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News Links and Press Releases
Hot Topics
PerformancePoint Webcast Demo – hosted by Jason Morales
June 17, 11am (PDT)
Announcing PerformancePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1
The Payoff of Pervasive Performance Management
Results from The BI Survey 7
‘The BI Survey 7’ Details Purchase Practices, Ranks Loyalty by Brand
Business intelligence and data warehousing salaries continue to rise
New Case Studies: GPX International Tire Corp, OSIsoft, Community Health Network, The Credit Valley Hospital, Graham Field Health Products, University of Gothenburg, Heel Inc.
BI Video by Role – CFO, Operations Manager, IT Director, Sales Manager
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Upcoming Events
Business Intelligence Using the Microsoft BI Suite
Craig Utley, Tech-Ed Pre-Conference Seminar
June 9, 9:30am-6pm
Orlando, FL
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How does it all stack up?
6 part Seminar Series, sponsored by Inetium & Microsoft
June 26, July 17, Aug 7 & 28, Sept 18
Omaha, NE
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SQL Server User Group
Featuring Kalen Delaney, author of “Inside SQL Server
June 25, 5:30pm
Boise, ID
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Dashboard in a Day – sponsored by Quilogy
Kansas City, MO: Sept 9
Fairview Heights, IL: Sept 11
Omaha, NE: Sept 16
Chicago, IL: Sept 18
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Microsoft BI Conference
Oct 6-8
Seattle, WA
www.microsoftbiconference.com
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Upcoming Webcasts
PerformancePoint Server Webcast Demo
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June 17, 11am (Pacific Time)
July 15, 11am
July 29, 11am
PerformancePoint Server 2007: Planning Implementation…
June 10, 8am (Pacific Time)
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PerformancePoint Server 2007: M&A Implementation…
June 12, 11:30am (Pacific Time)
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Achieving Business Intelligence Across the Enterprise
June 19, 9am (Pacific Time) – Streamline Reporting
July 17, 9am – Increase Accessibility of Information
Aug 21, 9am – Maximize Business Performance
Sept 18, 9am – Realize Fast & Effective Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
Training
PerformancePoint Server 2007 Training Sites
Online: PPS Planning, Monitoring and Analytics (includes videos and workbooks)
Online: ProClarity
Hitachi Consulting
Business Intelligence Education Services
Microsoft BI Bootcamp (4 day) - click here for more info
Seattle, WA: June 30-July 3
London, UK: July 7-10
Solid Quality Mentors
BI Courses, including SQL 2005, PPS and ProClarity
Microsoft BI Bootcamp (5 day) - Click here for more info
Bellevue, WA: June 9-13
Beaverton, OR: Sept 8-12
IT Mentors
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Monitoring & Analytics
Premier Knowledge Solutions
BI Courses, including SQL 2005, PPS and ProClarity
Microsoft BI Bootcamp (5 day) – click here for more info
St. Louis, MO: Aug 4-8
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
Consulting Partner Directory
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; Illinois Dept of Transportation
Video: PerformancePoint Server Team Video
Wikis: Wikipedia, Channel 9
On-Demand Webcasts of PerformancePoint Server 2007
Books on PerformancePoint Server 2007
The Rational Guide to Monitoring and Analyzing with…
The Rational Guide to Planning with…
Business Intelligence with…
Drive Business Performance
Pro PerformancePoint Server 2007 (not released yet)
Downloadable Books for PerformancePoint Server 2007
PPS Technical Library
PPS Developer Portal
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
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
Technical Forums: SQL Server Reporting Services, SQL Server Analysis Services, SQL Server Integration Services, SQL Server Database Engine
Case Studies: Kelley Blue Book, National Aquarium, Barnes & Noble, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Danske Supermarket, Citi, TDC, Acosta
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
Evaluate: SQL Server 2008 – latest CTP trial software
Demo: SQL Server 2008 Overview
Videos: SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence
Datasheet: Business Intelligence
Whitepaper: Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing
SQL Server 2008 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
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
Case Study: Microsoft Team Closes Books 33 Percent Faster, Files Financials 40 Percent Sooner
Data Mining
SQL Server Data Mining
Technical Forum: 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?
Dynamics AX 2009 Gets Role Center, Ribbon UI
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Ready for Download
Microsoft Offers ‘Premier’ Support for Dynamics
Microsoft & BI Blogs
The Microsoft PerformancePoint Team Blog
The BI 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
Norm’s PerformancePoint Server Blog
Patrick Baumgartner’s Unofficial PPS Blog
Chris Webb’s BI Blog – MDXtreme Programming
Vidas Matelis BI Blog – SQL 2005 resources
Sacha Tomey’s blog – Molding the Microsoft BI Stack
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
DBCF – Database Consolidation Framework
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
Gartner: Business intelligence ROI, value a matter of mind over money
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
What is Microsoft PerformancePoint Server 2007?
The Next Stage of Workplace Evolution
The Next Big thing in BI by Bill Baker
Microsoft’s CFO Chris Liddell
Performance Management Goes Green
Self-Service Business Intelligence Is a Myth
Business Intelligence and the IT Portfolio
Using Enterprise 2.0 for Business Intelligence, Part 4Analytic Culture – Does It Matter?
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