Introducing SheetConnect: Where People and Spreadsheets Connect
Secure, Scalable Spreadsheet Sharing Without Rebuilding Today we are introducing SheetConnect, a new way to share, control, and scale your Excel spreadsheets without rewriting a single formula or line of VBA. For many organizations, spreadsheets contain critical logic that is difficult and expensive to rebuild in custom software. SheetConnect brings these tools into a secure, […]
How Secure Are Your Spreadsheets? Take the Risk & Readiness Assessment
Why Spreadsheets are Here to Stay Spreadsheets sit behind nearly every critical business decision. In fact, a recent study found that 90% of firms still rely on spreadsheets in their financial operations despite bottlenecks. Spreadsheets have been around for decades because they are familiar and flexible, keeping them relevant even as new technologies emerge. Employees […]
Salesforce CPQ Alternatives: What to Do Before RLM Forces You to Rebuild
If your organization uses Salesforce CPQ (formerly SteelBrick), you have likely heard that Salesforce is sunsetting its legacy CPQ platform in favor of Revenue Lifecycle Management (RLM), part of Revenue Cloud Advanced. This is a major change that could impact your sales operations, technology investments, and long-term quoting strategy. The Bigger Picture Platform changes like […]
Zurich: Deploying Rating Spreadsheets with Database Integration
Zürich Financial uses Excel for CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote). However, these spreadsheets are constantly updated to reflect changes in the market, and new spreadsheets containing pricing models for new product lines are frequently added. Using EASA, Zurich has deployed these pricing tools as secure and simplified web apps which use the business logic of the original spreadsheets. This has been accomplished without incurring the high cost of programming custom solutions, and without discarding the original spreadsheets.
Pfizer: Corporate-Wide Deployment of Modeling Technology
Zürich Financial uses Excel for CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote). However, these spreadsheets are constantly updated to reflect changes in the market, and new spreadsheets containing pricing models for new product lines are frequently added. Using EASA, Zurich has deployed these pricing tools as secure and simplified web apps which use the business logic of the original spreadsheets. This has been accomplished without incurring the high cost of programming custom solutions, and without discarding the original spreadsheets.
Ingersoll Rand: Managing Spreadsheets in the Age of Digital Transformation
Ingersoll Rand relied on many End User Computing Tools such as Microsoft Excel and Access, that had been developed for their specific needs. Although these tools offered the required flexibility and agility that was lacking in traditional CPQ software systems, they had their own limitations. With EASA, Ingersoll Rand were able to create enterprise-grade applications that completely protected their IP and eliminated typical spreadsheet management issues.
General Electric: Producing a Custom Proposal Generation Tool
GE Energy Wind Energy division needed to greatly improve the efficiency and speed of developing proposals to respond to sales inquiries.
P&G: Democratization of CAE and Spreadsheet Models
Proctor & Gamble democratizes a variety of simulation models, making them accessible to a much broader user community. This is achieved by using EASA’s patented “appification” technology to create a proprietary “app store” of intuitive and intelligent apps that drive complex multi-step, multi-software workflows that were previously accessible only to a small group of experts.
LeasePlan: Transforming Spreadsheets into Enterprise Web Applications
Like many companies, LeasePlan uses Excel extensively as an end user computing platform to develop specific applications. But as Excel does not meet the compliance and regulatory standards required, certain spreadsheets caused significant hurdles during audits. Wishing to fully leverage the advantages of Excel, LeasePlan decided to use EASA to deploy their spreadsheets as enterprise web applications, providing the necessary authentication, version control, and auditability. In addition, EASA’s ability to integrate with other data sources enabled valuable process automation and increased efficiency for users.
Hyde Marine: Creating Intuitive Software to Enhance Physical Product Offerings
Using EASA software, Hyde Marine greatly enhanced what used to be an expert-only Excel based process, enabling maintenance crews at sea to generate their own reports on-demand. Compared to simply sharing spreadsheets, deployment of the tool as a browser based web app dramatically elevates their customers’ perception of the product offering.