Excel’s ubiquity often makes it the default analysis tool of choice. Whether one clamors to swivel pivot tables, build macros or invoke the function wizard, the instinct to turn to Excel for analytical tasks is undeniable. But as useful as it can be, Excel can’t do it all. This report analyses why Excel is not ...

Enabling people to analyse their own data has gone from a trend to a norm. Most IT departments agree that self-service is a superior approach, and are only too happy to get out of the report-writing business. But IT does want to stay in control of critical aspects of the system such as scalability, security ...