Business Intelligence Resources for SQL Server 2005 and PerformancePoint Server 2007

I’m attending an Advanced BI Training course this week.  Below are some books and online resources recommended by the instructor.  

Books:

• The Rational Guide To Monitoring and Analyzing with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007
• Business Intelligence with Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint Server 2007
• Information Dashboard Design
• Fast Track to MDX 
• The Microsoft Data Warehouse Toolkit: With SQL Server 2005 and the Microsoft Business Intelligence Toolset
• MDX Solutions
• Data Mining with SQL Server 2005

Web Sites:

• http://www.TDWI.org (The Data Warehouse Institute)
• http://blogs.msdn.com/performancepoint/
• http://www.perceptualedge.com/ 
• http://www.sqlserverdatamining.com/

Tools:

• BIDS Helper : “A Visual Studio.Net add-ins with features that extend and enhance the functionality of the SQL Server 2005 BI Development Studio. (BIDS)”