The Update - August 2008

 

HOT TOPICS

 

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008

 

Register NOW for the 2nd Annual Microsoft BI Conference - click here!

 

25% Discount Promotion - Microsoft Office SharePoint ECAL / PerformancePoint Server CAL

*** extended through September 30, 2008

 

Microsoft to Acquire DATAllegro

What the Microsoft-DATAllegro Deal Means for Customers, Vendors and BI

 

Assessment Tool for Business Intelligence

- compare your infrastructure against industry best practices and the latest IT research

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

TDWI Conference

Aug 17-22 - San Diego, CA

Click here to register

 

How does it all stack up?

6 part Seminar Series, sponsored by Inetium & Microsoft

Aug 7 & 28,  Sept 18

Omaha, NE

Click here to register

 

Dashboard in a Day - sponsored by Quilogy

Sept 9 - Kansas City, MO

Sept 11 - Fairview Heights, IL

Sept 16 - Omaha, NE

Sept 18 - Chicago, IL

Click here to learn more and register

 

Microsoft BI Conference

Oct 6-8 - Seattle, WA

www.microsoftbiconference.com

 

PASS Community Summit 2008

Nov 18-21 - Seattle, WA

Click here to learn more

 

Find Events & Webcasts

 

 

UPCOMING WEBCASTS

* all times listed below are for Pacific time zone 

 

Making the right business decisions at the right time with the right tools

Aug 15, 9am

Click here to register

 

Achieving Business Intelligence Across the Enterprise presented by Thorogood

Aug 21, 9am - Maximize Business Performance

Sept 18, 9am - Realize Fast & Effective Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

 

Microsoft Business Intelligence for Retail - sponsored by Solver

Aug 14, 11am

Aug 28, 11am

Sept 11, 11am

Click here to register

 

 

TRAINING

 

PerformancePoint Training Sites

Online: PPS Planning, Monitoring and Analytics (includes videos and workbooks)

Online: ProClarity

 

Hitachi Consulting

Business Intelligence Education Services

PerformancePoint 2007 Boot Camp (4 Day) - click here for more info

Sept 9-12 - Irvine, CA

 

Solid Quality Mentors

BI Courses, including SQL 2005, PPS and ProClarity

Microsoft BI Bootcamp (5 day) - click here for more info

Sept 8-12 - Beaverton, OR

Dec 8-12 - Seattle, WA

 

IT Mentors

Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Monitoring & Analytics

 

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