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 ...

It's available on practically every PC, and the capacity of Excel for data manipulation make it a strong business intelligence (BI) tool. On top of this, Microsoft's spreadsheet application is easy to ...

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.

The arrival of SharePoint 2013 brings numerous new features to the product. One that will prove critical in helping managers and workers make decisions is vastly improved business intelligence (BI) ...