The 'I' in BI : partners

Partner event…webcast with Client case study

Hayley — Tue, 12 May 2009 11:31:21 GMT

Reach New Levels of Efficiency with Company-wide Reporting, Thorogood Associates

Thursday, May 21^st

12:00 – 1:00 PM ET (US)

Distribute web-based reports throughout the enterprise using Microsoft Reporting Services 2008. Client Case Study: A Research & Development organization provides an innovative benchmarking service for Pharmaceutical R&D.

Register here

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Events coming up on BI and SharePoint

Hayley — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:59:37 GMT

Looking to attend a few events over the next few months, take a look at these in the Partner community:

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BY ATTENDING THE SEMINAR YOU WILL LEARN:

More about the product features and capability of MOSS 2007.
How to develop a successful intranet strategy.
How to maximise the benefits of implementing SharePoint and BI reporting tools across your organisation.
How Otsuka, a leading pharmaceutical company, implemented MOSS 2007 and the lessons they learnt along the way.
Why business intelligence could give you the competitive edge in a recession.
Where your organisation is on the business intelligence maturity map – and next steps to take.

For a BI Specific Webinar: http://www.concentra.co.uk/businessintelligence_webinar.aspx?event=20090512

Blackmarble presents: Think Small to Win Big with SharePoint

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Black Marble and Microsoft are demonstrating how small efficiencies can add up to big savings through the Microsoft family of collaboration tools. Drawing on the wealth of knowledge created by a collaborative project between Microsoft and the NHS (the Common User Interface Programme), Black Marble are running a series of knowledge workshops for NHS managers to show how effective deployment of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and related technologies can energise staff in all areas.

The Workshops will take place in Liverpool on the 20th May and repeated in Bradford on the 21st May. Registration is from 9:30am, with the workshop due to begin at 10am and end at 2pm with lunch included. If you have any queries, or wish to register, please call 0845 644 7656.

Thinking bigger..how about attending the Microsoft SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas this year..

The SharePoint Conference announces expanded coverage of Business Intelligence topics at the 2009 SharePoint Conference.
With the BI conference moving to be held bi-annually, the SharePoint Conference is expanding its BI track to provide core coverage of BI content. Come to the SharePoint Conference to learn all about new BI capabilities in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010.

For more information on what's included and how to register go to: http://www.mssharepointconference.com/pages/default.aspx

ISV capability in Performance Management powered by the Microsoft BI platform

Hayley — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:50:56 GMT

For those of you looking for a Gold partner to work with in the performance management arena to compliment the Microsoft BI platform. Take a look at CALUMO.

CALUMO is a Microsoft Gold partner that specializes in delivering Performance Management Solutions powered by the Microsoft BI platform.

CALUMO features include:
- Planning input forms – Excel or Web based
- Self Service Reporting and Analysis - Ad-hoc (pivot) browse and dynamic reports
- Excel and Web client for ad-hoc browse, reports and input forms
- Simple, flexible architecture – Write-back over any SQL Server Analysis Services cube structures
- Support for: Drill Down (Members), Drill Through (Transactions or Cubes), Grids, Charts, Freeze frames, Text management, Conditional formats, Dashboard components (KPI’s spark charts etc) Slice to Excel and more.
- Seamless integration with SharePoint, Excel and Internet Explorer combined with a truly unified data architecture provided through SQL Server
- no interference with SSAS allowing users to surface information directly from SSAS without intermediate data or transformation layers

CALUMO is interested in talking to Partners who have a pioneering Vision.

To find out more visit the CALUMO website http://www.calumo.com/locations.html or send an email to John Shrimpton jshrimpton@calumo.com