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
The Next Big thing in BI by Bill Baker
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Gartner: Business intelligence ROI, value a matter of mind over money
Training: Microsoft BI Bootcamps
Minneapolis, MN: 5/19-23
Beaverton, OR: 6/9-13
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SQL Server 2008 launches 4 new BI Virtual Labs
Data Mining with SQL Server 2008
SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services: Delivering Analysis Services capabilities through Microsoft Office
SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services- Managing the Report Services Infrastructure
SQL Server Analysis Services- Managing Analysis Services Solutions
New Case Study: Potbelly Sandwich Works
Upcoming Events
SQL Launch 2008 Events - nationwide
Microsoft Executive Roundtable
Business Intelligence
April 10, 11:30am
Minneapolis, MN
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Monitor and Measure to Win
Presented by Ascentium
April 16, 8:30am – 4:30pm
Bellevue, WA
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Key Components for Successful BI Project
Presented by Quilogy
April 16, 9-11am
St. Charles, MO
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TDWI World Conference
May 11-16
Chicago, IL
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Tech-Ed 2008
June 3-6 (Developers); June 10-13 (IT Professionals)
Orlando, FL
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Microsoft BI Conference
Oct 6-8
Seattle, WA
www.microsoftbiconference.com
Find Events & Webcasts
Upcoming Webcasts
PerformancePoint Server Webcast Demo
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April 8, 11am (PDT)
April 22, 11am (PDT)
May 6, 11am (PDT)
May 20, 11am (PDT)
Upgrade SQL Now – Live Meeting Series
Session V: SQL Analysis Services
April 8 @ 12pm (PDT)
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SQL Server Reporting Services
April 16 @ 10am (PDT)
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Microsoft PerformancePoint Server 2007
April 30 @ 10am (PDT)
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Training
PerformancePoint Server 2007 Training Sites
Online: PPS Planning, Monitoring and Analytics (includes videos and workbooks)
Online: BSM & ProClarity
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
AppDev – CD-ROM & DVD-ROM Training
SQL Server 2005 and BI Learning Suite
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, Potbelly Sandwich Works
Video: PerformancePoint Server Team Video
Wikis: Wikipedia, Channel 9
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)
Drive Business Performance (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
Videos: SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence
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
Notes from the Field – Pete Sprague’s PerformancePoint and Microsoft BI blog
Microsoft Excel – team blog for Excel & Excel Services
Reporting Services – team blog for SQL Server Reporting Services
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: Microsoft Gets Gartner’s Business Intelligence Top Ranking
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
News Links & Press Releases
Microsoft SharePoint taking business by storm
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007: BI Worth the Price?
Microsoft PerformancePoint: BI or BS?
Oral History as Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence: Giving Enterprises More Bank for Their CRM Buck
Gartner: Business intelligence ROI, value a matter of mind over money
Emerging technologies will soon marginalize IT’s role in BI
Buying business intelligence software: Top 11 considerations
The Role of Business Intelligence in Managing Compliance
Business Intelligence Applications for Specialty Healthcare Organizations
Business intelligence: A Technology Category in Tumult
Using Enterprise 2.0 for Business Intelligence, Part 1
Using Enterprise 2.0 for Business Intelligence, Part 2
Using Enterprise 2.0 for Business Intelligence, Part 3
Technology Is Not the Driver of BI Adoption
Business Intelligence Culture Shock: Is Your Organization Ready for Analytics?
Intelligent CRM Requires Business intelligence
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