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Get Everything BI at PASS Summit 2009

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 Read More...

Posted Friday, August 14, 2009 12:16 AM by kristinakerr | 0 Comments

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WPC round-up for Microsoft BI

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 Read More...

Posted Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:43 PM by nismith | 0 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft BI, Gemini, SQL Server 2008 R2, SharePoint Server 2010, WPC, Office 2010

The Trouble with Data

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 Read More...

Posted Sunday, May 17, 2009 5:54 AM by nismith | 1 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft BI, Gemini, SQL Server 2008 R2, SharePoint Server 2010, CTP

Preview of Project Gemini

Watch a preview of creating an analysis model with Excel and Gemini. Watch a preview of sharing a Gemini model on the web with SharePoint and Excel Services. Watch for more news on Microsoft BI and project Gemini at Microsoft’s user conference next week, Read More...

Posted Monday, May 04, 2009 10:45 PM by nismith | 5 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft BI, Excel, SQL Server 2008, Gemini, Excel Services, tech Ed 2009, Analysis Services

Top 10 demos for Microsoft BI

Here’s a collection of some cool Microsoft BI Demos that I use regularly to showcase aspects of the Microsoft BI stack and show interesting examples of what insight to information can actually accomplish. Top 10 demos for Microsoft BI 10. Sales Dashboard Read More...

Posted Thursday, April 23, 2009 9:01 PM by nismith | 4 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft BI, Virtual Earth, Surface, Gemini, SQL Server, sustainability, Self Service BI, data visualization, demos, geo spatial analysis

Just Do It, with Excel

Love the title of this recent article on Tech New World, David Hatch and Andrew Stamer share their insights on project Gemini which was recently featured at the Microsoft BI conference in Seattle. There’s an interesting section on BI total cost of ownership Read More...

Posted Sunday, January 11, 2009 8:37 PM by nismith | 1 Comments

Filed under: Excel, Gemini, TCO, Bo Knows, Self Service BI

Top of mind with Stephen Elop

Monday October 6th was the first day of the 2nd Annual Microsoft BI Conference. If you haven't had a chance to absorb some of the exciting announcements we've made, I'd encourage you to check out the following press release for news on Project Gemini, Read More...

Posted Tuesday, October 07, 2008 4:18 PM by pejmanj | 1 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft BI, Beyond Business Intelligence, Gemini, Kilimanjaro

Boris Evelson of Forrester looks into his Crystal Ball and sees Gemini

This morning at the BI Conference here in beautiful Seattle, Washington, we unveiled some cool new technology that we think will dramatically change the way people create and consume BI data. The way blogs and wikis made publishing content on the web Read More...

Posted Monday, October 06, 2008 11:24 PM by kristinakerr | 1 Comments

Filed under: BI, BI Conference, Microsoft BI, BI for the Masses, BI Trends, Gemini, disruptive technology, Boris Evelson, self-service, Forrester