When Your Uncle Thinks Spreadsheets Are Production Databases

When Your Uncle Thinks Spreadsheets Are Production Databases
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The doctor asked a simple question. The patient gave a response that would make any database administrator reach for the defibrillator.

Using Excel as a database is the tech equivalent of performing surgery with a butter knife. Sure, it might work for small cuts, but once you hit an artery (or 10,000+ rows), you're just watching a slow death unfold.

The real tragedy? Somewhere right now, a Fortune 500 company is running on a critical Excel spreadsheet that only Dave from accounting knows how to update. And Dave is on vacation.

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