash Demo: Virtual Experience
Datasheets: Overview, Monitor, Analyze, Plan, Management Reporting
Case Studies: Energizer, Oticon, Skanska, Gemplus, Capella, CompUSA, Premier Bankcard, ITV, Coppin State University, Amaren
Video: PerformancePoint Server Team Video
Books on PerformancePoint Server 2007
The Rational Guide to Monitoring and Analyzing with…
The Rational Guide to Planning with…
Business Intelligence with…
Pro PerformancePoint Server 2007 (not released yet)
On-Demand Webcasts ‘with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server’:
Performance Management 101
Business Intelligence
Revenue Forecasting
Monthly Reporting
Strategic Planning
Driving Performance
Customer and Product Monitoring
Download PerformancePoint Server 2007 Evaluation Version (x86)
Download PerformancePoint Server 2007 Evaluation Version (x64)
Sample Data : Monitoring, Planning
Data Import Wizard for Microsoft Dynamics AX Tool here
Scorecard Migration Tool here
Downloadable Books for PerformancePoint Server 2007
PPS Technical Library
PPS Developer Portal
ProClarity
Technical Forum: ProClarity
Search the Support Knowledge Base
Microsoft ProClarity Software Developer’s Kit 6.3
PerformancePoint 2007 Management Reporter
Overview
SQL Server 2005
Best Practices
SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence
BI Presentations
SQL Server 2005 – Learning Portal
Archived Webcasts, Virtual Labs and Podcasts
Microsoft SQL Server 2005: Scales to your growing business needs
Case Studies: Kelley Blue Book, National Aquarium, Barnes & Noble
Book: The Microsoft Data Warehouse Toolkit: With SQL Server 2005…
Channel 9: Business Intelligence Platform Overview
SQL Server 2008
Business Intelligence
Data Warehousing
Performance Improvements for MDX in AS 2008
SQL 2008 CTP, November 2007
Demo: SQL Server 2008 Overview
Datasheet: Business Intelligence
Whitepaper: Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing
Analysis Services
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services Step by Step
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (Paperback)
Applied Microsoft Analysis Services 2005… (Paperback)
Delivering Business Intelligence with… (Paperback)
Microsoft Technet Whitepapers
Whitepaper: Identifying and Resolving MDX Query Performance Bottlenecks in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services
SharePoint Server 2007
SharePoint Business Intelligence
Evaluation Guide
Data Mining
SQL Server Data Mining
Webcast: Building Adaptive Applications with SQL Server Data Mining
Video: SQL Server 2008 Data Mining Enhancements
Dynamics
Microsoft Dynamics-Everyone Gets It
Evaluate Microsoft Dynamics—What is Microsoft Dynamics?
Whitepaper: Evaluating Financial Management Software…Is it time for a change?
Microsoft & BI Blogs
The Microsoft PerformancePoint Team Blog
The BI Blog
Patrick Baumgartner’s Unofficial PPS Blog
Intelligent Insight on PerformancePoint – PerformancePoint Server
Adrian Downe’s Blog – Great 7 Part Series on PPS Planning Features!
Ian Tien’s Unofficial PerformancePoint Server and Business Scorecard Manager Blog
Microsoft BI Blog – by Patrick Husting
Nick Barclay’s BI Blog –PerformancePoint Server resources
Chris Webb’s BI Blog – MDXtreme Programming
Vidas Matelis BI Blog – SQL 2005 resources
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
The Data Puzzle – Solving the Enterprise Data Puzzle with Microsoft BI
OLAP Report - summaries
Preview of PerformancePoint Server 2007
Market share analysis
SQL Server Analysis Services 2005 (Microsoft)
What is OLAP?
Commentary: Business Intelligence Competency Centers
Dimensional Relational vs. OLAP: The Final Deployment Conundrum
Analyst Reports
AMR Research: Microsoft’s Looming Impact on the Business Intelligence and Performance Management Market
Forrester Report Detail BPM Growth and Market Leadership
Gartner Research: Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Coming Soon to a Desktop Near You
Business Intelligence Virtual Labs
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
Technet Virtual Labs
Microsoft Office Performance Point Server 2007- SharePoint List Dashboards
Microsoft Office Performance Point Server 2007- Excel Dashboards
Microsoft Office Performance Point Server 2007- Dashboard End to End
News Links & Press Releases
The Transition from Spreadsheet Budgets to a Packaged Application
Consolidation, market maturity to cause slower BI growth, Gartner says
Operational business intelligence making its way in the enterprise
Operational BI: Getting ‘Real Time’ About Performance
Drawing a Business Intelligence Road Map for E-Tailers
‘The BI Survey 7’ Details Purchase Practices, Ranks Loyalty by Brand
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