Transcript Microsoft Data Explorer for Excel Faisal Mohamood, Lead PM, Microsoft April 10-12, Chicago, IL.

Microsoft Data Explorer for Excel
Faisal Mohamood, Lead PM, Microsoft
April 10-12, Chicago, IL
End-To-End Data Platform
immersive data
experiences
connecting with
worlds data
Self-Service
Collaboration
Corporate Apps
Combine
Discover
Devices
Refine
any data, any
size, anywhere
Relational
Non-relational
Analytical
Streaming
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Challenges with Data acquisition
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Finding and connecting to data is not straightforward.
Fragmented set of experiences for connecting to data.
Data often needs to be reshaped before it can be used.
Any shaping that is performed is not repeatable.
Combining data from multiple sources is too difficult.
Volume, Velocity and Variety of data.
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Why Data Explorer?
Enable self-service data discovery, query, transformation and mashup experiences for Information
Workers, via Excel and PowerPivot
Discovery and connectivity to a wide range of data sources, spanning volume as well
as variety of data.
Highly interactive and intuitive experience for rapidly and iteratively building queries
over any data source, any size.
Consistency of experience, and parity of query capabilities over all data sources.
Joins across different data sources; ability to create custom views over data that can
then be shared with team/department.
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Data Sources
SQL Azure
Windows Azure
Marketplace
Azure HDInsight
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Windows Active
Directory
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Demos
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Call to Action
Download Data Explorer for Excel Preview today
http://microsoft.com/bi
Keep up with Data Explorer via our blog
http://blogs.msdn.com/dataexplorer
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April 10-12, Chicago, IL