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 ...

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 ...

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.

If your are wondering how to handle large datasets and complex calculations in your spreadsheets. This is where MS Excel PowerPivot comes into play. PowerPivot is an advanced feature in Excel that ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Microsoft’s PowerPivot add-in for its forthcoming Excel ...

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 ...

A new software add-in allows users to edit data directly in a Microsoft Excel pivot table. Pivot4U Add-in from Excel4U.Net Solutions enables information in the data area of an Excel pivot table to be ...

Microsoft Excel is arguably the greatest spreadsheet application from Redmond, and there’s a good reason so many number crunchers use it for all of their number crunching needs. While using Microsoft ...