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Au revoir, spreadsheets
Au revoir, spreadsheets

Once you've decided you're moving your spreadsheet data to a relational database, you have to get your data database-ready. How do you do that?

The spreadsheet conundrum
The spreadsheet conundrum

There's no question that spreadsheets are a fantastic tool for many jobs involving small to moderate amounts of data. But is there a better way?

A silver lining: Built-in Microsoft 365 protections
A silver lining: Built-in Microsoft 365 protections

Microsoft offers several means to protect your data, including file versioning, data retention policies and archiving. None of these should be considered a substitute for backup.

Cloud cuckoo land: Microsoft 365 backup myth three
Cloud cuckoo land: Microsoft 365 backup myth three

Like the familiar Recycle Bin on Windows, Office 365 maintains a Recycle Bin in the cloud as well. However, Microsoft imposes rules on Recycle Bin – which is why you shouldn’t rely on it as a backup tool!

Partly cloudy: Microsoft 365 backup myth two
Partly cloudy: Microsoft 365 backup myth two

Microsoft does back up everything, for their own purposes. And you shouldn't rely on that fact: it's your data, your responsibility!

Clouding over: Microsoft 365 backup myth one
Clouding over: Microsoft 365 backup myth one

Data synchronised from your computer to the cloud synchronises not just your good data, but also your errors and accidental deletions. So are you protecting your cloud data from... yourself?

Head in the clouds: Microsoft 365 backup myths
Head in the clouds: Microsoft 365 backup myths

While most people and companies would never take risks with data stored on premises, there appears t