{"id":8034,"date":"2014-06-09T14:41:12","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T19:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=8034"},"modified":"2024-11-15T15:13:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T21:13:05","slug":"still-using-spreadsheets-i-have-some-bad-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/still-using-spreadsheets-i-have-some-bad-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Still using spreadsheets? I have some bad news…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Education\"Summary: If your company still relies heavily on spreadsheets, you’re missing out. You’re not only missing out on some key advantages that come with moving that data to a database, you’re missing one of the biggest tech revolutions since the rise of the internet.<\/em><\/span>
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\nIf your company still relies heavily on spreadsheets, I have some bad news. Not only do you miss out on the advantages listed in this article<\/span><\/a>, you miss out on the biggest tech revolution since the rise of the internet: Mobile.<\/p>\n

The world is going mobile, and many companies are missing the boat. Even Intel\u2019s CEO recently admitted<\/span><\/a> that they missed out on smartphones and tablets…and they\u2019re certainly not alone. Too many companies are standing still while mobile revolutionizes the business world.<\/p>\n

Is your company one of them?<\/p>\n

Well, do you still rely heavily on spreadsheets? Do you still use spreadsheets as multi-user or multi-department tools? If so, the answer is probably \u201cyes.\u201d Spreadsheets limit your data options, and keep you from taking full advantage of mobile.<\/p>\n

How can you fix the problem? Move your spreadsheets to a database, and build web and mobile web applications over that data. Sound difficult? It\u2019s actually quite simple. This video walks you through the process of uploading your spreadsheet data to a database and creating a web application over that data–in less than four minutes!<\/p>\n