Comment on $16bn health agency managed finances with Excel spreadsheet.

• Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s not the worst option available, it might not be the cleanest solution, but it does offer a level of flexibility if you have an in-depth understanding of key operational (or financial) business processes.

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  • kambusha@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Shift+F9… annnnd, the data is gone

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    • Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Not if there is a BACKUP folder with daily copies of all your spreadsheets.

      Sifting through the backups is so much fun when you’re trying to find when a particular issue started.

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      • kambusha@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Excel is indeed super powerful. I’ve seen firsthand what they power in multiple Fortune 500 companies, and usually for a lot of critical tasks. It doesn’t surprise me in the least that this company was using it for finances.

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      • Pregnenolone@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        My backup is ctrl+z 😎

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  • Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s better than just text files or word I guess

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  • LordPassionFruit@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This is why I specified “nearly” the worst. It can absolutely get the job done and has basically every tool you’d need to do the job, but it’s pretty much the worst amongst the “this will do everything you need” options.

    My thought process was abacus < pen & paper < text file < spreadsheet < database solutions

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    • Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      But spreadsheet can function like a database. 🤣

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