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Ian Tien's Unofficial PerformancePoint Server and Business Scorecard Manager BlogScorecards, Dashboards and Performance Management for the masses January 25 Microsoft BI Strategy UpdateFrom Nic Smith on the Microsoft BI team: http://blogs.msdn.com/bi/archive/2009/01/23/microsoft-bi-strategy-update.aspx Hi everyone, I wanted to provide an important update on the Microsoft BI strategy! For over ten years we’ve been on a mission to deliver BI to everyone in the organization, and have made strides towards achieving this goal through the broadly adopted tools of SharePoint, Excel, and the SQL Server BI platform. Based on customer feedback, we’re announcing today that Microsoft is consolidating the scorecard, dashboard, and analytical capabilities from PerformancePoint Server into SharePoint Server as PerformancePoint Services, making these capabilities available to millions of SharePoint users around the world. This move helps us extend our vision to deliver BI more broadly to everyone in the organization at a lower total cost of ownership. Our customers keep telling us—my IT spend is not going up—how can you help me? Well, help has officially arrived! Now you might be wondering what will happen with rest of PerformancePoint Server? In mid 2009, we will release PerformancePoint Server 2007 “Service Pack 3” which will include updates to the product’s planning module. Thereafter, our customers and partners should not expect further investment in standalone versions of PerformancePoint Server. Throughout this process the support of our planning customers is our top priority. But in the end, these changes enable our customers around the world to deploy a complete BI solution in many cases with existing investments in SharePoint Server, SQL Server, and Excel, the most widely used analysis and planning tool in market today! Want more information? Take a few minutes and watch this video with Guy Weismantel, Director of Microsoft BI. In it, Guy explains these changes and the future value Microsoft customers will gain from this strategy. Thanks, March 13 Jason Morales' Microsoft BI Update v.18 - MarchContents:
Training: online and regional options
Resources: whitepapers, case studies, datasheets, webcasts, books, etc
Hot Topics
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Training: Microsoft BI Bootcamps
Minneapolis, MN: 5/19-23
Beaverton, OR: 6/9-13
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Upcoming Events
The Value of Business Intelligence
March 13
Seattle, WA
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How does it all stack up?
BI with SQL 2008, PerformancePoint Server and SharePoint
March 25, 9am-12pm
Omaha, NE
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Gartner BI Summit
April 1-3
Chicago, IL
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Microsoft Executive Roundtable
Business Intelligence
April 10, 11:30am
Minneapolis, MN
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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
Upcoming Webcasts
PerformancePoint Server Webcast Demo
Click here to register:
March 18, 11am (PST)
April 8, 11am (PST)
April 22, 11am (PST)
TechNet Webcast
Microsoft Business Intelligence for SAP Netweaver
March 13 @ 9:30am (PST)
Click here to register
PerformancePoint Server 2007 – Insight at Your Fingertips
Education Technology and Solutions Webcast Series
March 20 @ 10:30am (PST)
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TechNet Webcast
Advanced Dashboard Creation with PerformancePoint Server 2007 (Level 300)
March 28 @ 8am (PST)
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Upgrade SQL Now – Live Meeting Series
Session V: SQL Analysis Services
April 8 @ 12pm (PST)
Click here to register
Training
PerformancePoint Server 2007 Training Sites
Online: BSM & ProClarity
Business Intelligence Education Services
Microsoft BI Bootcamp (3 day) - click here for more info
BI Courses, including SQL 2005, PPS and ProClarity
Microsoft BI Bootcamp (5 day) - click here for more info
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Monitoring & Analytics
ProClarity Training
Online & Instructor led
Partner Program – webcasts
Online Training Webcasts - (keyword = performancepoint)
Resources
Microsoft BI
PerformancePoint Server 2007
Technical Forums: PPS Monitoring and Analytics, PPS
Planning
Flash Demo: Virtual Experience
Case Studies: Energizer, Oticon,
Skanska, Gemplus,
Capella, CompUSA,
Premier Bankcard, ITV,
Coppin State University, Amaren
Books on PerformancePoint Server 2007
Pro PerformancePoint Server 2007 (not released yet)
On-Demand Webcasts ‘with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server’:
Sample Data : Monitoring, Planning
Data Import Wizard for Microsoft Dynamics AX Tool here
Scorecard Migration Tool here
ProClarity
Technical Forum: ProClarity
PerformancePoint 2007 Management Reporter
SQL Server 2005
Channel 9: Business Intelligence Platform Overview
SQL Server 2008
Demo: SQL Server 2008 Overview
Datasheet: Business Intelligence
Whitepaper: Business Intelligence, Data
Warehousing
Analysis Services
Whitepaper: Identifying and Resolving MDX Query Performance Bottlenecks in SQL Server 2005 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 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
Analyst Reports
Try out a business intelligence virtual lab to test out the technology stack, including:
Technet Virtual Labs
News Links & Press Releases
If you do not want to receive this Microsoft BI Update, please click here.
Jason Morales
Solution Specialist - Microsoft Business Intelligence
Office: (208) 319-2273
Mobile: (208) 949-4365
February 26 Jason Morales' Microsoft BI Update v.17 - FebruaryContents:
Training: online and regional options
Resources: whitepapers, case studies, datasheets, webcasts, books, etc
Hot Topics
Subscribe to learn more about Gartner’s 2008 Magic Quadrant for BI Platforms
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
Upcoming Webcasts
PerformancePoint Server Webcast Demo
Click here to register:
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
Business Intelligence Education Services
Microsoft BI Bootcamp (3 day) - click here for more info
BI Courses, including SQL 2005, PPS and ProClarity
Microsoft BI Bootcamp (5 day) - click here for more info
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Monitoring & Analytics
ProClarity Training
Online & Instructor led
Partner Program – webcasts
Online Training Webcasts - (keyword = performancepoint)
Resources
Microsoft BI
PerformancePoint Server 2007
Technical Forums: PPS Monitoring and Analytics, PPS
Planning
Flash Demo: Virtual Experience
Case Studies: Energizer, Oticon,
Skanska, Gemplus,
Capella, CompUSA,
Premier Bankcard, ITV,
Coppin State University, Amaren
Books on PerformancePoint Server 2007
Pro PerformancePoint Server 2007 (not released yet)
On-Demand Webcasts ‘with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server’:
Sample Data : Monitoring, Planning
Data Import Wizard for Microsoft Dynamics AX Tool here
Scorecard Migration Tool here
ProClarity
Technical Forum: ProClarity
PerformancePoint 2007 Management Reporter
SQL Server 2005
Channel 9: Business Intelligence Platform Overview
SQL Server 2008
Demo: SQL Server 2008 Overview
Datasheet: Business Intelligence
Whitepaper: Business Intelligence, Data
Warehousing
Analysis Services
Whitepaper: Identifying and Resolving MDX Query Performance Bottlenecks in SQL Server 2005 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 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
Analyst Reports
Try out a business intelligence virtual lab to test out the technology stack, including:
Technet Virtual Labs
News Links & Press Releases
To receive prior BI Updates for additional Resource links, please email me.
If you do not want to receive this Microsoft BI Update, please click here.
Jason Morales
Solution Specialist - Microsoft Business Intelligence
Office: (208) 319-2273
Mobile: (208) 949-4365
February 09 Microsoft Gets Gartner's Business Intelligence Top RankingMicrosoft Gets Gartner's Business Intelligence Top Ranking
The company makes a surprise leap ahead of Business Objects and Cognos in its ability to execute on BI products and pricing.
Business Objects and Cognos have long been considered the leaders in business intelligence platforms. But in a surprising new report, Gartner
ranks Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) ahead of those companies in its ability to execute.
February 08 New Microsoft BI Blog on MSDNWelcome to what we hope will become the definitive blog on business intelligence, THE BI Blog. Not too huge of a goal or vision, huh? There are already some great blogs out there on all different aspects
of business intelligence and performance management--from those dedicated to showing how to build applications, to those that take a more business oriented approach to the discipline of BI and EPM. Our expectation is that we'll have a little bit of both sides
of the fence represented in this blog as we kick-it off and establish what's fast becoming the biggest community in the industry around Microsoft BI solutions.
Microsoft is doing some great things in business intelligence, and whether it's from the customer, partner, developer, implementer, or marketing side of things, we'll be on top of it here to ensure you're up
to speed on this fast growing business.
Off we go!
Guy Weismantel
December 18 Office Hours: How Bill Gates uses OfficeBill Gates
People are often curious about which applications and technology I use, and if there are features in the new version of Office that have changed the way I work. Without a doubt, the 2007 Microsoft Office system enables me to get my work done more easily
and quickly than before.
If you visit my office, you will probably notice right away that I have three large flat screen displays that sit together and are synchronized so they work like a single very wide display. The large display area enables me to work very efficiently. I
keep my Outlook 2007 Inbox open on the screen to the left so I can see new messages as they come in. I usually have the message or document that I'm currently reading or writing in the center screen. The screen on the right is where I have room to open up a
browser or look at a document that someone has sent me in e-mail.
SQL Server 2008 DemoGreat SQL Server 2008 demo, includes BI as a core pillar: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/overviewdemo/
December 13 PerformancePoint Server video from launchI was looking over Ben Tamblyn's blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/btamblyn/) and came across a great video from the PerformancePoint Server 2007 launch: http://soapbox.msn.com/video.aspx?from=shared&showPlaylist=true&playlist=videoByUuids:uuids:00c59c4f-c589-4285-9123-d2adceb567b2. Some great cameos from the team! :)
November 12 The Rational Guide to PerformancePoint Server 2007Congrats to Nick, Adrian, Peter and Corey on their new PerformancePoint books!
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