<DIV><p>Your guide to quickly turn data into results.</p><p><br> NOTE: This book is based on Office Customer Preview; its content and publication date will be updated for final Office 2013 software.</p><p> Transform your skills, data, and business—and create your own BI solutions using software you already know and love: Microsoft Excel. Two business intelligence (BI) experts take you inside PowerPivot functionality for Excel® 2013, with a focus on real world scenarios, problem-solving, and data modeling. You'll learn how to quickly turn mass quantities of data into meaningful information and on-the-job results—no programming required!</p><p></p><ul><li>Understand the differences between PowerPivot for Self Service BI and SQL Server Analysis Services for Corporate BI</li> <li>Extend your existing data-analysis skills to create your own BI solutions</li> <li>Quickly manipulate large data sets, often in millions of rows</li> <li>Perform simple-to-sophisticated calculations and what-if analysis</li> <li>Create complex reporting systems with data modeling and Data Analysis Expressions</li> <li>Share your results effortlessly across your organization using Microsoft SharePoint®</li> </ul></div>