Big Data Analytics in Microsoft Excel

With over 750 million users, Microsoft Excel® is the most commonly used analysis tool for businesses worldwide. It has enjoyed this success thanks to its unmatched ease of use, granular data control, functionality, and convenient collaborative capabilities. Even as enterprise data has grown exponentially due to the internet and other new technologies, Excel remains the tool of choice for countless data users.

Challenge

As data volumes have rapidly increased, traditional data warehouses and OLAP technologies have been unable to meet the needs of Excel users. IT departments now face several headwinds as they work to implement the technical upgrades necessary to deliver the analytics efficiency analysts require without forcing them to abandon their preferred BI solutions. These challenges include:

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