SQL Server vs. Excel: Why We Won't Let Go of Spreadsheets (And When It's Time To)
Almost every business has that one spreadsheet everyone depends on. That's the open secret of modern business: for all the talk of AI, cloud platforms, and shiny new tools, a huge chunk of daily decisions still run through a spreadsheet with a dozen tabs, a few of them hidden, and a formula or macro nobody quite remembers writing anymore.
Meanwhile, over in the server room — or these days, somewhere in the cloud — SQL Server sits quietly in the background, handling millions of records without breaking a sweat, mostly overlooked by the very people whose data headaches it could actually solve.
So, why does this gap exist? Why do capable, data-literate teams keep copying numbers into cells instead of querying a proper database? Let's look at it honestly, without the usual "Excel is dead" clickbait.
The Real Reason Excel Refuses to Die
1. Everyone already knows it
You don't...
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