Learn how to connect Excel to a SQL database in order to import data into Excel. Then, create a report over the data. You'll need a SQL database first. If you don't have one, see Create your first SQL ...

Excel spreadsheets are fantastic bits of kit, but databases are not. Rather than making the full jump to replacing Excel with a database system, there is a halfway house you can consider.

The database capabilities of Excel are very powerful. In fact, not only can Excel be used to create a simple searchable database, it also can be used to create a proper relational database.

As Excel reaches its practical limits in querying and analyzing complex, interrelated datasets, the workflow transitions to SQL-based analysis. By importing the Excel tables into a relational database ...

How Excel makes a relational database Relational databases—databases structured to recognize relations among the information stored in them—are essential for working with large amounts of ...

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

Learn how to use the Azure Portal to create a cloud-based SQL database with just a few mouse clicks.