Two Microsoft downloads: a PowerPivot or PowerView workbook optimizer and the SQL Server Connector for Apache Hadoop, now part of Apache SQOOP 1.4.
SQL SERVER – Enable PowerPivot Plugin in Excel
My PowerPivot plugin got disabled in Excel at a conference. Here is how I enabled it again from the Add-ins options, shown step by step with images.
SQL SERVER – 2008 R2 – PowerPivot for Microsoft Excel 2010 – RTM
PowerPivot for Microsoft Excel 2010 is now RTM. It works on millions of rows fast and shares your analysis through SharePoint 2010. Here is the download.
SQLAuthority News – Office 2010 Readiness Check – Are you ready for Office 2010?
Is your company ready for Office 2010? Microsoft MVP Vijay Raj explains the Office 2010 Readiness Check in a guest post for SQLAuthority readers.
SQLAuthority News – TechDays Session at Infosys Mysore 2009 – Change Data Capture and PowerPivot
Notes from my TechDays session at Infosys Mysore in December 2009, where I presented Change Data Capture and PowerPivot to a smart, curious crowd.