How is Microsoft positioned in the BI space in terms of solution/product offerings?
We have two different businesses within Microsoft that impacts BI. On the infrastructure side we have SQL Server 2005 and then we have Information Worker Business which caters to office and reporting applications. The BI portfolio and product per say is split between these two businesses. On the infrastructure side the lead product is SQL Server 2005 and within SQL Server 2005 we have a comprehensive set of tools from a platform perspective. We have integration services that have capabilities like extract, transform and (ETL). Data mart and data warehouse capabilities are a part of the core engine of the SQL server. In addition we have a SQL server analysis service which has OLAP and data mining capabilities. We also have a SQL server reporting service which is again a part of the core SQL server. From the information worker side of the business we concentrate around the front ends that are required to deliver the right information, in the right format and at the right time. Excel form
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