Best Spreadsheet Software for IRI Voracity

Microsoft Excel, part of Microsoft 365, transforms the way individuals and organizations work with data. It’s a powerful platform for creating dynamic spreadsheets, conducting financial analysis, and uncovering insights through AI-enhanced tools. The new Copilot in Excel uses natural language prompts to generate formulas, analyze trends, and even automate complex data modeling—no coding required. Excel’s integration with Python allows professionals to perform advanced analytics directly within their spreadsheets, bridging the gap between data science and everyday productivity. With PivotTables, charts, and conditional formatting, users can visualize data patterns and make data-driven decisions with confidence. Cloud-based real-time collaboration makes teamwork seamless, letting multiple people coauthor spreadsheets simultaneously from anywhere. Excel’s security, supported by OneDrive and Microsoft Defender, ensures your data remains protected and recoverable. Whether for budgeting, forecasting, or business intelligence, Excel remains the trusted tool for clarity, collaboration, and confidence in every calculation.

IRI CellShield®, protects sensitive information in Microsoft Excel®, allowing you to comply data privacy laws. You can protect your columns with reversible or non-reversible masking options. CellShield protects your data, no matter how many sheets they are. Multiple search methods are available to locate and report on PII across the LAN. Protect it all at once with CellShield. Intuitive graphical dialogs allow you to classify and mask it. CellShield's core technology uses the award-winning IRI FieldShield flat file and database data masking product. Data that is hidden in one platform can be seen in another. CellShield EE, the only fully-featured professional data discovery, masking and auditing package for Excel 2010, 2016, and 2019 (plus Office 365 workbooks) in your LAN, is available. CellShield EE goes beyond the security and scope a single password can provide by combining and automating all of these additional capabilities.