What is Custom Application Development?
While there’s no such thing as the perfect application, custom software development can get you close. Although off-the-shelf programs can be tempting, they often end up causing you more hassle than they’re worth. These cookie-cutter solutions are designed to appeal to the masses and, while capable of doing the job, they may not be wholly […]
The Importance of Data Integration
Whether through sales and marketing, accounting and customer service, or engineering and production, modern businesses generate massive amounts of data. Each branch of a company contributes to a huge pool of information from multiple sources, including enterprise systems such as CRM software and ERP systems, as well as desktop tools such as Excel spreadsheets. However, […]
Using Spreadsheets as an Enterprise Application
You’d be hard pressed to find a business that doesn’t use spreadsheets in some way. Microsoft Excel spreadsheets are a staple for many businesses, whether they are used to project scenarios, to model a manufacturing process, or to generate pricing and proposals. But Excel was designed as a desktop application, and falls down badly when pressed […]
Why You Should Use Excel As A Database
One reason – because that is already what you are doing. You have invested a lot of time into your spreadsheet, folks are familiar with it, and maybe it has lots of advanced logic in the form of macros and VB that cannot be replicated outside of Excel. Is it ideal? No, and one quick […]
What is a Low Code Development Platform?
Low code platforms offer a non-programming approach to application development. Low code environments give users the opportunity to create applications with minimal or even no software development or IT skills, making app development possible by citizen developers, often at the source of the need and when they need it. There are a number of benefits […]
Don’t Invest in that Expensive CPQ Solution Just Yet
If your company sells products or services that are highly configurable, and your processes are not “cookie cutter,” then Excel is probably being used somewhere in your quote generation procedure. You are likely struggling with the ensuing chaos—version control challenges, proprietary information exposure, lack of an audit trail, and so forth. It is critical to […]
Three Common Excel Spreadsheet Problems and How To Solve Them
Excel is universally loved for its flexibility, power and agility, but probably nearly as universally loathed for three problems it can create when users attempt to share critical spreadsheets, namely: 1. Lack of version control Most of us have personally experienced the scenario of losing track of which copy of a spreadsheet is the correct and […]
How to Effectively Manage Business Spreadsheets Using a Web App
Spreadsheets remain one of the most important business tools, thanks to their power, flexibility and omnipresence. Harnessed for purposes including accounting, report generation and forecasting, the most commonly used spreadsheet software is Excel, which still boasts half a billion users worldwide. However, its popularity doesn’t mean that it’s perfect. In fact, Excel has several shortcomings […]
Deploying Excel to Web Applications for Your Business Needs
Organizations across all industries, regardless of company size, all have one thing in common: a love-hate relationship with Excel spreadsheets. Excel is loved for its flexibility and “agility” – the ease of making changes quickly – and the fact that most folks are already familiar with it. But when spreadsheets are widely shared, the “hate” […]
Low Code Development And Its Importance for Businesses
Low code development is changing the way businesses operate, and democratising conventional methods of developing applications. According to Gartner, it will be used in 65% of all app development functions by 2024, with two thirds of big companies relying on at least four low code platforms. A study by Forrester has also predicted that the market value […]