When: 24/02/2009 - 09:00 till 12:30

Where: Microsoft Edinburgh, Waverley Gate, 2-4 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh EH1 3EG

What:

The challenge of providing decision makers with meaningful information dates back to the dawn of the computing age. On the one hand the raw data is understood and controlled by the IT department and on the other the business user know what it needs.  There are several tools in Office and SQL Server 2008 to facilitate this, so the first part of this session, will show what can be achieved today form reporting to data mining.

Microsoft has also launched project Gemini which is designed to provide much richer capabilities in this area.  The idea is that an Information Worker will be able to get at the data they need by using the office tools they understand to turn this (data) into the information they need. Gemini is still in the early phases of development, so the second part of the session will of necessity be an overview and early look at how it will work and how it fits in with the existing tools.

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