"If you want everyone across the organisation to view the same shared data, the same way, at the same time, then banish Excel. Because it's the exact opposite paradigm of governed insights and auditable analysis. Spreadsheets turn data into silos, period. As a BI solution, spreadsheets were never designed to scale and are extremely difficult to audit. As data is updated, formulas need to be manually changed. Then there are the hidden quirks that are only known to the creator. Love ‘em or hate ’em, there’s no denying that Excel is a great tool for exploratory data analysis. But as a data source or a Business Intelligence tool, no."