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Can PowerPivot Pros Call Themselves Data Scientists?

Data Science is HOT Let’s start with a couple of screens from the web, and note that every picture in this post will take you to the original article if you click it: “Harvard,” “Data,” and “Sexiest”...

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Can PowerPivot Pros Call Themselves Data Scientists? Part 2: Finding a...

  “Go.  Go find the balance…  Banzai, Daniel-san!  Banzai!” -Mr. Miyagi So… Are We Data Scientists or What? On Tuesday I introduced the notion of a Data Scientist – it’s a hot new field, there’s a huge...

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Announcing Pivotstream Ltd: Expanding to Europe, Led by David Churchward!

Pivotstream Jumps Over the Pond, Opening Office and Data Center in Europe Happy to Finally Share the Secret! Boy, I have been dying to share this, but had to wait until it was official:  David...

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PowerPivot: BANNED in the World Championships!

  Quiz:  Why Are These Two Keys Missing? Do You Know the Answer? Why are the F1 and CapsLock keys missing from the keyboard above?  What would cause that?  Or why would someone do it? Any ideas? Don’t...

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Cloud Data Approaching Critical Mass: Connection Cloud, SalesForce,...

  Cloud Data Like SalesForce Available to PowerPivot as if it Were in a Local Database:My Long Wish for a “Data Highway” Gets Closer Every Day(Click for the Webinar Featuring Yours Truly on YouTube)...

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Friday Bonus: Database Pros In Demand

  In a PowerPivot Environment, A Single DB ProCan Empower MANY PowerPivot Pros Short Version:  Job Openings in the UK for SQL Pros I’ve recently been asked to post about some opportunities for SQL pros...

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Mini Post #1 of 3: Interview at SoftwareAdvice.com

  I Personally Think It’s ALREADY the Greatest BI Tool, But Otherwise the Answer is YES(Click Image to Read the Interview) Three Mini-Posts Today.  First Up:  Interview with Yours Truly. Today I’m...

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“Hey, Who Moved My (PowerPivot 2013) Cheese?”

  Are These Missing for You in Excel 2013?The Short Answer is That You Need “Pro Plus” – “Professional” is NOT Enough Overdue Post in Response to a Popular Question I’ve been getting tons of questions...

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Revolutionaries in Redmond! PowerPivotPro Readers Quoted in ZDNet!

  Excel MVP’s in Pivot Protest Shirts – We Pity the MS Employees About to Address Us!(OK Actually We Really Like the Folks Talking to Us Today –”ProPlus Voldemoort” Remains Cloaked in Shadow) Today...

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Guest Post from Ken Puls: How to buy PowerPivot 2013, and the $30 Volume...

An Amusing Solution! In the long-running comment thread on the Who Moved My PowerPivot Cheese post, one of the recurring themes is “hey, just let me pay a small amount extra for PowerPivot in 2013, but...

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Friday Bonus: PowerPivot Discovers a New Form of Communication in the Animal...

  A Sampling of Headlines From the Past 24 Hours Remember the Sniffing Project? If you were reading this blog a year ago, you may remember the “peak detection,” “fuzzy overlapping timeframes,” and...

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PowerPivot on Airplanes and NBC

  First paragraph of Chapter 1 of the book.But my regular airline experience took a new turn yesterday. Tables Turned:  Someone “PowerPivot Ambushes” ME! (I’m traveling this week so today’s post will...

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PowerPivot Entering “Hockey Stick” Phase

  Views per Month:  Grew by 10k in 20 Months, then by 20k in 10 Months,then by 30k in 9 Months.  This is classic exponential growth. Addicted to Numbers:  An Old Theme Returns! Brace yourself for a...

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Will Excel Destroy the World?

  Excel in the News for the Wrong Reasons A number of friends and readers have been sending me links lately about some high-profile mistakes made with Excel.  I particularly like the one above where...

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Excel in the Crossfire, CNN-Style

  This Summarizes Why Excel is Getting a Spike of Bad Press(Also:  Guys, your barrels are a bit…  droopy.  I suggest NOT pulling those triggers.) Why the negativity?  It comes down to “Austerity.” The...

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BI, Excel, or Dark? Pilot Flying J Scam Shows Bob Marley was Right: We Need...

  This Highly Scientific Chart Reflects My Experiences of the Past Four Years So Many Things to Write About! There are many things competing for my digital ink today.  Microsoft has released a workbook...

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What Self-Service BI means to our world (with Excel)

Guest Post From Miguel Escobar! Today we’re blessed with another guest post from Miguel Escobar.  I love the style of this one, and the movie industry tie ins of course.  I also really like that...

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Open Letter to My Friends at Microsoft: The Power of Excel’s Internal Network...

   Excel on the Left.  Other Data Tools on the Right. Today I’m going to “get my nerd on” in a big way.  Buckle up. The genesis of this post is an email I’ve been meaning to send to my contacts at...

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Be Gone, Scary VLOOKUP! (Short Film By R Collie)

 I believe that written posts are better than videos most of the time – written posts allow people to skim or read in depth – or surreptitiously read a blog post during a meeting without tipping...

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The Ideal PowerPivot Professional: How to Hire, Grow, or Become One

  …But Don’t Expect Us to Wear Suits OK? Got a great question in email yesterday from a potential training/consulting client.  Paraphrasing: “…what’s the best way for our company to get the required...

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