{"id":7756,"date":"2014-03-31T14:19:52","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T19:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=7756"},"modified":"2024-11-15T15:12:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T21:12:21","slug":"how-to-make-your-spreadsheet-data-100x-more-useful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/how-to-make-your-spreadsheet-data-100x-more-useful\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make your spreadsheet data 100x more useful"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Education\"Does your company rely heavily on spreadsheets? Would you like to learn how to better secure your spreadsheet data and make it 100x more useful to your business?<\/p>\n

How? It\u2019s simple. Move it to a database. Before I show you how, let me explain why this is so important. Moving your spreadsheet data to a database helps in a few specific ways:
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1. It gives you better control over your data<\/h3>\n

In a spreadsheet, you can\u2019t control which users access and edit the data, or who emails it to whom. In a database, you control which users have access to which applications. You can even add multi-tenancy<\/span><\/a> to applications you create over that data, which means different users could access the same application and each will only see the data they are meant to see.<\/p>\n

2. It makes your data more accessible<\/h3>\n

Accessibility is limited with a spreadsheet. If you need to work on a spreadsheet at home, but it\u2019s only on your computer at work…you\u2019re out of luck. When placed in a database, you can create web applications over that data which are accessible from anywhere–even mobile devices!<\/p>\n

3. It makes your data 100x more useful<\/h3>\n

When confined to a spreadsheet, your data\u2019s usefulness is limited. Sure, you can create some graphs and charts. You could even add some fancy calculations. But, when placed in a database, you can do almost anything with your data. You can create any type of application over it, like pivot tables<\/span><\/a>, interactive reports<\/span><\/a>, dashboards<\/span><\/a>, order entry applications<\/span><\/a>, workflow applications, B2B portals<\/span><\/a>, mobile apps<\/span><\/a>, and much more. You could even create apps with event-triggered messaging<\/span><\/a>, embedded maps, or integration with other web services.<\/p>\n

The big question: How can you put your spreadsheet data into a database? We\u2019ve created a video that walks you through the entire process–from creating a database table to building an application over the top of it. All that in under 4 minutes.<\/p>\n