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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

I was drowning in XLOOKUP formulas, but Power Pivot gave me a cleaner way to build reports.

PowerPivot with SQL Server 2008 R2 One of the prime-time features of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 is provided by the “Project Gemini” technology known as PowerPivot for “Self Service BI”. Working with ...

If you've ever managed a weekly report that lives inside an Excel pivot table, you know the rather cumbersome drill. You refresh the data, the pivot updates, and then you spend the next 20 minutes ...

Ever found yourself wondering if there’s a more efficient way to handle your data in Excel? If you’ve been using Pivot Tables but feel like you’re only scratching the surface, you’re in for a treat.

Excel created pivot tables to improve upon its convoluted, weak reporting features (which are still available). The pivot table is actually a collection of tools that Excel uses to help you create ...

Pivot tables generate great reports in Microsoft Excel, but adding a filter or two can make them even more flexible. Here’s how. Pivot tables in Microsoft Excel are a great way to organize and analyze ...