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...
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Why Put the Data Model Inside the Workbook—When It Could Be Serving Everyone? The overlooked case for Excel’s most powerful architecture: Hub-and-Spoke
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...
Why Are Enterprise Spreadsheets Built for Novices? A Response to Mark Proctor and the Literal Thinkers
By Hiran de Silva Mark Proctor’s stance on Excel training—popular, profitable, and persuasive—rests on a deceptively simple premise: “This is...
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...
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...
By Hiran de Silva Randy Austin recently sparked a lively discussion with his thoughtful comparison of VBA and Office Scripts. But as important as...
Excel Ignorance: The Price You Didn’t Budget For – Part 2: The Solution They Said Couldn’t Exist
By Hiran de Silva In Part 1, we explored a provocative challenge: a seemingly simple spreadsheet operation that worked perfectly for one call...
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...
From Digital Duct Tape to Digital Fortress: Solving the Excel Problem with a Hub-and-Spoke Model
By Hiran de Silva This is a follow up to the earlier article on ‘Excel Hell’. In our previous discussion, we explored the hidden dangers...
By Hiran de Silva There’s a certain kind of performance art that takes place on late-night TV and LinkedIn feeds alike. You know the type: A slick...