By Hiran de Silva For as long as spreadsheets have existed, their most devoted users have dreamt of one thing: relational database capability inside the spreadsheet. The...

By Hiran de Silva On social media, it is often claimed that Excel and Access are rivals. A recent LinkedIn post even argued that Excel with Power Query can replace a...

By Hiran de Silva It was Wednesday morning, and I’d spent most of Tuesday on a LinkedIn thread — the one which said, essentially, that Power Query replaces Access as a...

By Hiran de Silva Podcast narrated Christopher T. Fennell recently made the provocative claim that “Power Query replaces Access.”Many professionals, including myself...

By Hiran de Silva Christopher T. Fennell recently claimed that “Power Query replaces Access.”This isn’t just wrong — it’s a textbook case of how social media...

By Hiran de Silva The current wave of social media commentary—whether voiced by Lily Cooper, Frank Custers, or Christopher T Fennell—captures a widespread but deeply...

By Hiran de Silva We’ve all seen the slogan: “Your value with Excel depends on how well you know Excel.”It’s plastered across courses, feature launches, and training...

By Hiran de Silva Imagine two neighbouring countries. In one, people love apples. In the other, people love oranges. Farmers in each country grow what their people want...

By Hiran de Silva A recent post by Frank Custers is a textbook example of how easily miscommunication and miseducation spread across social media. It wasn’t unique—Colin...

By Hiran de Silva Driving within the speed limit isn’t advanced motoring. It’s basic. But try pulling a wheelie in a traffic jam, and see where that gets you… For...