If existing work flows are based around e.g. using Excel macros as data analysis programs or Excel spreadsheets as databases would it not be better to convert t

If existing work flows are based around e.g. using Excel macros as data analysis programs or Excel spreadsheets as databases would it not be better to convert these work flows to programs and databases and leave office type programs to do what they are actually designed for i.e. document creation and quick one off data manipulation.