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I bet it's ftp servers exchanging csv files that are then parsed in Excel, the version from 1997, and that is the actual "database" - it's just all in excel.

• 9dev 5y ago
  „It’s excel all the way down“ is the answer to a surprisingly large number of working business solutions, from small shops to Fortune 500.
  • noir_lord 5y ago
    Government as well, early in the pandemic the UK gov reported inaccurate figures because they hit a bug/known-issue in excel.