Business Intelligence with Microsoft PerformancePoint Server 2007
This book covers the theory of business intelligence and shows how to implement BI solutions using PerformancePoint Server 2007, ProClarity, and other parts of the Microsoft BI stack. This book covers the core functionality of PerformancePoint Server, including Monitoring, Analytics, and Planning. ProClarity is covered in depth in the analytics section, and both Excel 2007 and SQL Server Reporting Services are examined as BI front ends.
A Programmer's Introduction to Visual Basic .NET
This book is designed to allow experienced VB developers make a smooth transition to Visual Basic .NET. This book is takes the common tasks you do in VB and see how they are done in VB.NET. This concise guide is perfect for moving your staff of existing VB developers to the new world of VB.NET!
Note that a small, e-book version of this book was made available for free. This free version is based on Beta 2 and is therefore somewhat out of date. However, it is still available for free in the Documents area below. Note: if you download the free version, make sure you pick up the updated version of chapter 6, also in the downloads section.
SQL Server 2000 Web Application Developer's Guide
This book is geared towards IT professionals who need to build mission critical, scalable web applications that use Microsoft SQL Server 2000 as the back-end database. The book focuses on Active Server Pages, ADO, and of course, SQL Server. Note that this book was released before Windows XP and Microsoft's .NET platform, so it does not cover ASP.NET, ADO.NET, or Visual Studio .NET. You can download the Table of Contents, Chapter 1, and Chapter 7 in the Documents area below.