Data visualization applications such as Microsoft’s Power BI and Tableau can unlock the value of data. This article explores how Power BI works.

Excel isn't going away, but it's going to stop accumulating extra tools like barnacles. Instead Power BI Desktop will become the self-service analytics hub.

One of the more interesting technology battles this year (and probably 2008) will pit Microsoft's Office 2007 coupled with SQL Server 2005 against established business intelligence players ...

Self-service business intelligence has become the go-to tool for business decisions. Here's how Power BI and Tableau stack up on features and pricing.

Some have said that the release of SQL Server 2008 R2 (news, site) isn't really a big deal. Others disagree.

Business-analytics vendor Tableau Software moved to stake out its turf now that Microsoft has entered the BI market.