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More info on Concentra here

I am running webinars on BI - join me.

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http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032369064&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 can help organizations improve their business performance by integrating monitoring, analysis, and planning capabilities into one application. In this session, we explore advanced topics in dashboard creation such as integrating Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, ProClarity, and Excel Services reports in dashboards, using advanced filtering capabilities, advanced scoring topics, and dashboard creation tips and tricks.

Management Report

for this reason -

supports statutory inter-company consolidations including currency translation, eliminations and reconsolidations. Reports can be created in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 or Management Reporter, then generated and published to a central location for secure access and viewing. This detailed information supports timely and relevant decision making for better overall business performance

Content and Code and Microsoft would like to invite you to a highly interactive and informative seminar, Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, held at Microsoft, London, on Friday 11th April 2008.

This is a special seminar limited to approximately 20 participants. This intimate seminar will allow for open discussion in order to address your particular areas of interest or any enquiries that you might have.

Enjoy interactive demonstrations as well as a buffet lunch. This seminar unearths the business value of Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 to your business.

This seminar is FREE and  is aimed at IT and Communications Directors and Managers wishing to understand Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007. We also encourage senior business professionals, such as CFO and marketing managers, to attend the event to learn about the business implications of PerformancePoint Server 2007.

It would be great if you could make it, please contact me should you wish to reserve a place, kallia.mansour@contentandcode.com, quoting reference CODECC.

I presented with Sense Solutions at their BI day. There is a lot of demand generation with BI especially as IDC, Gartner rank BI as #1 priority for BI.

ICS - The Microsoft BI Experts with Microsoft at the Butler BI Symposium 2007. From ICS; Seema Varma (BI Consultant), Sam Wijeyakumar (ICS Business Development Manager). From Microsoft; Barinder Hothi (MOPPS for Mid Market) and Shailan Chudasama (Data Technology Specialist).

Great view of the city's but not sure why you would watch?

http://www.itvlocal.com/new_site/london/live/

AM Events = Customer

PM Events - Partner

Birmingham, Institute of Directors

(Hereford & Worcester Rm)

Tel – 0870 166 6683

Tues 8^th April - AM

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID= 1032366993&Culture=en-GB

Tues 8^th April - PM

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032367000&Culture=en-GB

London, Cardinal Place

Tel – 0870 166 6680

22^nd April - AM

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032366990&Culture=en-GB

22^nd April - PM

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032366995&Culture=en-GB

Edinburgh – Microsoft

Tel – 0870 166 6680

7^th May – AM

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032366991&Culture=en-GB

7^th May – PM

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032366999&Culture=en-GB

Telephone – 0870 166 6680

London, Cardinal Place

Telephone – 0870 166 6680

20^th May - AM

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032366997&Culture=en-GB

20^th May - PM

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032366998&Culture=en-GB

To enhance the value of Microsoft Action Pack, from March 1^st, all of those renewing or subscribing must take a course and pass an assessment to receive it. Partners must take one specific Microsoft online course from the required Partner Learning Centre course list and complete its associated assessment with a minimum score of 70 per cent. To continue receiving Action Pack, partners must pass an assessment every two years. Courses are all 100% subsidised and take no more than 60 minutes. The assessments will take no more than 30 minutes to complete. To help partners, an enrolment guide and more information is available at:  www.microsoft.com/uk/partner/actionpack. In addition, if partners have any queries regarding their Action Pack subscription or if they are experiencing any issues when renewing, please call: 0870 60 70 700 (press option 1) for assistance.

We are proud to announce that a second Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 book is now available!   This book completes the Rational Press Series of PerformancePoint Server 2007 books.  While the first one covered Monitoring and Analytics (original announce attached), this one explores Planning.

With close to 20,000 copies ordered to date, these two books are the result of the collaborative effort between one of our partners, our development and marketing teams (click on the book pictures for more info).

As per tradition, we have sent our partners a Season’s Greetings e-card.

This year, our e-card contains a link to a seasonal quiz and ‘snowball game’ – upon completion, partners can enter a free prize draw for an Xbox 360.

A common question I am asked is the one of new features in SQL Server 2008, especially around BI. Hopefully this whitepaper will help you folk.

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/sql_2008_bi.mspx

Nice write up in the Redmond Mag on SQL Server traction and closing in fast on Oracle

http://redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?editorialsid=2382

Nice quote -

Today's multibillion-dollar question is: Could Microsoft now do to Oracle, the long-time database leader, what it has done to the others?

The answer is (drum roll, please): Yes, probably.