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    November 12

    The Rational Guide to PerformancePoint Server 2007

    Congrats to Nick, Adrian, Peter and Corey on their new PerformancePoint books!
     
     
    The Rational Guide to Monitoring and Analyzing with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007
     
    by Nick Barclay, Adrian Downes
    ISBN: 978-1-932577-41-9
    Imprint: Rational Press
    Author: Nick Barclay, Adrian Downes
    Available: 11/20/07
    Pages: 256
    Price: $24.99
     
     
     
    The Rational Guide to Planning with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007
     
    by Adrian Downes, Nick Barclay
    ISBN: 978-1-932577-42-6
    Imprint: Rational Press
    Author: Adrian Downes, Nick Barclay
    Available: 12/15/07
    Pages: 256
    Price: $24.99
     
     

    Jason Morales' Microsoft BI Update v.14 - November

    Another great Microsoft BI update from Jason Morales:
     
    Hot Topics
     
    PerformancePoint and BI resources have been arriving fast and furiously.  Scroll down to the Resources section to check out the latest Operations and Deployment Guides, new sample data sets, online trainings, on-demand webcasts and whitepapers.
     
    And on top of it all, this month marks the release of The Rational Guide to Monitoring and Analyzing with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007… (Nick Barclay, Adrian Downes)
     
    Upcoming Events
     
    Extending CRM Analytics via Microsoft BI Products
    When: Nov 13 (Tue) @ 9-11am
    Where: Denver, CO
    Click here to register
     
    St Louis BI/PerformancePoint Roundtable
    When: Nov 28 (Wed) @ 8-10am
    Where: St. Louis, MO
    Click here to register
     
    Omaha BI & Wine Tasting Event
    When: Dec 6 (Thurs) @ 430-8pm
    Where: Omaha, NE
    Click here to register
     
     
    Upcoming Webcasts
     
    PerformancePoint Server Demo
    When: Nov 13 (Tue), 11am PDT
    Click here to register
     
    When: Oct 30 (Tue), 11am PDT
    Click here to register
     
    Monthly Reporting with PerformancePoint Server 2007
    When: Nov 16 (Fri), 1pm PDT
    Click here to register:
     
    SQL Server 2008: Expanding Business Intelligence Capabilities
    When: Dec 6 (Thurs), 1pm PDT
    Click here to register:
     
    Training
     
    PerformancePoint Server 2007 Training Sites
     
    Business Intelligence Education Services
     
    BI Courses, including SQL 2005, PPS and ProClarity
     
    Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Monitoring & Analytics
     
    ProClarity Training
     
    Online & Instructor led
     
    Partner Program – webcasts
    ISV Web Seminar Series Part 2: PPS - Planning
    ISV Web Seminar Series Part 3: PPS - Monitoring
    Online Training Webcasts - (keyword =  performancepoint)
     
    Resources
     
    Microsoft BI
     
    PerformancePoint Server 2007
     
    Book: The Rational Guide to Monitoring and Analyzing with…  (pre-order form: Available 11/15)
    Book: The Rational Guide to Planning with…  ((pre-order form: Available 12/15)
    Flash Demo: Virtual Experience
    Datasheets:  Overview, Monitor, Analyze, Planning
     
    Sample: Monitoring Data here
    Sample: Planning Data here
    Data Import Wizard for Microsoft Dynamics AX Tool here
    Scorecard Migration Tool here
     
     
    ProClarity
     
    SQL Server 2005
     
    SQL Server 2008
     
    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
    The Data Puzzle – Solving the Enterprise Data Puzzle with Microsoft BI
     
    Microsoft BI Partners
     
    OLAP Report - summaries
     
     
    Analyst Reports
     
    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
     
    More News Links & Press Releases
     
     
     
     
    November 08

    Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 available now

    Viva la PerformancePoint! Viva!
     
    This note just went out to the Microsoft Connect subscriber base on PerformancePoint:
    Product Information:
    • Available in both 32 and 64 bit editions
    • Evaluation editions are available are available on the Microsoft Download Center:
    • Enterprise editions are available for MSDN/TechNet subscribers under Applications within the left pane of the MSDN home page.
    • Enterprise editions are also available on Volume License. Learn more http://www.microsoft.com/performancepoint.
    • English, French, German and Spanish Languages are available now. Additional languages are coming soon and include:
    • Brazilian Portuguese
    • Chinese Simplified
    • Chinese Traditional
    • Czech
    • Danish
    • Dutch
    • European Portuguese
    • Finnish
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Polish
    • Russian
    • Swedish
    • Microsoft Connect is only for pre-generally available releases. The CTP4 Release will remain on this site until November 30th for your evaluation purposes.
    Community Information
    We are happy to announce the Microsoft Forums for Microsoft PerformancePoint Server, ProClarity and Master Data Management. Learn more about these new Forums by reading the announcement on the New Microsoft PerformancePoint Server 2007 Forums. (https://connect.microsoft.com/content/content.aspx?ContentID=6853&SiteID=181)
    Documentation and Training
    Check out the Office Developer Portal (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/office/bb660518.aspx) and TechCenter (http://technet.microsoft.com/office/performancepoint/default.aspx) for deployment and operations guides, technical whitepapers and 'how-to' help and tips.
    If you have any questions regarding the availability of PerformancePoint Server 2007, the new Forums, documentation or training contact PPSadmim@microsoft.com.