KALAMAZOO, MI — May 12, 2010 — Today, BlueGranite, Inc. announced a series of executive-level business intelligence workshops designed to introduce clients to the productivity and collaboration tools available through Microsoft® SharePoint® Server 2010, released by Microsoft Corp. to the business market today.
“This version of SharePoint Server 2010 promises to be a game changer,” says Matthew Mace, president and CEO of BlueGranite. “Microsoft has extended the collaboration and productivity capabilities of its business intelligence platform significantly to reflect the way companies really work — across departments and divisions and in different locations. Our clients have been asking for these capabilities and we’re very excited to introduce them to the latest generation of SharePoint Server.”
BlueGranite designs business intelligence solutions for clients, enabling them to make better-informed decisions and improve organizational performance through their Microsoft products. Historical, current and predictive views of critical information allow leadership to align its team’s activities with strategy to achieve results. SharePoint Server is a Business Collaboration Platform that enables companies to pool resources and work across the enterprise in Ad hoc teams in virtual work environments through the Web. It is central to the business intelligence solutions BlueGranite designs and deploys for its clients.
“In today’s economic climate, it is paramount for businesses to operate in the most productive manner possible and SharePoint 2010 was designed to help them do that,” said Arpan Shah, Director for SharePoint at Microsoft. “Microsoft is pleased to support BlueGranite to help improve our customers’ experience and deliver richer business intelligence solutions to them.”
BlueGranite was a 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards finalist in the Business Intelligence category, one of three companies globally recognized. BlueGranite’s business intelligence workshop series will provide clients with real-world experience and proven Microsoft solutions to show how their organization can leverage SharePoint Server 2010 to execute on performance strategies. Sessions will be held in Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati and other major cities central to BlueGranite’s clients. A full schedule is available at www.blue-granite.com and will be updated as new workshops are added.
Founded in 1996, BlueGranite, Inc. is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner committed to excellence in helping clients achieve strategic, financial and operational management process performance improvements. BlueGranite designs and helps companies deploy business intelligence reporting and analytics solutions using SQL Server, PerformancePoint and SharePoint Server. Clients consistently rank BlueGranite a top industry partner, citing the company’s flexible approach to development & delivery, outstanding results and its deep bench of industry-leading business-technology experts. For additional information, contact BlueGranite, Inc. at (877) 817-0736, or online at www.blue-granite.com.