EXCELLING AT AGEING – LOOKING BACK TO 1987

Everyone is bound to have used Microsoft Excel at some stage in their professional career, but for those who are lucky enough to have dodged spreadsheets until now, Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android.

Microsoft Excel is one of the most familiar, flexible, and widely used business applications in the world and coupled with the use of other Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Outlook and PowerPoint there is little that cannot be handled by this combination.

Rewind to 1987…

The very first version of Excel was released in 1985 for the Mac. Shortly after, Microsoft announced and shipped Excel for Windows in November 1987 offering unprecedented functionality, presentation capabilities and customisation to spreadsheet users.

Since then, the software has seen many updated versions across numerous platforms and has now become an integral part of many business processes across the world.

Back to today…

With Excel in operation on windows for 30 years, it has changed and evolved to suit the changing demands of business and people alike.

The business landscape is moving more and more into cloud based computing for shear accessibility of data and collaboration. This could be the next evolution of Microsoft Excel in the next few years to provide multi-user access to massive data for analysis, reporting and considerable increases in efficiency. However, this possible evolution could come with increased data and cyber security risks as over 9 billion data records have been lost or stolen since 2013. That’s over 3,000 breaches every minute and this rate is likely to increase further.

It’s not just Microsoft that are the target of these cyber-attacks. All businesses, MNCs, mid-market and SMEs are all vulnerable and at risk. However, there are companies providing solutions to help combat the increase cyber threats.

CensorNet’s cloud security solution is built on a unified platform so that services that are generally provided as point solutions talk to each other, providing email, web and cloud application security, giving complete visibility from a single interface. For more info on CensorNet solutions Click HERE

Trustwave innovative Cloud Gateway Security solutions address the real problems IT managers face such as lack of sufficiently advanced technology, headcount, specialized knowledge and budget. Addressing these people, technology and resource challenges can help protect against the rapidly evolving threat environment. For more info on Trustwave and their solutions, Click HERE

 

Altaro also offer a new Cloud solution. They have added support for Microsoft Azure Cloud Storage Accounts so users can now simply enter their account details and have their offsite copies stored in Azure. For more info on Altaro and all their solutions, Click HERE

These 3 companies, amongst others, provide solutions for cloud protection in a world full of growing cyber threats. The increasing number and complexity of cyber threats has made this industry a rapidly changing one and companies are ever evolving to combat the threats.