Why Enterprise Systems Need Transfer Buses as Well as Ocean Liners By Hiran de Silva For many years I have used a simple illustration to explain one...
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By Hiran de Silva Every morning, somewhere in the world, Microsoft announces another new Excel feature. Within hours, YouTube fills with...
By Hiran de Silva One of the great strengths of civilisation has been our relentless pursuit of improvement. Everything around us today exists...
A Satirical Response to “Why Use Excel for Consolidation?” By Hiran de Silva Let me start by saying that this is satire. The examples are...
By Hiran de Silva One of the most successful sales messages in software history is the claim that Excel cannot consolidate data. Not that it...
By Hiran de Silva One of the most interesting observations I have made over the years is how differently people judge different technologies. Mention...
By Hiran de Silva One of the biggest misconceptions in modern business technology is the idea that ERP systems and Excel are rivals. The ERP vendors...
By Hiran de Silva For many years I have watched discussions about spreadsheets in the enterprise unfold in a rather curious way. One group points to...
A Manifesto by Hiran de Silva Why Should Anyone Care? A fair question. Much of the Excel content on social media can leave us asking exactly that...
A Manifesto by Hiran de Silva Most businesses run on data. Not just accounting data. Not just records kept for legal compliance. Businesses run on...