The Microsoft Business Intelligence Conference 2008 will offer nearly 65
breakout sessions in 6 tracks, delivered by the people who know Microsoft BI
best – the product experts who design, build and support the products, the
partners and consultants who specialize in deploying Microsoft Business
Intelligence solutions, and the customers who use Microsoft BI products each and
every day.
- Microsoft BI Platform and Infrastructure
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Designed for IT Professionals, this technical track focuses on the powerful platform and infrastructure behind successful Microsoft Business Intelligence solutions. You’ll dive deep into SQL Server 2005 and the new BI features in SQL Server 2008, including Integration Services, Analysis Services, Reporting Services and Report Builder. You’ll learn how to build and manage highly available, performance data applications. Additional topics in this track include data warehousing, enterprise scalability, and security.
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- Microsoft BI Clients and Applications
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End users, BI project managers and IT Professionals alike will learn more about Microsoft’s client and application tools for delivering BI solutions to the variety of decision makers in your organization. This track will feature technical sessions on Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, SharePoint Server 2007, Excel 2007, ProClarity and more. Topics will include dashboards, scorecards, reporting and analysis.
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- Deployment and Best Practices
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Learn about proven approaches and best practices guidance for deploying successful Microsoft Business Intelligence solutions in this technical track. Led by experienced practitioners and the Microsoft Business Intelligence Center of Excellence team, you’ll learn best practices and the most effective methods for the design, implementation and performance tuning of the entire stack of Microsoft Business Intelligence products.
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- Customer and Industry Solutions
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This track showcases Microsoft BI customers who have deployed innovative BI or Performance Management solutions to achieve enhanced business results. This track is packed with back-to-back customer presentations covering the entire spectrum of Microsoft BI products and capabilities. A variety of BI applications for specific industries will also be featured in this track.
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- Business Value of Business Intelligence
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Designed for business executives, business intelligence (BI) project team members or project sponsors, and decision makers new to BI, this track is focused on helping you understand how to make business intelligence a strategic asset in your organization. Industry thought leaders and analysts will provide attendees with insight into the BI industry as a whole, and you’ll take away practical approaches and considerations for successfully implementing BI for your team and your entire organization.
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- Partner Training Track
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Designed specifically for Microsoft Partners, this track will provide partners with the knowledge they need to accurately position, market, demonstrate and sell Microsoft Business Intelligence solutions to help solve their customer’s needs. In addition, partners will learn more about Microsoft’s customer campaigns focused on business intelligence. Partners will come away with the resources they need to succeed.
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