Are you still putting your data in plain, old spreadsheets? Excel 2013 makes it easy to link tables, create reports and more.

Excel possesses formidable database powers. Creating a relational database starts with a Master table that links to subordinates called (awkwardly) Slave, Child, or Detail tables.

I consider myself an Excel poweruser. I program in it daily (20ish hours a week) and manage a few thousand lines of code for my personal use (stocks and finance). Outside of Excel, I know very ...

While Excel is an ideal software for creating and managing databases, it may not be easy to navigate when dealing with thousands of rows and columns. Here is where Power Pivot comes in, since it ...

Import data from external sources Excel offers a robust set of tools to import data from various external sources, making it a versatile, lightweight database solution.

Excel’s database functions are often overlooked, yet they have the potential to transform complex data management tasks.

Why? Excel 2007 will add a lot of business intelligence (BI) tools. Coupled with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services and the software giant could be dangerous to business intelligence players.