Overview:

The challenge of providing decision makers with meaningful information dates back to the dawn of the computing age. On the one hand the raw data is understood and controlled by the IT department and on the other the business user know what it needs.  There are several tools in Office and SQL Server 2008 to facilitate this, so the first part of this session, will show what can be achieved today form reporting to data mining.

Microsoft’s have also launched project Gemini which is designed to provide much richer capabilities in this area.  The idea is that an Information Worker will be able to get at the data they need by using the office tools they understand to turn this (data) into the information they need. Gemini is still in the early phases of development, so the second part of the session will of necessity be an overview and early look at how it will work and how it fits in with the existing tools.

Speaker Biog:

Andrew Fryer , IT Pro Evangelist, http://blogs.technet.com/andrew

My first foray into the exciting world of Business Intelligence coincided with Microsoft’s introduction of OLAP services and Data Transformation Services in SQL server 7.  I have spent the intervening years  as a consultant  building solutions for a diverse set of customers in  insurance, fleet management, supply chain and house construction to name a few.  For me it’s about turning an organisation’s raw and dirty data into information the business user can understand without needing to be an MCSD or MCDBA. So my main areas of expertise are the many facets of SQL server, the database engine, Integration Services, Reporting Services and Analysis Services, coupled with ProClarity and its successor Performance Point.

Timings
09.00 - 09.45     Registration

09.45 - 11.00     Session 1

11.00 - 11.15     Break 

11.15 -12. 30     Session 2

12.30                Close

 

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Published Monday, January 12, 2009 12:47 AM by SQL Master