As you all know Excel 2007 has lot more features compared to Excel 2003. The extension with which the excel files are saved alos differs based on the version of excel. For excel 2003 the file is saved as .xls and for Excel 2007 the file is saved as .xlsx The other day I realised that when I opened a file in Excel 2007 all the features of Excel 2007 are not available for use. So when I tried to investigate what was happening I found that the file was saved as .xls. So I saved the file as excel 20...
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Hello BIDN, Recently I found out that my session to speak at SQL Saturday #110 on March 10th in Tampa, FL has been accepted. In my session we will be covering all the basics in SSRS. So if you’re new to SSRS or are in the area please consider going to this FREE event. If you’re unfamiliar with SQL Saturday please go check it out because you can’t beat FREE training and usually a free meal or two. Here’s the link if you would like to register for the event .
As Business Intelligence has evolved over the years the number of tools we have to choose from for presenting data has advanced drastically. With so many tools to choose from it can be rather confusing (especially when your company is just getting their feet wet in BI) to determine which tool is the right one for an organizations reporting needs. Just within the Microsoft suite of tools (not including third-party tools) you have Reporting Services, Excel, PowerPivot, PerformancePoint and Power V...