Microsoft: Strengths “Microsoft has been steadily gaining BI market share since its serious entry into the market in 2000. It did so with an attractive set of BI capabilities, packaging and pricing that appeal to Microsoft developers and its independent...

Please find below some interesting predictions from Gartner for BI: Prediction My comment 1. By 2013, 33% of BI functionality will be consumed via handheld devices. Microsoft has already started working on this direction. Windows Phone 7 consumes Silverlight...

Some interesting videos depicting Microsoft’s vision for the future of technology: Microsoft Office Labs 2019 Vision Montage Microsoft Office Labs 2019 (Full version) Microsoft's Future Vision 2019

(Copied from SQL Server Team blog ) A new Business Intelligence Semantic Model (BISM) in Analysis Services that will power Crescent as well as other Microsoft BI front end experiences such as Excel, Reporting Services and SharePoint Insights. The BI Semantic...

H P and Microsoft have delivered the first ever self service business intelligence appliance, optimized for SQL Server 2008 R2 and SharePoint Server 2010. Deploy the solution in days, with minimal IT resources. Key Benefits Quickly extend usage of business...

“REDMOND, Wash., and PALO ALTO, Calif. — Jan. 18, 2011 — HP and Microsoft Corp. today announced a portfolio of four new converged application appliances that fuse applications, infrastructure and productivity tools into a single system. These solutions...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of 10 Microsoft IT Showcase videos and 10 TechNet Radio sessions for external consumption: Video: What Does the Cloud Mean to the CIO TechNet Radio session coming Wednesday, January 26, 2011...

This training kit is a great resource for developers, trainers, consultants and evangelists who need to understand SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 improvements from a developer perspective. It contains a rich set of presentations, demos, hands...

A 500-pages guide Upgrade Technical Reference for R2 is live in upgrade site . For more information about SQL Server upgrade, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/product-info/why-upgrade.aspx

Gartner firmly positions Microsoft as one of the undisputed leaders in the Integration space with a strong emphasis on the value proposition of our platform and our firm commitment to BizTalk & Integration Platform. You can find more information at...

  On Monday the 24th of January Packt is celebrating Microsoft Monday with the release of six new Microsoft books, all in one day To mark this occasion Packt is also offering a 25% discount when you purchase two or more Microsoft books during January...

The " Enterprise Applications on Microsoft SQL Server " blog provides information about running ISV (Independent Software Vendor) Applications on Microsoft SQL Server and the Microsoft Windows platform. The Blog is written by folks from Microsoft...

SQL Server 2008 R2 Upgrade Technical Reference Guide :   This document covers the essential phases and steps to upgrade existing instances of SQL Server 2000 and 2005 to SQL Server 2008 R2 by using best practices SQL Server 2008 R2 Security Best...

SQL Server Utility Control Point (SQL Server Utility) “collects configuration and performance information from managed instances of SQL Server every 15 minutes. This information is stored in the utility management data warehouse (UMDW) on the UCP; the...

From MS Press, available at http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2010/09/13/free-ebook-moving-to-microsoft-visual-studio-2010.aspx Developers, we’re pleased to announce another free offering: Moving to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (Microsoft...