Transform messy Excel tables into readable dashboards with charts, pivots, slicers, and lightweight visual techniques.

Sometimes the smartest Excel move is closing Excel.

Microsoft delivered fixes for issues affecting everything from Windows to Office, .NET, and SQL Server, and several patches that should be deployed ASAP.

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Enterprises modernize legacy mainframe systems with AI agents, leveraging existing infrastructure while overcoming integration challenges.

Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving. Prior to joining CNET, Joe led MyMove's moving coverage and reported on broadband policy, the digital divide, and ...

Artificial intelligence is changing how organisations use data. Tasks that once required complex queries and manual analysis can now be done in minutes with modern analytics platforms. Because of this ...

Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving. Prior to joining CNET, Joe led MyMove's moving coverage and reported on broadband policy, the digital divide, and ...

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is an integrated environment for managing any SQL infrastructure. Use SSMS to access, configure, manage, administer, and develop platforms that use the Microsoft ...

These tricks show how AI tools, new import formulas, and classic features improve productivity. Excel has outlasted many tech trends, and in the age of AI, it remains very much in the mix. While new ...