Linked workbooks are a database in disguise, so it's time to treat them like one.

Excel possesses formidable database powers. Creating a relational database starts with a Master table that links it to subordinates, called (awkwardly) Slave, Child, or Detail tables. Before we dive ...

For the most part, you're probably accustomed to using Microsoft Excel for tasks such as preparing reports, forecasts, and budgets. However, Excel is much more powerful than that. It can be used to ...

Excel used to be the poor schmuck’s database, with spreadsheets that just sort of sat there. You could create something more sophisticated with LOOKUP functions, but they were a huge hassle to set up.

I have a sales workbook that has five sheets. Transactions on one, products on another, then salespeople, regions, and a calendar, each maintained separately because that is how the data arrives. The ...

A database that maintains a set of separate, related files (tables), but combines data elements from the files for queries and reports when required. The concept was developed in 1970 by Edgar Codd, ...

Microsoft Excel’s Data Analysis Toolpak is an invaluable add-in for those who require complex statistical or engineering analyses. This powerful feature allows users to execute a variety of data ...

What is an RDBMS (relational database management system)? A relational database management system (RDBMS) is a collection of programs and capabilities that enable IT teams and others to create, update ...

A relational database is a type of database that organizes data points with defined relationships for easy access. In the relational database model, the data structures-- data tables, indexes and ...