
<p>Google Apps To Microsoft Office 365: 10 Lessons(click image for larger view and for slideshow)Although most attention paid to Microsoft in recent days has involved its refreshed Surface tablets, the company has also quietly debuted several new tools for Microsoft Office.</p><p>Microsoft on Monday announced a new Translator app that could add particular value for those who use Microsoft Translator Hub, and last week the company added several new features to its Power BI for Office 365 public preview. More Software InsightsWebcasts More >>White Papers More >>Reports More >></p><p>First released as a preview in July, Power BI for Office 365 is a set of business intelligence tools that allow regular Excel users to generated sophisticated analysis without assistance from specialized staff.</p><p>Power BI's new features include Q&A, which interprets natural language queries as they're inputted and immediately creates graphs and other visualizations of the relevant data. Q&A is designed to let workers explore data sets without aid from a dedicated analyst; users simply type queries in a text box. Q&A then crunches the numbers, finds meaningful intersections of data and presents the results in a series of charts, graphs, maps and other visuals.</p><p><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/software/productivity-applications/microsoft-expands-power-bi-translation-f/240161969">Keep reading...</a></p>