To activate Power Pivot, go to File > Options, click Add-ins, select COM Add-ins from the dropdown, and check the box for ...

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 ...

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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 ...

The importance of Excel 2010 in conjunction with SQL Server 2008 R2 lies in the PowerPivot feature that incorporates extensive column compression technology named “VertiPaq”. It was not too long ago ...

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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 ...