A new component in SQL Server 2008 R2 gives users the autonomy to set up business intelligence functionality in Excel without taking control of the process away from IT. PowerPivot is Microsoft's new ...

A free and compelling add-on, PowerPivot can import huge data sets from just about any data source and crunch them in Excel The core idea behind PowerPivot is deceptively simple: Since people use ...

If you’ve ever found yourself wrestling with Excel’s traditional Pivot Tables, you know the frustration of hitting their limitations. They’re great for basic tasks but can leave you scratching your ...

Could the age of self-service BI (business intelligence) finally be near? And, if so, are organizations ready? For years, BI vendors have promised a way for managers to easily build their own reports ...

Spreadsheets, which have long been a disruptive force to enterprise IT, to some extent are the "killer" applications that helped drive the adoption of personal computers (PCs) in the enterprise.

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