
Excel is dead, long live Excel: Finding its place in modern enterprise architecture
Published on May 15, 2024
Who doesn't appreciate enterprise software that offers advanced functionalities, governance, seamless integration, and intelligent frameworks? But that does not necessarily mean that Excel has become obsolete. Here's why Excel's legacy continues to thrive in 2024.
The assortment of enterprise tools available to organizations has grown exponentially in recent years. For example, in the Revenue Management space, a plethora of sophisticated solutions, including PO&M, CPQ, CLM, CRM, and more exist.
These tools offer advanced functionalities, stability, version control, auditing, governance, and much more, surpassing the capabilities of any custom Excel solution. Despite the proliferation of enterprise software, we argue that Excel-based tools remain a vital component of effective enterprise architecture in 2024, and here's why.
Why does Excel still matter?
Let's address the elephant in the room: Excel tools are not superior to their enterprise…

