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I'm a Marketing Community Manager based in Los Angeles, CA.

Fantastic Turnout for Microsoft World Event hosted by Solver – Sweden

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Aaron Chirolo

We had full attendance for a Microsoft World Event hosted by Solver, Inc. in Gothenberg & Stockholm, Sweden. The seminar’s focus was on “SQL Server 2012 – Master Data Services a tool for managing master data“.

Most organizations recognize the problems with inconsistent supplier, customer and product records. Despite advanced BI solutions often lack the management of common structures, what is the core of the master data.

Thanks to Master Data Services in the new SQL 2012 ™, we control the master data and can rely on reports, cubes and thus we increase the reliability of the BI solution. The seminar is intended for people who work as a developer, architect or modeler of BI / DW solutions and to learn more about MDS in SQL 2012 SQL Server 2012 – Master Data Services a tool for managing master data

Presenter: Magnus Wernersson

Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012 Sales and Presales Industry Summit

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Aaron Chirolo

In partnership with Microsoft, Solver will be presenting the BI360 solution at the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Industry Summit. Solver was chosen based on its proven track record with numerous Microsoft Dynamics ERP customers. Solver has been asked to present during two sessions for industry; manufacturing and public sector.

BI360 is the only business intelligence suite on the market and offers out-of-the-box integration to the Microsoft Dynamics AX2012 ERP system. BI360 is used across all industries, and has specialized financial and operational reporting designed for specific industries.(Healthcare, Retail, Public Sector and Education)

The purpose of the summit is to bring Microsoft Partners / Resellers up to speed with the Microsoft Dynamics AX industry solutions, and to enable them to professionally sell and deploy industry specific solutions. This is the first Industry Summit designed for sales and pre sales professionals.

Benefits of the training:

Drive a deeper understanding of how to leverage the demo tools and showcase the solution
Enable the sales and pre sales individuals to learn the Industry and language of industry.
Empower the partners to execute sales cycles and demonstrate flawlessly in order to increase our win rate.
Learn about the ecosystems surrounding the verticals you have chosen to target.

When: February 13, 2012 starting at 8:00AM through February 16, 2012 ending at 5:00PM

Where: Jacksonville, FL Crowne Plaza Hotel

For more information visit the Microsoft PartnerSource, and register for the training via the Microsoft Partner Learning Center.

Looking for the Right BI Tool?

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Aaron Chirolo

The business intelligence (BI) software market can be tough to navigate. Not only do organizations have to sort through hundreds of available products, they also have to make sense of the jargon, trends and other technical aspects of BI tools (e.g. “OLAP” or “in-memory processing”).

Getting a handle on these concepts early in your research process is critical. You’ll want to be literate when you discuss your next purchase with your management team, IT staff and eventually sales representatives.

There are several online resources to help you get up to speed, such as the Solver blog and Software Advice. Software Advice is a website that reviews and compares business intelligence software vendors. They recently put together an introduction guide to three BI tools: data warehouses, ETL tools and OLAP tools.

In their post, “Business Intelligence 101 | A Beginner’s Guide to BI Software,” they explain the function that each tool performs, and why and when companies need to use them. They also discuss four prominent trends currently playing out in the market: predictive analytics, SaaS, “Big Data” and in-memory processing. Here’s an excerpt from their post about data warehouses:

Online analytical processing (OLAP) is another key process and technology found in almost all data warehouse environments and business intelligence systems. But while the data warehouse and ETL tools support “back end” processes, OLAP tools support the presentation layer or “front end” processes such as querying, analysis and reporting. OLAP tools provide the impressive tables, charts and visualizations that make BI exciting!

But OLAP isn’t just about good looks; it’s got some serious smarts under the hood. OLAP allows users to perform sophisticated, multidimensional analysis. In other words, it allows you to analyze more than one dimension of data at a time. For example, you could analyze how many yellow t-shirts were sold during the month of July in Texas and compare it against other t-shirt sales during the same month.

In addition, understanding customer buying habits and buying preferences are the keys to having the right products at the right time. Tools like BI360 put sales information at your fingers tips. You can create powerful reports giving you access to critical business trends, thereby providing you the intelligence to make the right decision.

To continue reading, visit “Business Intelligence 101 | A Beginner’s Guide to BI Software.”