Friday, October 31, 2008
SQL Server 2005 SP3 Beta
Download details: SQL Server 2005 SP3 Beta: "Beta version of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (SP3) is now available.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Steve Balmer drops me a line...
A Platform for the Next Technology Revolution
During the past decade, a dramatic transformation in the world of information technology has been taking shape. It's a transformation that will change the way we experience the world and share our experiences with others. It's a transformation in which the barriers between technologies will fall away so we can connect to people and information no matter where we are. It's a transformation where new innovations will shorten the path from inspiration to accomplishment.
Many of the components of this transformation are already in place. Some have received a great deal of attention. "Cloud computing" that connects people to vast amounts of storage and computing power in massive datacenters is one example. Social networking sites that have changed the way people connect with family and friends is another.
Other components are so much a part of the inevitable march of progress that we take them for granted as soon as we start to use them: cell phones that double as digital cameras, large flat-screen PC monitors and HD TV screens, and hands-free digital car entertainment and navigation systems, to name just a few.
What's missing is the ability to connect these components in a seamless continuum of information, communication, and computing that isn't bounded by device or location. Today, some things that our intuition says should be simple still remain difficult, if not impossible. Why can't we easily access the documents we create at work on our home PCs? Why isn't all of the information that customers share with us available instantly in a single application? Why can't we create calendars that automatically merge our schedules at work and home?
This week at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles, we shared news with software developers about a new set of platform technologies that will help transcend these limits. Because you are a subscriber to Executive Emails from Microsoft, I wanted to share my thoughts about the impact that these technologies will have as developers begin to use them to create a new generation of experiences that extend uninterrupted from the desktop to the mobile phone, media player, car, and beyond-to places where we never thought information and communications would be available to us.
A New Platform for Cloud Computing
At PDC, we announced the availability of an early preview release of a new technology called Windows Azure. Windows Azure will enable developers to build applications that extend from the cloud to the enterprise datacenter and span the PC, the Web, and the mobile phone. For the first time, we shared pre-beta code for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows 7, which is the next version of the Windows desktop operating system, will take advantage of software and hardware advances to help eliminate the boundaries between information, people, and devices.
We also previewed Office Web applications, which are light-weight versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote that are designed to be accessed through a browser. Office Web applications will be part of the next version of Office and will enable people to view, edit, and share information and collaborate on documents on the desktop, the phone, and in a Web browser in a way that is consistent and familiar.
Windows Azure is part of the Azure Services Platform, a comprehensive set of storage, computing, and networking infrastructure services that reside in Microsoft's network of datacenters. Using the Azure Services Platform, developers will be able to build applications that run in the cloud and extend existing applications to take advantage of cloud-based capabilities. The Azure Services Platform provides the foundation for business and consumer applications that deliver a consistent way for people to store and share information easily and securely in the cloud, and access it on any device from any location.
Windows Azure is not software that companies will run on their own servers. It's something new: a service that runs in Microsoft's growing network of datacenters and provides the platform that helps companies respond to the realities of today's business environment, and tomorrow's. Windows Azure technologies are already finding their way into products such as Windows Server 2008 and System Center Virtual Machine Manager, enabling organizations and Microsoft partners to create their own cloud infrastructure.
Windows Azure will enable organizations to respond to realities such as the need to use the Web to provide customers with comprehensive information and to interact with an audience that has the potential to expand exponentially overnight; to integrate operations with partners-and sometimes even competitors-to meet customer needs; to add new capabilities quickly to respond to new opportunities; and to enable employees to work efficiently and effectively no matter where they are. These realities apply not just to businesses, but to organizations of all kinds: schools, governments, community groups, and more.
Traditional approaches to building technology infrastructure and delivering computing capabilities make it difficult and expensive to adjust to these realities. You need systems with enough capacity to meet the highest possible demand-capacity that includes servers and buildings to house them, the power to run them, and the people to manage them. You have to spread that capacity across locations so there's a backup if one part fails. You have to solve issues like access for different types of users and compliance with tax regulations in all countries where your customers reside.
Designed specifically to meet the global scale that today's organizations require, the Azure Services Platform will provide fundamentally new ways to deploy services and capabilities. It gives businesses the option to take advantage of the capacity available in the cloud as it is needed, reducing the need to make large upfront investments in infrastructure simply to be ready when demand spikes. It will enable developers to create applications that run in the cloud and provide the features, information, and interactivity that employees, partners, and customers expect-no matter how many of them there are, where they are in the world, or what device they have at hand.
Software Plus Services and the Power of Choice
The Azure Services Platform reflects our belief that choice is critical for developers, companies, and consumers. It is also based on our belief that the key to delivering value today and in the future lies in combining the best aspects of software running on PCs, servers, and devices with the best aspects of services running on the Web-an approach we call "software plus services."
Our software plus services approach lets people take full advantage of the incredible power of today's devices. While there are undeniable benefits to being able to tap into the wealth of information and services that can be accessed over the Web through a browser, the interactive experiences that people expect on their PC, mobile phone, and media player depend on sophisticated software running on powerful processors.
The richness of these experiences will only increase as multicore processors expand the computing capabilities of our devices and new programming languages open the door to a new generation of applications that let us use more natural ways to interact with digital technology such as voice, touch, and gestures.
Software plus services also recognizes that for most companies, the ideal way to build IT infrastructure is to find the right balance of applications that are run and managed within the organization and applications that are run and managed in the cloud.
This balance varies by company. A financial services company may choose to maintain customer records within its own datacenter to provide the extra layers of protection that it feels are needed to safeguard the privacy of personal information. It may outsource IT systems that provide basic capabilities such as email.
This balance will change over time within an organization, as well. A company may run its own online transaction system most of the year, but outsource for added capacity to meet extra demand during the holiday season. With software plus services, an organization can move applications back and forth between its own servers and the cloud quickly and smoothly.
Today, companies around the world are implementing Microsoft technologies to take advantage of the best combination of on-premise software and cloud-based services. Using Microsoft Online Services, businesses including Coca-Cola Enterprises, Blockbuster, and Energizer access and manage Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, Office Communications Server, and Live Meeting over the Web through a single, secure infrastructure. In addition, 1 million people rely on Office Live Workspace for sharing and collaborating with friends, family, and colleagues.
Expanding the Definition of Personal Computing
Ultimately, the reason to create a cloud services platform is to continue to enhance the value that computing delivers, whether it's by improving productivity, making it easier to communicate with colleagues, or simplifying the way we access information and respond to changing business conditions.
In the world of software plus services and cloud computing, this means extending the definition of personal computing beyond the PC to include the Web and an ever-growing array of devices. Our goal is to make the combination of PCs, mobile devices, and the Web something that is significantly than more the sum of its parts.
The starting point is to recognize the unique value of each part. The value of the PC lies in its computing power, its storage capacity, and its ability to help us be more productive and create and consume rich and complex documents and content.
For the Web, it's the ability to bring together people, information, and services so we can connect, communicate, share, and transact with anyone, anywhere, at any time.
With the mobile phone and other devices, it's the ability to take action spontaneously-to make a call, take a picture, or send a text message in the flow of our activities.
Through Live Mesh-a service from Microsoft that we announced earlier this year and about which we shared new information week-we're beginning to bridge the PC, phone, and Web and create this next generation of connected experiences. Built on the Azure Services Platform, Live Mesh enables you to use programs and information stored on your work computer from your home PC, and vice versa. With Live Mesh, you can share folders and ensure that the information is automatically synchronized across your devices.
Live Mesh hints at how our lives will be transformed as the barriers between devices disappear and the option to connect instantly to people, devices, programs, and information becomes a reality.
We're not quite there yet. Today, the Azure Services Platform is available only as a limited technology preview release. But as developers begin to combine the capabilities of this new platform with the amazing ongoing hardware and software innovations that we are seeing from companies across the industry, it will bring us significantly closer to the time when information, communication, and computing flows along with us seamlessly as we move through our day-to-day activities.
You can learn more about these technologies and the progress we are making by visiting the Microsoft Software + Services Web site.
I look forward to sharing more information with you about these new technologies in the near future.
Take care,
Your new BFF - Steve
During the past decade, a dramatic transformation in the world of information technology has been taking shape. It's a transformation that will change the way we experience the world and share our experiences with others. It's a transformation in which the barriers between technologies will fall away so we can connect to people and information no matter where we are. It's a transformation where new innovations will shorten the path from inspiration to accomplishment.
Many of the components of this transformation are already in place. Some have received a great deal of attention. "Cloud computing" that connects people to vast amounts of storage and computing power in massive datacenters is one example. Social networking sites that have changed the way people connect with family and friends is another.
Other components are so much a part of the inevitable march of progress that we take them for granted as soon as we start to use them: cell phones that double as digital cameras, large flat-screen PC monitors and HD TV screens, and hands-free digital car entertainment and navigation systems, to name just a few.
What's missing is the ability to connect these components in a seamless continuum of information, communication, and computing that isn't bounded by device or location. Today, some things that our intuition says should be simple still remain difficult, if not impossible. Why can't we easily access the documents we create at work on our home PCs? Why isn't all of the information that customers share with us available instantly in a single application? Why can't we create calendars that automatically merge our schedules at work and home?
This week at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles, we shared news with software developers about a new set of platform technologies that will help transcend these limits. Because you are a subscriber to Executive Emails from Microsoft, I wanted to share my thoughts about the impact that these technologies will have as developers begin to use them to create a new generation of experiences that extend uninterrupted from the desktop to the mobile phone, media player, car, and beyond-to places where we never thought information and communications would be available to us.
A New Platform for Cloud Computing
At PDC, we announced the availability of an early preview release of a new technology called Windows Azure. Windows Azure will enable developers to build applications that extend from the cloud to the enterprise datacenter and span the PC, the Web, and the mobile phone. For the first time, we shared pre-beta code for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows 7, which is the next version of the Windows desktop operating system, will take advantage of software and hardware advances to help eliminate the boundaries between information, people, and devices.
We also previewed Office Web applications, which are light-weight versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote that are designed to be accessed through a browser. Office Web applications will be part of the next version of Office and will enable people to view, edit, and share information and collaborate on documents on the desktop, the phone, and in a Web browser in a way that is consistent and familiar.
Windows Azure is part of the Azure Services Platform, a comprehensive set of storage, computing, and networking infrastructure services that reside in Microsoft's network of datacenters. Using the Azure Services Platform, developers will be able to build applications that run in the cloud and extend existing applications to take advantage of cloud-based capabilities. The Azure Services Platform provides the foundation for business and consumer applications that deliver a consistent way for people to store and share information easily and securely in the cloud, and access it on any device from any location.
Windows Azure is not software that companies will run on their own servers. It's something new: a service that runs in Microsoft's growing network of datacenters and provides the platform that helps companies respond to the realities of today's business environment, and tomorrow's. Windows Azure technologies are already finding their way into products such as Windows Server 2008 and System Center Virtual Machine Manager, enabling organizations and Microsoft partners to create their own cloud infrastructure.
Windows Azure will enable organizations to respond to realities such as the need to use the Web to provide customers with comprehensive information and to interact with an audience that has the potential to expand exponentially overnight; to integrate operations with partners-and sometimes even competitors-to meet customer needs; to add new capabilities quickly to respond to new opportunities; and to enable employees to work efficiently and effectively no matter where they are. These realities apply not just to businesses, but to organizations of all kinds: schools, governments, community groups, and more.
Traditional approaches to building technology infrastructure and delivering computing capabilities make it difficult and expensive to adjust to these realities. You need systems with enough capacity to meet the highest possible demand-capacity that includes servers and buildings to house them, the power to run them, and the people to manage them. You have to spread that capacity across locations so there's a backup if one part fails. You have to solve issues like access for different types of users and compliance with tax regulations in all countries where your customers reside.
Designed specifically to meet the global scale that today's organizations require, the Azure Services Platform will provide fundamentally new ways to deploy services and capabilities. It gives businesses the option to take advantage of the capacity available in the cloud as it is needed, reducing the need to make large upfront investments in infrastructure simply to be ready when demand spikes. It will enable developers to create applications that run in the cloud and provide the features, information, and interactivity that employees, partners, and customers expect-no matter how many of them there are, where they are in the world, or what device they have at hand.
Software Plus Services and the Power of Choice
The Azure Services Platform reflects our belief that choice is critical for developers, companies, and consumers. It is also based on our belief that the key to delivering value today and in the future lies in combining the best aspects of software running on PCs, servers, and devices with the best aspects of services running on the Web-an approach we call "software plus services."
Our software plus services approach lets people take full advantage of the incredible power of today's devices. While there are undeniable benefits to being able to tap into the wealth of information and services that can be accessed over the Web through a browser, the interactive experiences that people expect on their PC, mobile phone, and media player depend on sophisticated software running on powerful processors.
The richness of these experiences will only increase as multicore processors expand the computing capabilities of our devices and new programming languages open the door to a new generation of applications that let us use more natural ways to interact with digital technology such as voice, touch, and gestures.
Software plus services also recognizes that for most companies, the ideal way to build IT infrastructure is to find the right balance of applications that are run and managed within the organization and applications that are run and managed in the cloud.
This balance varies by company. A financial services company may choose to maintain customer records within its own datacenter to provide the extra layers of protection that it feels are needed to safeguard the privacy of personal information. It may outsource IT systems that provide basic capabilities such as email.
This balance will change over time within an organization, as well. A company may run its own online transaction system most of the year, but outsource for added capacity to meet extra demand during the holiday season. With software plus services, an organization can move applications back and forth between its own servers and the cloud quickly and smoothly.
Today, companies around the world are implementing Microsoft technologies to take advantage of the best combination of on-premise software and cloud-based services. Using Microsoft Online Services, businesses including Coca-Cola Enterprises, Blockbuster, and Energizer access and manage Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, Office Communications Server, and Live Meeting over the Web through a single, secure infrastructure. In addition, 1 million people rely on Office Live Workspace for sharing and collaborating with friends, family, and colleagues.
Expanding the Definition of Personal Computing
Ultimately, the reason to create a cloud services platform is to continue to enhance the value that computing delivers, whether it's by improving productivity, making it easier to communicate with colleagues, or simplifying the way we access information and respond to changing business conditions.
In the world of software plus services and cloud computing, this means extending the definition of personal computing beyond the PC to include the Web and an ever-growing array of devices. Our goal is to make the combination of PCs, mobile devices, and the Web something that is significantly than more the sum of its parts.
The starting point is to recognize the unique value of each part. The value of the PC lies in its computing power, its storage capacity, and its ability to help us be more productive and create and consume rich and complex documents and content.
For the Web, it's the ability to bring together people, information, and services so we can connect, communicate, share, and transact with anyone, anywhere, at any time.
With the mobile phone and other devices, it's the ability to take action spontaneously-to make a call, take a picture, or send a text message in the flow of our activities.
Through Live Mesh-a service from Microsoft that we announced earlier this year and about which we shared new information week-we're beginning to bridge the PC, phone, and Web and create this next generation of connected experiences. Built on the Azure Services Platform, Live Mesh enables you to use programs and information stored on your work computer from your home PC, and vice versa. With Live Mesh, you can share folders and ensure that the information is automatically synchronized across your devices.
Live Mesh hints at how our lives will be transformed as the barriers between devices disappear and the option to connect instantly to people, devices, programs, and information becomes a reality.
We're not quite there yet. Today, the Azure Services Platform is available only as a limited technology preview release. But as developers begin to combine the capabilities of this new platform with the amazing ongoing hardware and software innovations that we are seeing from companies across the industry, it will bring us significantly closer to the time when information, communication, and computing flows along with us seamlessly as we move through our day-to-day activities.
You can learn more about these technologies and the progress we are making by visiting the Microsoft Software + Services Web site.
I look forward to sharing more information with you about these new technologies in the near future.
Take care,
Your new BFF - Steve
Microsoft to Offer ‘Cloud’ Computing - NYTimes.com
Microsoft to Offer ‘Cloud’ Computing - NYTimes.com: "LOS ANGELES — Looking for growth in new markets where it is increasingly being bypassed, Microsoft said Monday that it would begin offering a new “cloud” operating system that would manage the relationship between software inside the computer and on the Web, where data and services are increasingly centralized. The software is expected to go on sale late next year."
Monday, October 27, 2008
Microsoft Unveils Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Release 2: Update builds on momentum behind software-powered unified communications and voice.
Microsoft Unveils Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Release 2: Update builds on momentum behind software-powered unified communications and voice.: "Microsoft Unveils Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Release 2
Update builds on momentum behind software-powered unified communications and voice."
Update builds on momentum behind software-powered unified communications and voice."
Monday, October 20, 2008
Microsoft Business Intelligence VPC Release 7
So this past week I was at the MS BI Conference and finally got a copy of the MS BI VPC 7 release (July 23, 2008). Still waiting on the actual publication of the files for the community wide download like releases 5.1 and 6. The overview documentation has not been updated with the new items that were added, so I quickly went through and tried to pick out the new items and mark them below.
Sample 1
There were a couple of new demos that I wanted to point out in regards to IT and Hospitality. The IT demo has a nice overview and service level dashboard to take a look at:
Sample 2
And the Hospitality one has quite a few pages and here is a screenshot of the executive dashboard page:
Sample 3
I just thought this one was interesting since I worked in the casino industry for over ten years and it is kind of neat to get other points of view on how people like to analyze the data and take a look at the cubes that were designed.
The VPC is still running on Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2005 and has a time bomb expiration of December 4, 2009 (same password as before - pass@word1). Hopefully it will be available soon for everyone to download, so until then this will give you a sneak peek.
If you are going to be using these VPCs I would definitely recommend running it on an external USB drive, give it about 1.5 to 2GB of memory, and when you are done using it close the VPC with the ‘save state’ option from the Action menu within the virtual PC (this will speed up the start time for when you want to use it the next time since everything will already be loaded).
Sample 1
There were a couple of new demos that I wanted to point out in regards to IT and Hospitality. The IT demo has a nice overview and service level dashboard to take a look at:
Sample 2
And the Hospitality one has quite a few pages and here is a screenshot of the executive dashboard page:
Sample 3
I just thought this one was interesting since I worked in the casino industry for over ten years and it is kind of neat to get other points of view on how people like to analyze the data and take a look at the cubes that were designed.
The VPC is still running on Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2005 and has a time bomb expiration of December 4, 2009 (same password as before - pass@word1). Hopefully it will be available soon for everyone to download, so until then this will give you a sneak peek.
If you are going to be using these VPCs I would definitely recommend running it on an external USB drive, give it about 1.5 to 2GB of memory, and when you are done using it close the VPC with the ‘save state’ option from the Action menu within the virtual PC (this will speed up the start time for when you want to use it the next time since everything will already be loaded).
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Why Sales Is Ripe for Performance Management | Business Finance
Why Sales Is Ripe for Performance Management Business Finance: "With customers shaken by a jittery economy, the pressure is on for sales departments to step up and defend their company's profitability. To help them do so, organizations are increasingly turning to sales performance management, a discipline that Pleasanton, Calif.-based advisory firm Ventana Research defines as 'a coordinated and integrated set of sales-related activities, processes, and systems that help organizations meet customer revenue goals and objectives.'"
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack, August 2008
Download details: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack, August 2008:
The Feature Pack is a collection of stand-alone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2008.
It includes the latest versions of:
Redistributable components for SQL Server 2008.
Add-on providers for SQL Server 2008.
Backward compatibility components for SQL Server 2008.
The Feature Pack is a collection of stand-alone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2008.
It includes the latest versions of:
Redistributable components for SQL Server 2008.
Add-on providers for SQL Server 2008.
Backward compatibility components for SQL Server 2008.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Jason Morales' Microsoft BI Update v.25 - October
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
SQL Server 2008 performs 1 trillion row query in seconds at BI Conference
Microsoft Focuses on BI for SQL Server Kilimanjaro
Microsoft BI: Gemini Lands at Kilimanjaro
DM Review Midmarket Business Intelligence Survey Results
Assessment Tool for Business Intelligence
- compare your infrastructure against industry best practices and the latest IT research
Upcoming Events
IT: A Strategic Asset for BI and Collaboration
Sponsored by CSG Professional Services & Microsoft
Oct 15 – Portland, OR
Click here to register
Capitalize on the Business Intelligence Opportunity
Partner Recruit Road Show
Oct 17 - San Francisco, CA
Click here to register
Driving Business Performance with Microsoft PerformancePoint Server Planning
Sponsored by GNET Group & Microsoft
Oct 21 – Golden Valley, MN
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Streamlining the Budget Process
Presented by Analysts International
Oct 23 – Minneapolis, MN
Click here to register
Wine, Hor d’oeuvres, and Analytics: at the Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
Nov 4 – Woodinville, WA
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Wine, Hor d’oeuvres, and Analytics: at Ponzi Winery
Sponsored by CSG Professional Services & Microsoft
Nov 11 – Beaverton, OR
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Performance Management Executive Roundtable (invite only)
Sponsored by Brown Smith Wallace & Microsoft
Nov 12 – St. Louis, MO
Click here to receive an invite
Performance Management Executive Roundtable (invite only)
Sponsored by GNET Group & Microsoft
Nov 13 – Minneapolis, MN
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Wine, Hor d’oeuvres, and Analytics: at the Ritz
Sponsored by Blackstone Technology Group & Microsoft
Nov 18 – San Francisco, CA
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Sales Workshop with Dale Carnegie Training & Microsoft
Nov 18 – Portland, OR
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Wine, Hor d’oeuvres, and Analytics: at The Mountain Winery
Sponsored by Convergent Computing (CCO) & Microsoft
Nov 19 – Saratoga, CA
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Wine, Hor d’oeuvres, and Analytics: at the Wente Winery
Sponsored by Allin Consulting & Microsoft
Nov 20 – Livermore, CA
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PASS Community Summit 2008
Nov 18-21 - Seattle, WA
Click here to learn more
Find Events & Webcasts
Upcoming Webcasts
* all times listed below are for Pacific time zone
A Day in the Life of a Budget Administrator Using PerformancePoint
Presented by Graham Hunter of Ninety & Jason Morales of Microsoft
Oct 23, 11am
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Business Intelligence and SharePoint, Gain Knowledge from your Technology
Presented by Steve Muise and Jason Noble of Neudesic
Oct 21, 11am
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Extend Your Investment with Autonomy Integrated Suite for SharePoint
Presented by MicroLink, LLC
Oct 22, 10am
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How Dashboards and KPIs can Transform Your Services Business
Presented by PointBridge
Nov 5, 10am
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Application Lifecycle Development
Presented by Neudesic
Nov 12, 10am
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Performance Management Using Project Server 2007 and PerformancePoint Server 2007
Nov 13, 1pm
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CRM & BI, Easily Leverage Your CRM Data
Presented by Darren Gooding & Steve Muise of Neudesic
Nov 18, 11am
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Training
PerformancePoint Training Sites
Online: PPS Planning, Monitoring and Analytics (includes videos and workbooks)
Online: ProClarity
Hitachi Consulting
Business Intelligence Education Services
PerformancePoint 2007 Boot Camp (4 Day) - click here for more info
Nov 3 – Dallas, TX
Nov 7 – Bellevue, WA
Solid Quality Mentors
BI Courses, including SQL 2005, PerformancePoint and ProClarity
Enterprise ETL with SQL Server 2005 (4 day) – click here for more info
Oct 13-16 – Beaverton, OR
Nov 17-20 – Bellevue, WA
Microsoft BI Bootcamp (5 day) - click here for more info
Dec 8-12 - Seattle, WA
SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (3 day) – click here for more info
Nov 11-13 – Bellevue, WA
Solving Business Problems in MDX (2 day) – click here for more info
Nov 11-12 – Minneapolis, MN
SQL Server 2005 End-to-End Business Intelligence Workshop (5 day) – click here for more info
Oct 27-31 – Sacramento, CA
Dec 1-5 – Beaverton, OR
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 End-to-End – click here for more info
Oct 20-24 – Sacramento, CA
Oct 27-31 – Minneapolis, MN
Premier Knowledge Solutions
PerformancePoint Bootcamp - click here for more info
Nov 17 – St Louis, MO
PerformancePoint Planning
Oct 29-31 – St Louis, MO
Additional course info available by request - contact Andrew Petroline
Kimball Group
Data Warehouse Lifecycle in Depth
Taught by Margy Ross & Warren Thornthwaite
Nov 18-21 – San Francisco, CA
Click here to learn more & register
Microsoft Data Warehouse in Depth
Taught by Joy Mundy & Warren Thornthwaite
Dec 2-5 – Dallas, TX
Click here to learn more & register
IT Mentors
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Monitoring & Analytics
ONLC Training Centers
PerformancePoint Training, Class, Course Information
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Technical Training (4 days)
Dec 8-11 – Omaha, NE
Click here to learn more & register
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Bootcamp (5 days)
Oct 13-17 – Omaha, NE
Dec 15-19 – Omaha, NE
Click here to learn more & register
AppDev - CD-ROM & DVD-ROM Training
SQL Server 2005 and BI Learning Suite
Partner Program - webcasts
Online Training Webcasts - (keyword = performancepoint)
Resources
Microsoft BI
Whitepapers, Demos, Product Evaluations
Consulting Partner Directory
Subscribe - Microsoft Business Intelligence Newsletter
PerformancePoint Server 2007
System Requirements
Download: PerformancePoint Server 2007 Trial Software
Flash Demo: Virtual Experience
Datasheets: Overview, Monitor, Analyze, Plan, Management Reporting
Video: PerformancePoint Server Team Video
Video: Business Intelligence by Role (CFO, Operations Mgr, IT Director, Sales Mgr)
Wikis: Wikipedia, Channel 9
On-Demand Webcasts of PerformancePoint Server 2007
PPS Technical Library
PPS Developer Portal
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
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007
Microsoft PerformancePoint 2007 for Dummies
Downloadable Books for PerformancePoint Server 2007
ProClarity
Download: ProClarity Analytic Server Evaluation 6.3
Search the Support Knowledge Base
Microsoft ProClarity Software Developer’s Kit 6.3
PerformancePoint 2007 Management Reporter
Overview
SQL Server 2005
SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence
Best Practices
BI Presentations
SQL Server 2005 – Learning Portal
Archived Webcasts, Virtual Labs and Podcasts
SQL Server 2008
Business Intelligence
Data Warehousing
Demo: SQL Server 2008 Overview
Video: SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence
Datasheet: Business Intelligence
SQL Server 2008 Virtual Labs:
Analysis Services: Delivering Analysis Services capabilities through Microsoft Office
Analysis Services: Managing Analysis Services Solutions
Reporting Services: Managing the Report Services Infrastructure
Data Mining
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
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?
Dynamic Communities
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009
Microsoft Dynamics Integration with Microsoft Technologies
Whitepaper: Evaluating Financial Management Software…Is it time for a change?
Technical Forums
PPS Monitoring and Analytics
PPS Planning
ProClarity
SQL Server Reporting Services
SQL Server Analysis Services
SQL Server Integration Services
SQL Server Database Engine
Data Mining
Case Studies
Oticon, Gemplus, Capella, Premier Bankcard, ITV, Coppin State University, Amaren, Potbelly Sandwich Works, Illinois Dept of Transportation, GPX International Tire Corp, OSIsoft, Community Health Network, The Credit Valley Hospital, Graham Field Health Products, University of Gothenburg, Heel Inc., Sentara Healthcare, Wandsworth Primary Care Trust, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, Culver Franchising Systems, Inc., Wenatex, American of Martinsville, Westminster City Council
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
Jason Morales’ Microsoft BI Update
Howard @ MSFT selling BI
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Special Report: Business Intelligence Gets Smart
New Rules for Performance Management, Part 1
Operational Performance: What Sets Best-In-Class Companies Apart?
Exploring Ethics in Business Intelligence
Using Enterprise 2.0 for Business Intelligence, Part 6
How BI could have provided early warning to financial market meltdown
Business intelligence oils the wheels of the oil sector profit
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Business Intelligence Virtual Labs
Try out a BI virtual lab to test out the technology stack, including:
Analysis Services, Excel 2007, ProClarity, Report Builder, Integration Services, Data Mining
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
Other Recommended Reading
Drive Business Performance
Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business
Business Dashboards: A Visual Catalog for Design and Deployment – not yet released
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
IDC Report Sees Steady Growth for BI, Pent-Up Demand for Analytics
News Links & Press Releases
Microsoft Bundling for BI
Microsoft Aims to Spread BI Throughout the Enterprise
Microsoft to Add Muscle To SQL Server
Microsoft lays out SQL Server Improvements
Microsoft’s (un)secret weapon for winning the BI battle
Roles and Responsibilities in Business Intelligence Teams, Part 2
Special Report: Business Intelligence Gets Smart
New Rules for Performance Management, Part 1
Operational Performance: What Sets Best-In-Class Companies Apart?
Exploring Ethics in Business Intelligence
Using Enterprise 2.0 for Business Intelligence, Part 6
How BI could have provided early warning to financial market meltdown
Business intelligence oils the wheels of the oil sector profit
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
BI Conference in Seattle
I don't usually post my own comments but this event is a pretty big deal for me as it encompasses everything I do (from a career perspective).
This year the BI Conference was moved from May to October to align with Microsoft's pre/post releases. Last year, I was with Avanade and had a chance to meet a ton of people from all over the world interested in many if not all of the same things I am into with varying technical expertise. Microsoft and a few sponsors hosted events around Seattle's landmarks (Needle and Music Experience) which if you haven't been, I highly recommend it. Weather was awesome and I stayed at the Marriott by the pier. Anyway, meeting the various teams from Microsoft responsible for the development of SQL Server, SharePoint and of course my ultimate favorite Data Mining was awesome. I had a great time in every way last year. We partied like Rock Stars :)
This week, we have not only had Seattle's typical rain but a storm coming through and the winds have been rough. Back to the conference- One of the all time lead BI Evangelist, Bill Baker, left Microsoft this year and it has really disrupted the mood. Rather than technically driven sessions and deep dives into new product functionality, everything is overflowing with typical Marketing crap which I have no patience for and would rather have root canal than listen to. The new functionality of SQL 2008 and the promise of upgrades to PerformancePoint and SharePoint are always exciting but all the examples shown are of overly well formatted data and do not represent a real world experience. This was something Bill (I can call him that now that I have met him :) would focus on and specifically try to address with partners. Today, when you post to some of the Microsoft Blogs (not giving out names), there is a real chance you will not get a response except from someone else reading the post and now some blogs have turned that functionality off.
Microsoft is initiating a new (or maybe not so new) concept called "self service BI". This simplifies the access to BI type information through MS Office products namely Excel. Sounds all well and good but at the end of the day, process change is required and that isn't quite spelled out- who, what, etc... This so typical Microsoft, over simplify and spending twice as much time service packing the fallout (people and process). On the brighter side, the tools are getting alot easier and we at Solver are working hard to improve PerformancePoint Planning functionality. Our partner Orange Peel with us have developed a tool called BI Studio (Not BIDS) which addresses many areas of PerformancePoint Planning that are currently not addressed but required for true financial management (integration). We have had some great traction at the booth.
So that was the first day... Let's see what today has to offer.
This year the BI Conference was moved from May to October to align with Microsoft's pre/post releases. Last year, I was with Avanade and had a chance to meet a ton of people from all over the world interested in many if not all of the same things I am into with varying technical expertise. Microsoft and a few sponsors hosted events around Seattle's landmarks (Needle and Music Experience) which if you haven't been, I highly recommend it. Weather was awesome and I stayed at the Marriott by the pier. Anyway, meeting the various teams from Microsoft responsible for the development of SQL Server, SharePoint and of course my ultimate favorite Data Mining was awesome. I had a great time in every way last year. We partied like Rock Stars :)
This week, we have not only had Seattle's typical rain but a storm coming through and the winds have been rough. Back to the conference- One of the all time lead BI Evangelist, Bill Baker, left Microsoft this year and it has really disrupted the mood. Rather than technically driven sessions and deep dives into new product functionality, everything is overflowing with typical Marketing crap which I have no patience for and would rather have root canal than listen to. The new functionality of SQL 2008 and the promise of upgrades to PerformancePoint and SharePoint are always exciting but all the examples shown are of overly well formatted data and do not represent a real world experience. This was something Bill (I can call him that now that I have met him :) would focus on and specifically try to address with partners. Today, when you post to some of the Microsoft Blogs (not giving out names), there is a real chance you will not get a response except from someone else reading the post and now some blogs have turned that functionality off.
Microsoft is initiating a new (or maybe not so new) concept called "self service BI". This simplifies the access to BI type information through MS Office products namely Excel. Sounds all well and good but at the end of the day, process change is required and that isn't quite spelled out- who, what, etc... This so typical Microsoft, over simplify and spending twice as much time service packing the fallout (people and process). On the brighter side, the tools are getting alot easier and we at Solver are working hard to improve PerformancePoint Planning functionality. Our partner Orange Peel with us have developed a tool called BI Studio (Not BIDS) which addresses many areas of PerformancePoint Planning that are currently not addressed but required for true financial management (integration). We have had some great traction at the booth.
So that was the first day... Let's see what today has to offer.
Project Gemini
Microsoft OLAP by Mosha Pasumansky : So what is exactly “Project Gemini”: "So what is exactly “Project Gemini”
In the couple of hours since the announcement here at MS BI conference, I talked with few people already and saw few threads and comments in the Web, and (as expected), there is plenty of confusion about what “Project Gemini” is and isn’t etc. Here are the facts:
1. Project Gemini is the Analysis Services
2. It is next version of Analysis Services, which will ship before SQL11, as part of SQL Server “Kilimanjaro”
3. It uses column oriented processing and in memory storage as core technological principals"
In the couple of hours since the announcement here at MS BI conference, I talked with few people already and saw few threads and comments in the Web, and (as expected), there is plenty of confusion about what “Project Gemini” is and isn’t etc. Here are the facts:
1. Project Gemini is the Analysis Services
2. It is next version of Analysis Services, which will ship before SQL11, as part of SQL Server “Kilimanjaro”
3. It uses column oriented processing and in memory storage as core technological principals"
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