This is a nice list of resources (blogs, books, and training) that I recieved from Michael Patterson. I have been asked for PerformancePoint Server and ProClarity links a number of times.I allways end up recreating an approximatation of this list as a one off each time. So here is Michael's good work for your benefit.

Training

PerformancePoint Server Training Classes and Materials

http://www.microsoft.com/business/performancepoint/resources/training.aspx

ProClarity Training Classes

http://www.microsoft.com/bi/products/proclarity/proclarity-training.aspx

Books on PerformancePoint Server 2007

The Rational Guide to Monitoring and Analyzing with…

The Rational Guide to Planning with…

Business Intelligence with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server…  (recommended for deeper levels of detail)

Pro PerformancePoint Server 2007 (not released yet)

Technical Resources

Technical Forum (PPS Monitor and Analytics)

http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1872&SiteID=17

Technical Forum (PPS Planning)

http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1871&SiteID=17

TechNet PerformancePoint Server Site (Includes links for eval downloads)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/performancepoint/default.aspx

PerformancePoint Server Development Portal

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/office/bb660518.aspx

PerformancePoint Server Download Center

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/Browse.aspx?displaylang=en&productID=F52B1E9C-E169-4654-9A83-14A58A51C275

Performance Tuning and Capacity Planning for PPS

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb660539.aspx

PerformancePoint Monitoring Server Page

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb794650.aspx  (details under this topic include Hardware and Software Reqs)

Hardware reqs:  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb838792.aspx

Software reqs:  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb838753.aspx

PPS Team Blog (Monitor, Analysis)

http://blogs.msdn.com/performancepoint/default.aspx

Kevin White’s PPS Blog (Planning)

http://blogs.msdn.com/kevinwhite/default.aspx

Later I will post a few articles to summarize what is available from the different training resources. I also intend to post some reviews of the PPS books as I read them. Give me some feedback if this is particularly interesting to you. If I get enough feedback I may push the summaries up the priority stack. For now I will settle with posting these links.

Pete Sprague