September 2009 v.29 - Business Intelligence Update

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HOT TOPICS

Office 2010: Project "Gemini"
Demo: Overview
Demo: Creating table relationships in MS Gemini Self-Service Business Intelligence

Microsoft ships the first technology preview for Project code-named "Madison"
SQL Server 2008: Project "Madison"

Federal IT Dashboard
Commentary: Federal CIO Dashboard: We Can and Should Do Better Than This

NY Times: For Today’s Graduate, Just One Word: Statistics


WEBCASTS
All webcast times are in Eastern Time Zone unless otherwise specified

Putting Microsoft BI Tools in the Hands of Business Users
Hosted by Gig-Werks
Sept 2, 1pm
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Best Practices for Pervasive BI
Hosted by Strategy Companion
Sept 3, 2pm
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Building the Business Case for BI/Analytics
Hosted by Xcelligent
Sept 11, 11:45am
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Complete Business Intelligence Solution for your Microsoft Platform
Hosted by Panorama
Sept 15, 1pm
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Using Microsoft Office for Business Intelligence
Hosted by Microsoft
Sept 16, 2pm
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Microsoft Business Intelligence for Oracle Financials
Hosted by Microsoft
Sept 23, 1pm
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Better Operational Efficiency with Business Intelligence
Hosted by Gig Werks
Sept 30, 1pm
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Transforming Analytics in Financial Services
Hosted by Tableau Software
Sept 30, 2pm
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How to Create a Clear Vision for your Business Intelligence Needs
Hosted by Neudesic
Oct 20, 2pm
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Jumpstart Sales with Business Intelligence
Hosted by Gig Werks
Oct 28, 1pm
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EVENTS

SharePoint Conference 2009
Hosted by Microsoft
Oct 18, Las Vegas, NV
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TDWI World Conference
Hosted by The Data Warehouse Institute
Nov 1, Orlando, FL
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SQL PASS
Hosted by Microsoft
Nov 2, Seattle, WA
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TRAINING

Web: SQL Server Training Portal
Web: SharePoint Server 2007 Training Portal

Web: PerformancePoint Monitoring and Analytics:
Dashboard basics I,  Dashboard basics II

PerformancePoint Monitoring and Analytics
Solid Quality Mentors
Sept 9, Beaverton, OR
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SQL Server 2008 End-to-End BI Workshop
Solid Quality Mentors
Sept 14, Minneapolis, MN
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Microsoft BI Bootcamp
Solid Quality Mentors
Sept 21, Beaverton, OR
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Deploying, Operating, and Tuning an SSAS 2008 Solution
Solid Quality Mentors
Oct 5, Minneapolis, MN
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Enterprise ETL with SSIS
Solid Quality Mentors
Oct 19, Minneapolis, MN
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Designing and Developing Solutions with SSAS 2008
Solid Quality Mentors
Oct 26, Beaverton, OR
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RESOURCES
Microsoft BI
CapstoneBI Home page

SQL Server
Business Intelligence: SQL 2005, SQL 2008
Data Mining: SQL 2005, SQL 2008
Whitepaper: New Data Warehouse Scalability Features in SQL Server
Whitepaper: Predicative Analysis with SQL Server 2008
OLAP Heartbeat – monitor activity on Analysis Services
Complex Event Processing

SharePoint Server
Business Intelligence: Overview, Using BI Features

PerformancePoint
Technical Library
Download: PerformancePoint SP2 (64-bit or 32-bit)
Whitepaper: Publishing PerformancePoint Server in Extranet Scenarios
Whitepaper: Accessing large scale ROLAP environments with PerformancePoint Server 2007


NEWS AND PRESS RELEASES
Preview SQL Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Unveils Preview Code for Next SQL Server
Microsoft issues SQL Azure, CEP platform previews

Can Business Intelligence Help Save Healthcare?
4 Technologies That Are Reshaping Business Intelligence
Kimball University: Five Alternatives for Better Employee Dimension Modeling

White House set to unleash 100,000 federal data sources via data.gov


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