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Microsoft Excel in SMEs

Problems and solutions

Microsoft Excel spreadsheets have been the management solution for many SMEs for many years. But that's about to change due to the latest news:

Microsoft is going to limit Excel

Microsoft has decided to remove part of Excel's functionality due to the discovery, by Cisco Talos Intelligence, of a serious security error that could infect the computer with malware or viruses.

This issue could lead to data loss or leakage, remote control of the device or other impacts. Faced with the impossibility of controlling the situation, Microsoft will block part of its functionality, affecting thousands of existing documents.

Excel error

Many SMEs that depend on these types of documents will be affected and no solution is foreseen in the medium or long term.

Excel: From the solution to the problem

In the past, Microsoft Excel spreadsheets have allowed many SMEs to go partially digital. But its continued use has ended up generating problems that create a risk for companies:

Problems at SMEs
  • File Dependency: High risk.
    Data loss, file corruption.
  • Concurrence: Medium risk.
    Only one user can modify the data at the same time
  • Security: High risk.
    Anyone can see and extract the company data.
  • Scalability: High risk
    Limited data growth.
  • Usability: Medium risk.
    None control on the interface or the usability.
  • Third parties dependence: Very high risk.
    Company data depends on external software.

The custom software

Usually many companies choose to choose commercial software to solve these problems. But the reality, as many of them already know, is that comercial software don't usually fit what the company needs. They are complex, require a period of adaptation, are inflexible, expensive and require license renewals and periodic payment fees.

The solution is the creation of custom software, made for the company and belonging to the company:

  • Adapted to the company needs
    The software adapts to the way the company works, not the opposite.
  • Scalable
    It grows progressively.
  • Modular
    Expansion of the system with new functionalities without affecting the others.
  • No fees or licenses
    The product belongs to the customer, with no fees or license renewals.
  • Security
    Authenticated access to the system for multiple users, data encryption.
Problems at SMEs

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Comparative table

Microsoft Excel Commercial software Custom software
Ease of use
Security
Multi-user
Adapted to the company
Scalable
Modular
No fees/licenses
Independence from third parties