Spreadsheet hell
Widely reported, the fact that hundreds of people could be dead because of this is a warning to us all.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/oct/05/how-excel-may-have-caused-loss-of-16000-covid-tests-in-england
Disadvantages to use of spreadsheets
Poor collaboration Control
Lack of controls, vulnerable to fraud. ...
No log of change. ...
Not prepared for disaster. ...
Susceptible to costly human errors. ...
Difficult to troubleshoot or test. ...
Regulatory compliance challenges. ...
Hard to manage data security.
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