Simpson Associates announces a series of breakfast and half day seminars covering Microsoft SharePoint 2010.  The 'Insight into SharePoint 2010' series is focused on giving you an introduction to Microsoft SharePoint with a particular emphasis on the Business Intelligence components available.  Simpson Associates are very excited about the upcoming release of the next version of SharePoint and are already working with the product to ensure that our clients are able to maximise their investment in this technology.  These events are being held in York, Birmingham and London, further details can be found here.

The Times newspaper on Tuesday 1st December contained a very informative Business Intelligence supplement, if you missed it then it is available here.

One of the articles discussed Microsoft's next generation of Business Intelligence and what will be released with Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 and SQL Server 2008R2.  Microsoft  is also extending its "managed self service" offering with a product called PowerPivot.  PowerPivot is an add-in for Excel that allows large amounts of structured and unstructured data to be easily analysed within Excel and shared via SharePoint. 

Simpson Associates has been working this these products over the last couple of months,  if you would like to understand more about how these products will deliver benefits to your organisation please contact us.

 

From the 20th to the 21st of November, Giles Horwood and Dave Kerby attended the SQL Bits Goes West SQL Conference.

"This was a great event that allowed us to build upon the beta testing that we have been doing for the next versions of SQL Server, SharePoint and Office. We were able to see a number of demonstrations of SQL 2008 R2, the new PowerPivot functionality and the new Master Data Management features."

SQL Server 2008 R2, Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 have many new features that can contribute towards Business Intelligence becoming pervasive across an organisation. For example, with the introduction of PowerPivot, users will be able to analyse millions or even tens of millions of records within Excel or over the Web, at speed.  All the additional features mean that, by means of upgrades, users will be able to capitalise on investments made in Microsoft SQL Server, Office and SharePoint.

As a business, we are continuing to work with beta software to ensure that when this software is released in the first half of 2010, we have the detailed knowledge to assist clients adopt these new technologies.

To understand how Simpson Associates can assist you in maximising your investment in Microsoft SQL Server today, and with the new releases planned for next year, contact us.