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[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The first version of Microsoft Excel was released to Mac in 1985 and has grown to become one of the most important and influential computer programs in businesses around the world. You can safely bet that if you walk into any Finance department you will recognise an Excel spreadsheet over […]
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] As you have probably noticed we are staunch advocates for Excel – now we know that is an understatement, but we wanted to go a little into detail into the features of some of the add-ins for Excel which we use that make an incredible […]
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Headline” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Some of the challenges/ building blocks in building a solution and how should you go about it? [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Body Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] In this, the third and final part of the three part series on some of the challenges that our clients […]
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] I recently read an article in FinExtra by Steve Winder titled, “CFOs: It’s Time to Say Goodbye to the Spreadsheet”. Well, these are the types of articles that just gets me going. The research material that is referenced is actually quite good, but the views […]
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Headline” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] How to set up streams of data from different systems into one Excel sheet? [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Body Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] In this three part series I chat to Elzaan from Semaphore communications about the challenges that some of our clients experience at month end, especially […]
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] In this post we asked the question [box type=”shadow”] “What does the typical month-end reporting nightmare look like for the financial manager?” [/box] I chat to Elzaan from Semaphore communications about the typical month end challenges that financial managers face and how we […]
Picture: Microsoft PowerBI Blog On 24 July Microsoft’s new version of its Power BI cloud-hosted self-service business intelligence and analytics offering becomes generally available. Business users can now explore data, set up dashboards and publish reports in a few minutes without needing the help of analysts, IT or other middlemen to set up or model […]
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] 60% of CFOs still rely on Excel spreadsheets to get access to data Image courtesy of “Computer With Drawing Business Plan Concept” by KROMKRATHOG at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Despite the wide availability of business systems and applications, a survey of CFOs has found that there’s actually a ‘data deficit’ when it comes […]