Panorama Business Intelligence

Organizations maintain databases mainly because they expect to obtain valuable insights from them. But in some cases, getting insights from data can be quite a challenge. For organizations that are planning to upgrade to MS SQL Server 2008 R2, including Office / SharePoint 2010, this is about to change with the introduction of the most innovative self-service BI.

PowerPivot, part of the SharePoint 2010 release, is a powerful in-memory engine that allows users to extract large amounts of data from multiple sources, including corporate databases, Excel spreadsheets and external sources, in a very quick & efficient way. It uses an in-memory, column-based storage to enable users to build models in self-service mode, “on the fly”, without having to pre-aggregate or build cubes prior to querying.

NovaView for PowerPivot enables users to leverage this in-memory platform and perform advanced analysis, build pixel perfect reports, create executive dashboards or share the results through SharePoint – all in a secured environment (with data level granularity) and sourcing natively from the PowerPivot platform.

Join us for a webinar, featuring a special guest – Derek Comingore, a SQL Server MVP, speaker at national SQL Server user groups and a published author on SQL Server topics. You will learn more about PowerPivot and how you can empower your users with quick, self-service BI, leveraging your existing investment in the Microsoft platform.

This webinar will showcase how you can:

- Put BI at the fingertips of business users

- Enable users to perform advanced analysis in a fully web-based environment

- Share the results and insights generated in the process with the masses

- Leverage your existing investment in SQL, Office and SharePoint in all their versions

Tuesday, July 20, 2010
10:00 AM ET / 4:00 PM CET – Europe

11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET – Americas

Wednesday July 21, 2010
9:30 AM IST / 1:00 PM KST / 2:00 PM AEST – Asia Pacific