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Excel 2013 – Microsoft’s BI Tool and Why You Should Use It

Excel 2013 – Microsoft’s BI Tool and Why You Should Use It

In July of 2012, I wrote about the impact of Excel 2013 for BI users. I wanted to follow that up with more information about what you will find when you open up Excel 2013. In my original post, I highlighted the “big release” features Microsoft brought to Excel. Before we dig into some of the other cool features, let’s look at what Microsoft’s strategy is around BI for end users and visualizations.

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Excel 2013’s Impact for BI Users

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On July 16, 2012, Microsoft made the Office 2013 Preview publicly available. As I worked through the install and saw the hype, I was really curious about some of the enhancements made to the business intelligence (BI) capabilities in Excel. Keep in mind that Microsoft has continually added BI components to the Excel product. Agree or disagree, this means that they have been positioning Excel as an “already installed” BI client for everyone.

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Microsoft Data Appliances Lower the Entry Bar for MSBI Adoption

Microsoft Data Appliances Lower the Entry Bar for MSBI Adoption

This year at the 2012 PASS Summit I was introduced to the next generation of data appliances from Microsoft. As I looked at what they were offering, I concluded that they were making it easier to implement Microsoft’s business intelligence (MSBI) solutions.

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