Overview

Spreadsheets offer a highly functional data solution with low barriers to entry. They are quick to implement, inexpensive, and can be put together by end users with no software developer intervention. A spreadsheet requires no additional hardware investment to implement, generally requires no additional software purchases (as most users will already have the software installed), and can easily be shared among colleagues for collaboration.

However, there are several features of enterprise data solutions that spreadsheets cannot easily provide. Once a spreadsheet has become mission critical, problems related to multiple versions, uncontrolled access, and complex references and formulas can render a spreadsheet solution unmanageable. This white paper discusses the basic functions of spreadsheets and explores four enterprise data solutions to replace spreadsheets.

Read more on this white paper: Identifying Enterprise Alternatives to Spreadsheets.