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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Before upgrading to Office 2013, take a close look -- you may lose more than expected, specifically the PowerPivot BI tool that was free in Excel 2010 As part of the deluge of mail flooding my way ...

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 ...

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 ...