SQL Server BI and Performance Point Server 2007 - good match

Another tool within BI platform to use when you have the huge farm of Analysis Services data warehousing & mining database setup at your end.

So the provision of BI within SQL Server 2005 is a complete enterprise-ready and scalable data warehouse platform you can set, with the  features and functionality you need to put critical, timely information in the hands of employees across your organization. Integrate multiple data sources quickly with SQL Server 2005 Integration Services. Enrich data and build complex business analytics with SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services.  So when you have such a setup the Reporting Management is also an important to deliver the rich reports with your SQL Server database using Reporting Services and other tool such as Performance Point Server.

To go into the details this Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 is an integrated performance management application designed to help improve operational and financial performance across all departments and all levels of your organization. So what you can do more within this tool, monitor progress, analyze what is driving variances, and plan your business from budgeting to creating management reports. This will also give you the  metrics, key performance indicators (KPIs), and reports delivered to every desktop through intuitive scorecards, dashboards, and the easy-to-use 2007 Microsoft Office system environment. Recently I have been asked to evaluate this product and I have no doubt in stating this is 'a' key component of the BI offering that will get a better understanding on how performance can align with personal and departmental goals and objectives.

So now the question is the resources such as learning & product features, you can get more information from below links:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/f/e/efe23d78-7987-4895-b4b9-c8f421fcb77c/PerformancePoint%20Server%20Datasheet-%20Management%20Reporting_10_07.docx - data sheet  for management reporting

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032353652&CountryCode=US - Webcast

http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/5/2/452d8197-1940-4442-8134-b6b82f57cfe8/PerformancePoint%20Server%20datasheet-Overview_10_07.docx - Datasheet

http://www.microsoft.com/business/performancepoint/resources/training.aspx - online training with a fastest way to learn the basics of PerformancePoint Server 2007 is through these self-directed learning courses, which have been designed to give 5 a quick start on building your performance management solution.