Maintaining a “single source of truth” is critical for all organizations. There are many Master Data Management (MDM) tools out there to help achieve this. In this article, we’re going to look at some Master Data Management tools for SQL Server. Introduction Master Data Management (MDM) is an information management discipline focusing on data quality …
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Master Data Management Tools for SQL Server
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SQL Union: How to Combine Result Sets
Andy McDonald - Sep 02, 2022This is the sixth in a series of articles aimed at introducing the basics of SQL to Excel users. This article shows how to combine data from one or more data sets using the SQL UNION operator. UNION is one of a number of ‘set operators’ in SQL that are used to join the results …
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What is the equivalent of the IF THEN function in SQL?
Andy McDonald - Aug 24, 2022This is the fifth in a series of articles aimed at introducing the basics of SQL to Excel users. This article shows how to use the IF THEN function in SQL. If you’re interested in the other articles, check them out here: Introduction to SQL for Excel Users What is the equivalent to VLOOKUP in …
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How to Use XMATCH: Guide and Examples
Andy McDonald - Aug 18, 2022In a previous post, we looked at XLOOKUP, which is the new and improved replacement for one of Excel’s most popular functions, VLOOKUP. In this article, we’re going to look at XMATCH, which (you’ve guessed it) is a replacement for the MATCH function. As you’ll see, XMATCH doesn’t enhance the old MATCH function particularly – …
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Excel Linked Data Types: An Introduction
Andy McDonald - Aug 18, 2022There’s a cool feature in Excel for Microsoft 365 that not many people know about. Linked Data Types allow you to access data from a range of subject areas such as finance, geography, nutrition, and media directly in Excel. Do you need to include the latest exchange rates, company stock prices, or city population figures …
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SQL Spreads release 6.2.8
Johannes Åkesson - Aug 09, 2022SQL Spreads 6.2.8 is now available for download. Fixed issue with bigint numbers with more than 17 digits that were truncated. Fixed issue with commas in text key columns. Fixed issue with uninstalling when both the per-machine and the per-user versions was installed. Fixed issue with the database connection setting “Remember password on local machine”. …
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What is the equivalent to VLOOKUP in SQL?
Andy McDonald - Jul 14, 2022In this article, we’re going to show you how to perform the equivalent of Excel’s VLOOKUP in SQL. This is the second of our articles aimed at teaching Excel users the basics of SQL. In our previous article “Introduction to SQL for Excel Users”, we introduced the JOIN statement, and here we’re going to expand …
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Introduction to SQL for Excel Users
Andy McDonald - Jul 04, 2022This is the first of several articles on SQL for Excel users. The aim is to show you why it’s so useful for Excel users to be familiar with SQL and to introduce some basic concepts and queries. Why is it important to learn SQL? In a previous article, SQL and Excel: Why you need …
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Excel Power Query: What is it? Why use it?
Andy McDonald - Jul 01, 2022With Excel Power Query you can connect to data sources, import data, clean and shape it and then load it into Excel or a data model so that you can create charts and reports. In this article, we’re going to look at some examples of where you’d use Power Query and give a quick overview …
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How to Use SQL with Excel for Data Analysis
Andy McDonald - Jun 08, 2022In a previous article, we talked about why most organizations should use both SQL Server and Excel for their data management needs. In this article, we’re going to look at an example of how to perform data analysis using SQL and Excel with an Excel Add-In, called SQL Spreads. You can use the Add-In to …
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