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PowerPivot on Display at the Office 2010 Launch Event
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Sat, May 15 2010
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TechEd 2010 Pre-Conference Seminar: From Data to Decisions: Business Intelligence in an Enterprise
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Fri, May 14 2010
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Do you want your employees to make great, insightful, and effective business decisions all by themselves without overloading the IT department with endless requests for even more reports and questionable direct access to your secure database servers?...
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Announcing the Microsoft Business Intelligence Indexing Connector
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Fri, May 14 2010
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nismith
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The new Microsoft Business Intelligence Indexing Connector allows users to have a dedicated report tab where they can find the reports they are looking for, use refiners to further narrow their searches, and even get a preview of the report before opening...
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Forrester Total Economic Impact Study
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Wed, May 12 2010
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nismith
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Hi everyone, If you didn't get a chance to watch this mornings launch keynote, check it out here: www.the2010event.com Stephen Elop started the keynote with a Forrester study that talks about the total time and cost savings that a sample company might...
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Another BI Power Hour Coming Soon
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Wed, May 5 2010
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Pev Javaheri talks about the next BI Power Hour session at the upcoming BI Conference, check out www.msbiconference.com for details.
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It's the Final Countdown...
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Mon, May 3 2010
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nismith
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Interested in getting involved in any of the upcoming Microsoft BI launch activities? Check out the list of BI roadshow and launch events as part of the SQL Server 2008 R2 launch and make sure to stay tuned to the Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 launch...
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Microsoft BI Launch Preview Videos
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Mon, Apr 26 2010
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nismith
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Here’s a collection of a few short preview videos for Microsoft BI within the Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 launch. You can get more information about the launch here. Watch for more info for Microsoft BI in the weeks to come. Follow the word on Twitter
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New PowerPivot Click-Through Demo Available
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Wed, Apr 21 2010
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nismith
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Check out the latest PowerPivot click-through demo, the demo and script is available here Don't be shy, download and try PowerPivot at http://www.powerpivot.com/ Be sure to follow the PowerPivot word on twitter at www.twitter.com/powerpivot
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Next Wave of Microsoft Business Intelligence is here!
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Wed, Apr 21 2010
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nismith
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On April 21, 2010 Microsoft announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of SQL Server 2008 R2, offering customers a “complete approach” to managing their information assets. SQL Server 2008 R2 delivers on our Information Platform vision and is the foundation...
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Message from Tom Casey, General Manager, Microsoft Business Intelligence
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Tue, Feb 2 2010
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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE We are pleased to be acknowledged by Gartner as a Leader in both the Business Intelligence...
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Win a trip to the 2010 Microsoft BI Conference in New Orleans!!!
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Tue, Jan 26 2010
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Hi Everyone! Exciting news on the PowerPivot front - Friday we launched the Excelerators Quiz and the Alpha Geek Challenge. Go now to the sites below and take the quiz to see if you’re anywhere near as good as Donald Farmer! Remember to post your results...
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New BI features in Excel 2010
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Tue, Jan 26 2010
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nismith
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The Office 2010 launch is just around the corner and Excel 2010 is coming with a ton of new BI features. Check out a few new features in these videos (the sweet music beats in the videos are not included in the software). Then of course there is PowerPivot...
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Business Intelligence is available in BETA!
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Tue, Nov 17 2009
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cwpeng
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Finally, what we’ve all been waiting for, today the entire next wave of Microsoft Business Intelligence is available in Beta. Grab yourself a copy of Microsoft Office 2010 beta, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 beta, and SQL Server 2008 R2 CTP3 and try...
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2009 SQL PASS Summit Update
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Thu, Nov 5 2009
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cwpeng
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Bringing Business Intelligence into the Mainstream This week at PASS 2009, Microsoft delivers on a commitment to enabling pervasive delivery of business intelligence throughout the organization. In Wednesday's keynote, Tom Casey, GM for SQL Server Business...
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Sharepoint Conference 2009 - Las Vegas
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Mon, Oct 26 2009
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cwpeng
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Overall, we had a GREAT week at the Sharepoint Conference in Las Vegas! It has been encouraging to see the amount of enthusiasm and pent-up demand for BI. Also, lots of activity on Facebook, Twitter, and various blogging channels about our newest announcement...
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Get Everything BI at PASS Summit 2009
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Thu, Aug 13 2009
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kristinakerr
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As you may know, Microsoft has decided to make the BI Conference into a biennial event, with the next conference in 2010. For 2009, we are excited to team with the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) to expand the BI tracks at PASS Summit 2009...
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WPC round-up for Microsoft BI
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Thu, Jul 16 2009
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nismith
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New Orleans was host to the Microsoft World Wide Partner Conference 2009 this week. With over 8,000 in attendance the WPC is a yearly opportunity for MS partners to connect with each other and gain insight into Microsoft’s strategy and direction. I was...
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Bringing Panorama Back into the Big Tent
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Wed, Jul 15 2009
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guyweismantel
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Hi everyone, I haven't made an appearance on these pages in some time, preferring to let folks like Nic and Ben have all the glory of delivering the news on all the cool things that are happening around Microsoft BI. But as they're both likely still recovering...
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Financial Planning Accelerator Announced
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Wed, Jun 17 2009
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nismith
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If you have paid any attention to Microsoft in the BI space in the past few months you have likely heard a lot about PerformancePoint. Based on requests from customers and partners, Microsoft will make available the source code and project files derived...
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PASS Sessions and Speakers Announced!
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Fri, Jun 12 2009
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kristinakerr
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The Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) has just announced sessions and speakers for PASS Summit 2009 , coming up Nov 2-5, 2009 in Seattle, WA. The full-day Pre/Post-Conference seminar and Spotlight session line ups include some amazing BI...
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BI Dashboard for the Super Bowl
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Sat, Jun 6 2009
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nismith
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Want to see a cool example of data visualization? This case study video that shows how the Tampa Police Department used Microsoft Surface to help law enforcement and emergency response crews provide safety, analyze what was going on and communicate better...
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Bing it on!
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Thu, Jun 4 2009
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nismith
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Earlier this week Microsoft released its new search engine called Bing, only it’s not actually a search engine, it’s a decision engine. What’s the difference? This business intelligence world is all about making better decisions and in today’s business...
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Bing Roundup
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Sun, May 31 2009
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nismith
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What is Bing and why should you care? Here’s a list of resources that will help you get familiar with Microsoft new decision engine. In the BI world we’ve have heard a lot about Business Intelligence and search coming together, Bing provides everyone...
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Microsoft BI Power Hour Demos
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Tue, May 19 2009
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nismith
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One of the coolest session our team delivers at conferences is the BI Power Hour. Now in its fifth year, the BI Power Hour showcases what is possible with Microsoft BI by taking an entertaining approach to demonstrating product capabilities, watch the...
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The Trouble with Data
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Sun, May 17 2009
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nismith
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This video made its debut this week at TechEd 2009 during the Donald Farmer’s session on self service analysis with project Gemini. Watch for more details and recordings of the Business Intelligence TechEd sessions at TechEd Online Get more details about...
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