Jason Morales' Microsoft BI Update - February 2012
HOT TOPICS
SQL 2012 Virtual Launch – March 7
Virtual Launch Event Registration
SQL Server 2012 Special Ops Tour – local launch events
Natural Interaction and Microsoft BI
Extra! Extra! Apple iPad Users Can Now View SharePoint Business Intelligence Content
Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant 5.2 is Now Available
RESOURCES
new Resources added this month highlighted below
Business Intelligence Scenarios
How to Choose the Right Business Intelligence Technology to Suit Your Style
BI TV
Gaining Insights On Your Competitors with Competitive Intelligence
Predictive Modeling Competitions Can Solve Complex Real-World Problems
Using Big Data To Save Consumers Money
Microsoft BI Labs
Analytics for Twitter
Calendar Analytics
PivotViewer extension for SSRS
Fuzzy Lookup Add-In for Excel
BI Case Studies
Centene Corporation – (Healthcare) BI for CRM
Great Western Bank – (Financial Services) SQL 2012
RealtyTrac – (Data Services) SQL 2012
Edgenet – (Data Services) SQL 2012
Texas Children’s Hospital – (Healthcare) SPS 2010 Dashboards
Patten Industries – (Wholesalers) SAP migration
Revlon – (Consumer Goods) Project Server
Co-operative Group Limited – (Retail) Oracle migration
SQL Server
SQL Server Home Page
SQL Server Training Portal
SQL Server Team Blog
SQL Server Best Practices – technical white papers
SQL Server User Education – documentation team blog
SQL Server Reporting Services Team Blog
Microsoft White Papers – SQL Server 2008 R2
Best Practices for Data Warehousing with SQL Server 2008 R2
Fast Track Data Warehouse 3.0 Reference Guide
Using SQL Server Integration Services and StreamInsight Together
Project Barcelona Team Blog
What is Metadata?
Blog: Let’s Talk About SQL Server
Whitepaper and Samples: DAX in the Tabular BI Semantic Model
Microsoft’s Big Data Roadmap and Approach
Comparing the Business Value of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and…
Oracle Database 11g
IBM DB2 9.7
Sybase ASE 15.5
Download: SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC0)
MyTop 5 SQL Server 2012 Features…
New Demo of Power View is Live!
Video: SQL 2012 Power View on SharePoint 2012
Video: Power View Cars and Fuel
Technet: Power View (SSRS)
Tutorial: Create a Sample Report in Power View
SQL 2012 Product Specifications
SQL 2012 Backward Compatibility
SQL 2012 Discontinued Features
SharePoint
SharePoint Home Page
Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog
End-User Videos
SharePoint Training Portal
Training courses on Office.com
SharePoint 2010 Architectures Overview
PerformancePoint Services Blog
Up to Speed with PerformancePoint Dashboard Designer
Getting Started with PerformancePoint Services
PerformancePoint Services Architecture
Creating BI Dashboards Using SharePoint 2010, No Programming Required
What Else is PerformancePoint Services for SharePoint 2010 – And what else is it?
PerformancePoint Services Overview
PerformancePoint Services Administration
Plan, Design, and Implement a PerformancePoint Dashboard
Getting Started with Dashboards
Getting Started with Dashboard Designer
Creating a Balanced Scorecard by Using Dashboard Designer
Create a PerformancePoint strategy map as part of a Balanced Scorecard
PerformancePoint Services SuperFlows
Getting Started Using the Business Intelligence Center
What is SharePoint Business Intelligence?
How to Navigate PerformancePoint Dashboards and Explore Data
Viewing reports and scorecards on Apple iPad devices
What’s So Special About SharePoint’s December Update?
Excel Services on Office.com
Getting Started with Excel Services
Resources for learning about Excel Services
Use Visio Services with SharePoint lists
Office
Office Training Portal
The Microsoft Office Blog
PowerPivot Home Page
PowerPivot Team Blog
Kasper de Jonge PowerPivot Blog
Microsoft SQL Server PowerPivot Planning and Deployment
How to Use The SQL Server Data Mining Add-ins with PowerPivot for Excel
Where to begin: PowerPivot for Excel
15 Spreadsheet Formatting Tips
Video: PowerPivot and Power view Lifecycle and BI Semantic Model Overview
SQL AzureWhat is SQL Azure?
SQL Azure Demos
Azure DataMarket
Get your SQL Server database ready for Azure
NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
Microsoft gets it right with Windows 8 on ARM, and why Apple should be worried
Building Windows for the ARM processor architecture
Microsoft Improves Mobile BI Reporting for the iPad
Survey: Business Intelligence Back on Top of CIOs Minds
Why big data means a big year a Hadoop
Analyst Outlines Microsoft’s Cloud, Mobile and BI Efforts in 2012
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