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Microsoft’s been in the Business Intelligence (BI) game since the late 1990s, and its products in that space have been genuinely innovative. But Microsoft has added value to its BI stack only in fits ...

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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 ...