Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago$16bn health agency managed finances with Excel spreadsheet.www.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link$16bn health agency managed finances with Excel spreadsheet.www.theregister.comTea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square62fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squarekambusha@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoShift+F9… annnnd, the data is gone
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoNot if there is a BACKUP folder with daily copies of all your spreadsheets. Sifting through the backups is so much fun when you’re trying to find when a particular issue started.
minus-squarekambusha@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoExcel is indeed super powerful. I’ve seen firsthand what they power in multiple Fortune 500 companies, and usually for a lot of critical tasks. It doesn’t surprise me in the least that this company was using it for finances.
Shift+F9… annnnd, the data is gone
Not if there is a BACKUP folder with daily copies of all your spreadsheets.
Sifting through the backups is so much fun when you’re trying to find when a particular issue started.
My backup is ctrl+z 😎
Excel is indeed super powerful. I’ve seen firsthand what they power in multiple Fortune 500 companies, and usually for a lot of critical tasks. It doesn’t surprise me in the least that this company was using it for finances.