Author - Hiran de Silva

By Hiran de Silva There’s a growing question in the minds of many thoughtful LinkedIn contributors: what happens to reasoned dissent when it clashes with commercial...

By Hiran de Silva There’s a phrase that crops up far too often in LinkedIn posts, tech webinars, and internal policy conversations. This morning, Owen Price repeated it...

By Hiran de Silva There’s an increasingly fashionable confidence in the Excel world—especially around Power Query. And to some extent, it’s deserved. Power Query...

By Hiran e Silva In the world of enterprise budgeting and reporting, we often hear that Power Query is the modern way to consolidate data. But is it truly an upgrade? Or...

By Hiran de Silva Mark Proctor’s stance on Excel training—popular, profitable, and persuasive—rests on a deceptively simple premise: “This is what people...

By Hiran de Silva In the booming world of Excel courses and certifications, most training is sold on a familiar promise: “Here’s what’s new. Learn this feature. Master...

A satirical take on the fantasy world of Excel mis-education. By Hiran de Silva. In the age of disruption, where buzzwords buzz louder than facts, let us now gather in...

By Hiran de Silva Randy Austin recently sparked a lively discussion with his thoughtful comparison of VBA and Office Scripts. But as important as syntax and capability...

By Hiran de Silva In Part 1, we explored a provocative challenge: a seemingly simple spreadsheet operation that worked perfectly for one call handler—but fell apart at...

By Hiran de Silva In this article, I want to show how the incorrect use of Excel—or more accurately, a lack of proper understanding of its capabilities—is costing...