Integrating MongoDB and Open Source Data Stores with Power Pivot

Business users and analysts make up the majority of our target personas in the business intelligence world. And it's not unique to SQL Server BI professionals that Excel is a preferred tool for analysis, pivoting and charting. We talk a lot about Power Pivot (yes, I remembered to put a space in the name that time!) and Power View as ways to model the source data (Power Pivot) and present it as compelling data visualizations (Power View). Presenting your organization's complex data as a simple set of compelling reports and flows is central to your value in the role of BI professional.