Modern business intelligence demands speed, and utilizing AI tools for Excel is the ultimate way to hyper-charge your data workflows this year.

Microsoft recaps Excel’s June 2026 features, including Copilot personalization, more file support, workbook rules, and ...

The power of Python trumps Excel workbooks.

Power Query and Power Pivot help Excel users manage large datasets more efficiently. Power Query focuses on cleaning and preparing data, while Power Pivot handles analysis and reporting. Together, ...

DuckDB is an amazing tool with deep integration with Python and R, but sometimes you just need data in Excel. xlDuckDb allows DuckDB SQL to be run within Excel. Query results are returned as regular ...

In early May 2026, Tableau unveiled its Agentic Analytics Platform, marking a pivotal shift from traditional dashboarding to autonomous, agent-driven decision engines. Simultaneously, OpenAI and ...

ON CALL Fridays can be a drag, but The Register has a formula to inject a little fun by delivering a new instalment of On Call – the reader-contributed column in which we share your tech support ...

Nearly every major product family needs immediate patching, from Windows to Office to Microsoft Edge, SQL Server, and even Microsoft Developer Tools. Windows admins are going to be busy this month, ...

Today is Microsoft's March 2026 Patch Tuesday with security updates for 79 flaws, including 2 publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities. This Patch Tuesday also addresses three "Critical" ...

What if the tool you’ve been using for years is far more powerful than you ever imagined? Excel, often dismissed as “just a spreadsheet program,” has transformed into a data analysis powerhouse ...