Spreadsheets have been an invaluable engineering tool for many aspects of semiconductor design and verification, but their inability to handle complexity is squeezing them out of an increasing number ...

A year after Albert Cuisinot (below left) took over as CFO for Degenkolb Engineers in 2011, the 75-year-old structural engineering firm faced a business crisis. The 2008 financial collapse did not ...

The looming tape-out deadline is the nightmare that keeps most design managers up at night. Managing schedules and tracking progress is always a black art that few, if any, can master. Various project ...

With all the new programs, applications and devices being released on an almost daily basis, the spreadsheet's story and its legacy as a powerhouse could be lost. The story of the electronic ...

Spreadsheets are undeniably powerful. They can come in handy for all sorts of applications like tracking and forecasting cash flow, creating loan amortization schedules, analyzing sales data, and even ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aleksandra Bal covers indirect tax and technology developments. Despite the growing presence of AI and large language models (LLMs ...

For decades, the spreadsheet has been the least sexy form of consumer software. Necessary? Sure. Critical to the drudgery of running a business, doing your banking, or figuring out a financial plan?

I learned, belatedly, that last October 17 was Spreadsheet Day, marking the 35th anniversary of VisiCalc, the Apple II program that started it all. This moved me to republish a long piece I wrote 30 ...

Fifteen years ago, I logged my concerns about the limitations of Excel. Have we overcome these problems? Has the downside of spreadsheets been reduced? A deeper look sees progress in some areas - and ...

Spreadsheets are an essential business and accounting tool. They can vary in complexity and can be used for various reasons, but their primary purpose is to organize and categorize data into a logical ...