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More demos of Power View available

In my previous blog, I talked about the Auto Sales video and demo that you can try out...

Date: 12/27/2011

Power View in RC0 and Live Sandbox

You may remember a demo I did when SQL Server 2012 CTP3 was released showing Power View (then still...

Date: 12/24/2011

Getting Started with the SQL Server “Denali” CTP3 Image

Head on over and download the VHD from here. The VHD is quite large but has all the pieces you need...

Date: 09/08/2011

Installing and using PowerPivot for Excel in Denali CTP

For you PowerPivot fans you absolutely have to download and try the new version.  It is just...

Date: 07/22/2011

Getting up and running with SQL Server Denali for Business Intelligence (Crescent and PowerPivot in CTP3)

In this post, I’ll go over how you can quickly (and easily) setup SQL Server Denali to work with...

Date: 07/21/2011

Analytics for Twitter

I am happy to say, we just made available an application that allows you to search Twiitter right...

Date: 06/10/2011

Why thinking is the enemy of Innovation

Yes, this is an April fools but you have to admire the seriousness and conviction Bruno Aziza has...

Date: 04/01/2011

What can HP and Microsoft do for you?

Today’s post is from Daniel Yu, a Senior Technical Product Manger on the Microsoft BI Team. If...

Date: 01/31/2011

Have you heard the news? Excel is 25 yrs old.

Amazing isn’t it.  25 years of calculation goodness.  The Excel team has put together a...

Date: 01/11/2011

Starting out with the right BI Style

There are times when you undergo a project that you know exactly what your users want, how they will...

Date: 01/11/2011

Business Intelligence Recap of 2010

Ah yes. The closing of another great year and the promise of a new year is just around the corner....

Date: 12/21/2010

PowerPivot in eWeek 2010 products of the year….

eWeek has published their top products of 2010 and wouldn’t you know it, MIcrosoft’s PowerPivot is...

Date: 12/02/2010

Getting started with Business Intelligence…

Want to know how to get started with BI?  The Technet team have pulled together some great...

Date: 11/15/2010

Creating the killer app

I’ve always thought about what the killer app would be for smart devices.  How would it behave,...

Date: 10/29/2010

BI announcements @ PDC 2010

Exciting stuff today.  For the first time in Microsoft’s history, PDC is happening on campus to...

Date: 10/28/2010