Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 小时前$16bn health agency managed finances with Excel spreadsheet.www.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down19file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1167arrow-down1external-link$16bn health agency managed finances with Excel spreadsheet.www.theregister.comTea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 小时前message-square37fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square0x01@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·10 小时前Honestly, that’s fine. This may be a wild take, but they grew and their usage of excel obviously didn’t hold them back, what’s the issue?
minus-squareCosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 小时前The fact that excel lacks any sort of auditing or access controls. The fact that any corruption in the file could lead to the company not knowing what money goes where and who’s been paid and who owes them money.
minus-squareLag@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 小时前Excel or not, they should be using backups.
minus-squareBakerBagel@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 小时前'Why do we need a backup when we have a RAID?" The accounting head when you try to explain that your backup systems are woefully insufficient.
Honestly, that’s fine. This may be a wild take, but they grew and their usage of excel obviously didn’t hold them back, what’s the issue?
The fact that excel lacks any sort of auditing or access controls. The fact that any corruption in the file could lead to the company not knowing what money goes where and who’s been paid and who owes them money.
Excel or not, they should be using backups.
'Why do we need a backup when we have a RAID?"
The accounting head when you try to explain that your backup systems are woefully insufficient.