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[Wikipedia] Cerberus, (pronounced /ˈsɜrb(ə)rəs/);[1] Greek form: Κέρβερος, /ˈkerberos/[2] in Greek and Roman mythology, is a multi-headed hound (usually three-headed) which guards the gates of Hades, to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping. I think Microsoft got the name right...
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I had the pleasure to read the book Professional Microsoft PowerPivot for Excel and SharePoint by Sivakumar Harinath, Ron Pihlgren, and Denny Guang-Yeu Lee. All of the authors are with the Microsoft Analysis Services team. Together with David Wickert, Denny Lee runs the http://powerpivottwins.com/ blog...
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Although late to the party, I announce the arrival of a very interesting BI technology - PivotViewer Extension for Reporting Services – CTP1 . What's interesting is that it leverages several BI technologies to provide great data visualization: The Microsoft LiveLabs Pivot which was developed...
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I've just updated the Atlanta BI Group home page to announce the topic for our first meeting on August 23th. Given the great interest surrounding Self-service BI, I'll present "Self-service BI with Microsoft PowerPivot". Hope you can make our first meeting!
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Kudos to Greg Galloway (SQL Server MVP) for upgrading his fantastic OLAP PivotTable Extensions for Excel 2010 add-in (now available in both x32 and x64). This add-in is one of the first third party tools I install on a new machine. Since the Excel team seems to be ignoring customer feedback for improving...
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The great search for a meeting place for the Atlanta BI SIG is over! I am happy to report that I found the perfect place. Matrix Resources graciously offered to host and sponsor our meetings in a training room at their premises at 115 Perimeter Center Place #250, Atlanta, GA, 30346 . I visited their...
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To follow up on my recent blog about forming an Atlanta-based Microsoft Business Intelligence Special Interest Group, I am planning to have our first meeting in August. The effort now is to find a venue where we can meet. If you have a confirmed location, please post its address to the discussion thread...
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To Atlanta Business Intelligence fans: Some of you have approach Geoff Hiten and me about forming an Atlanta-based Microsoft Business Intelligence group. After an intense internal discussion and brainstorming involving SQL Pass, Atlanta.MDF, and the local Microsoft office, we agreed that we should form...
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I am back from vacation in Florida and I am all rested despite the intensive sun exposure and the appearance of some tar from the oil spill. I have scheduled the next two runs of my online training classes: Applied Reporting Services 2008 Online Training Class Date: June 28 - June 30, 2010 Time: Noon...
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There is still time to register for the online Applied Analysis Services 2008 class run on May 17th . No travel, no hotel expenses, just 100% content delivered right to your desktop! This intensive 3-day online class (14 training hours) teaches you the knowledge and skills to master Analysis Services...
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This is a review of the latest addition to the long repertoire of Reporting Services books – Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Recipes (ISBN: 978-0-470-56311-3). When you learn a new technology you suggest you pick up several books covering this product because every author writes from his...
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Microsoft announced release dates for SQL Server R2, SharePoint 2010, Office 2010, and Visual Studio 2010. According to the Microsoft SQL Server Team Blog : SQL Server 2008 R2 (aka SQL 2010) will be listed on Microsoft's May price list, and will be available by May 2010 According the Microsoft SharePoint...
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Now that I've got my copy and read it, I can say a few things about the book Expert Cube Development with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services by Chris Webb, Alberto Ferrari, and Marco Russo. As mentioned in another post , the authors (all MVPs and prominent SSAS experts) don't disappoint...
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We are excited to announce the availability of an online Analysis Services 2008 class – no travel, no hotel expenses, just 100% content delivered right to your desktop ! This intensive 3-day online class (14 training hours) is designed to help you become proficient with Analysis Services 2008 and...
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After retiring Office Web Components (OWC), which can hardly can pass the web test as it is implemented as an ActiveX control, Microsoft left developers with no web-based browser for Analysis Services. True, for those who can afford the hefty price tag, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) supports...