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The Great Excel Anomaly: Why Do People Support Client-Server Architecture in the Enterprise … but Fail to Recognize It?
In a recent LinkedIn poll, a striking result emerged: 70% of respondents agreed that spreadsheets in the enterprise should be architected using a...
By Hiran de Silva While waiting at University College London Hospital recently—where, incidentally, Ringo Starr once had his tonsils removed and...
The Bizarre Cloud Spreadsheet Debate: Are We Having a Real Discussion or Just Feeding the Algorithm?
Lately, I’ve been following some of the discussions unfolding in Paul Barnhurst’s threads about spreadsheets “moving to the cloud.” At first...
Recently, I posted a poll on LinkedIn asking: “Should spreadsheets in the enterprise default to being standalone or client-server, unless...
Understanding the architecture behind Excel—and why it matters more than ever. A Confused Conversation There’s a lot of confusion floating...
Most Excel users in today’s enterprises are unaware of a client-server architecture—not just unfamiliar with the mechanics, but completely oblivious...
Ref: Post on LinkedIn by Giles Male on Wednesday, May 7th, 2025 There’s been some recent discussion around the quality of spreadsheet solutions in...
A strange absurdity plays out daily on social media—especially in the Excel community. You can see it vividly in a recent thread by Paul Barnes...
Most Excel users today operate within a severely limited paradigm — one rooted in the outdated metaphor of a large sheet of paper. This “paper...