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Excel BI myths debunked – #6: No report sharing & distribution

XLCubed — Tue, 13 May 2014 14:57:01 +0000

Here we continue our theme on the myths which get propagated about Excel based BI. The next argument is that Excel BI cannot handle widespread report sharing and distribution. Base case we actually agree with this one, and that’s why we invested in developing XLCubed Web Edition specifically to address it. Understandably, sharing an Excel […]

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Some Excel BI myths debunked – #5 Real-time data exploration

XLCubed — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:33:39 +0000

#5: Lack of Real-time data exploration The argument is often made that Excel is too inflexible to answer spur of the moment questions quickly and effectively. The scenario given is that you’re in a meeting with your Excel workbook, and someone asks a related question not currently accounted for. How embarrassing to have to look […]

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Some Excel BI myths debunked: #4 – no maps

XLCubed — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 14:18:41 +0000

#4: no Maps The next commonly listed criticism of Excel BI is the lack of integrated geospatial mapping. While for some reports maps remain an irrelevance, for others they can make a huge difference, with targeted advertising or awareness campaigns being the most obvious. While you can now use mapping in Power View, for most […]

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Some Excel BI myths debunked: #3 – limited dashboards

XLCubed — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 08:41:33 +0000

#3: Limited and difficult to Maintain Dashboards Third on our list of common criticisms of Excel focused BI, is the limitations of Excel Dashboards. “Excel dashboards are ugly, limited, and inflexible…” It’s possible to build a truly awful dashboard in pretty much any dashboard tool. No tool is magic, ignoring the Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver of […]

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Some Excel BI myths debunked #2: Inflexible Charting

XLCubed — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:48:29 +0000

#2: Inflexible Charting Continuing our discussion of common criticisms of Excel focused BI, let’s take a look at charting. “Excel charts are static, inflexible and you need to start from scratch if you want to change them.“ The flipside is that everyone knows how to use them, and in reality many charts in business reporting […]

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Some Excel BI myths debunked

XLCubed — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 08:27:46 +0000

“Excel: Great hammer, lousy screwdriver’” When evaluating BI tools, many of our customers are hit by marketing messages about the limitations and woes of Excel. One white paper we were pointed to is Tableau’s ‘Excel: Great hammer, lousy screwdriver’. It contains 5 key points concerning Excel limitations for BI which we’ll take a look at […]

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