Microsoft Business Intelligence Solutions

Business Intelligence Solutions - Microsoft

Microsoft offers you a complete, fully integrated business intelligence (BI) solution. With Microsoft Business Intelligence, you get a rich set of technologies—many of which your organization already uses—and a flexible, easy-to-use solution that helps extend the value of your enterprise data.

SQL Server 2005

An enterprise-scalable, secure, and proven BI platform for integrating, storing, and managing your data assets.

• SQL Server 2005 Integration Services - An ETL (extract, transform, and load) tool built into SQL Server that brings your data assets together into a central data warehouse.
• SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services - An online analytical process (OLAP) engine built into SQL Server that structures your data into multidimensional cubes optimized for analysis.
• SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services - A reporting tool built into SQL Server that builds enterprise and production reports from your relational databases or your central data warehouse.

The 2007 Microsoft Office System

A widely used set of desktop and server software, tightly integrated with SQL Server 2005, which enables users to access, analyze, collaborate, and share information in a familiar environment.

• Microsoft Office Excel 2007 - Easily connect to, analyze, and share data that is centrally stored and managed.
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 - Facilitate communication and collaboration. SharePoint Server is the place where people can find the information they need, whether it is a corporate scorecard, a spreadsheet, or a Microsoft Office PowerPoint slide deck.

Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007

A performance management application that provides three key capabilities—monitoring, analyzing, and planning—that help organizations align their business to strategic corporate goals and objectives.

• PerformancePoint Monitoring - Define and use scorecards, dashboards, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive accountability and alignment across your organization.
• PerformancePoint Analysis - Easily analyze and identify trends, opportunities, and threats in your data. Capture and share that information using the intuitive and collaborative environment of the 2007 Microsoft Office system.
• PerformancePoint Planning - Simplify the process of business planning, budgeting, and forecasting—all through the familiar and easy-to-use environment of the 2007 Microsoft Office system.

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