SQL Server 2008 R2, which ships this month, allows end users to tap into the powerful business intelligence features of SQL Server via tight integration with popular Microsoft applications like Excel.

At the moment, large organizations often employ “business intelligence” (BI) tools to figure out what the heck is going on inside their operations. This has spawned many lumbering leviathans in the ...

Businesses have relied on experiences and intuition-based decisions from senior leaders for growth for decades. These methods, while still being highly valuable, have been augmented by data-driven ...