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Microsoft announces Python formulas in Excel... which have to get sent to the cloud (techcommunity.microsoft.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Since its inception, Microsoft Excel has changed how people organize, analyze, and visualize their data, providing a basis for decision-making for the flying billionaires heads up in the clouds who don't give a fuck for life off~~the~~line

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't get it. Why I need cloud to run Python scripts which can be done locally? Installing Python isn't hard and MS can bundle it as a library with Office either.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This sounds like a security check. Our liability and ransomware insurance both require scripts to be turned off for excel and word.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believe security threats can be mitigated locally without resorts to cloud.

Actually, one can argue using cloud is less secure because there is a risk of sensitive data leaked out of cooperate network.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You could argue that, but I wouldn't recommend it.

Microsoft has a massive amount of resources to throw at securing their environment, whereas most businesses simply don't have the ability to field a dedicated security team. The solution many reach is to offload risk to your software vendor, in this case Microsoft. Then, if there is data lost, it's Microsoft's fault, and it's their problem to fix, too. It's not ideal, but it's the world we're living in.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I've been asking this for every other cloud service - either companies are jumping on the 10-year-old bandwagon or want to collect data for AI training purposes in a way you cannot just disable in the settings. And of course you cannot self-host your own server.