> “You’re still going to use Excel for the things you’re not using a tailored solution for,” he said. I was shocked to hear about my old company still using Ex

> “You’re still going to use Excel for the things you’re not using a tailored solution for,” he said. I was shocked to hear about my old company still using Excel heavily for key business operations. I think those are the ones that should be replaced by bespoke software. On the other hand what likely happens is you need a way to quickly perform some analytical task and your company doesn't have the process or speed to whip up some software quickly. After seeing how a lot of Fortune 500 companies work I'm not sure they ever will with compliance and other regulations in the way. Excel is very accessible and will probably be the way businesses whip up analyses in the face of business fire-drills unless they have software engineers embedded in their teams or they get their current staff to learn how to code.