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Microsoft BI Conference
18 August 08 05:01 PM | kevinwhite | 1 Comments   
The 2nd annual Microsoft BI Conference will take place October 6-8 this year in Seattle.  If you have the time, I'd encourage you to make the trip out to Seattle and attend the conference.  The sessions we have lined up are outstanding and cover Read More...
It's been a while
18 August 08 04:47 PM | kevinwhite | 1 Comments   
It's been a while since my last post and let me explain why. On April 4th my wife and I had twin boys, Connor and Nicholas.  For those of you parents of twins, you'll know that during the first few months you live in survival mode.  I'm happy Read More...
Integrating Applications with PerformancePoint Planning
04 December 07 02:28 PM | kevinwhite | 2 Comments   
Building PerformancePoint on the Microsoft BI platform has produced some natural areas of integration that you can leverage with your exiting LOB or custom applications. This blog topic will concentrate only on integration methods withe PPS Planning components. Read More...
SQL Server 2008 November CTP released
22 November 07 11:33 AM | kevinwhite | 1 Comments   
The SQL team has released the latest CTP for SQL Server 2008. Download it here . As the backbone of Microsoft BI, it is always exciting to see the new innovation captured in the next release of SQL Server. I have seen a few demos of new features in AS Read More...
Choosing the right technology for your scorecard implementation
22 November 07 11:21 AM | kevinwhite | 0 Comments   
Philo wrote a quick summary of pros and cons when approaching technology choices for creating scorecards. There are many options within the Microsoft BI stack so it perfectly normal to feel a bit overwhelmed when first trying to pick a technology.  Read More...
PerformancePoint Server 2007 Product Video
21 November 07 10:27 AM | kevinwhite | 1 Comments   
During the final days of shipping PerformancePoint Server we had a video crew on campus filming the finishing touches and conducting interviews with our team. We all knew that critical mass and excitement was building in the marketplace so it fun to open Read More...
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PerformancePoint Server 2007 book available
20 November 07 11:02 AM | kevinwhite | 0 Comments   
We are proud to announce that the first EVER Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 book is now available! This book is the result of a collaborative effort between one of our partners, our development and marketing teams. This first book covers deployment Read More...
Documentation
08 October 07 08:19 AM | kevinwhite | 0 Comments   
Here are some good links to PerformancePoint documentation: Information Worker: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/performancepoint/FX102380591033.aspx Developer : http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/office/bb660518.aspx IT Pro : http://technet.microsoft.com/office/performancepoint/default.asp Read More...
How do you add or change Form Assignments in PerformancePoint Planning?
13 August 07 10:57 PM | kevinwhite | 1 Comments   
I have had this question come up a bunch of times with customers and partners. It usually surfaces when you are asking yourself some of these questions: "Why is it that when I add a new form to an existing cycle it does not show up for user assignments?" Read More...
It has been a while...
13 August 07 06:10 PM | kevinwhite | 1 Comments   
My original intent was to write on this blog every week or so. As you can tell, that has been a bit of a challenge - But for good reasons! We closer than ever to shipping PerformancePoint Server. I have been spending most of my time working with the team Read More...
So, what is PerformancePoint?
08 June 07 08:42 PM | kevinwhite | 1 Comments   
Earlier this week I attended the CFO conference in NYC. It was very interesting talking to CFO’s and Finance directors about how they are addressing performance management in their organizations. Most of those who I talked to were inspired to dive more Read More...
Welcome
07 June 07 08:36 PM | kevinwhite | 1 Comments   
Hi and welcome to my blog. My name is Kevin White and I'm a program manager on the development team for Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007. I've created this blog so you can read about what's on the top of my mind about performance management Read More...
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