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Schedule 2024

Spreadsheets: Your Biggest Data Risk and Opportunity

Mark Tressler  (Head of Analytics and Growth, Row Zero)

Location: Room 32B

Date: Tuesday, October 22

Time: 8:15 am - 8:55 am

Pass Type: All Access Pass, Digital Pass, Main Conference Pass

Theme: Marketing Analytics

Session Type: Sponsored Session

Track: Data & Culture

Vault Recording: TBD

Audience Level: Intermediate

Row Zero

Spreadsheets are the most widely used data tool in most organizations, used by all skill and seniority levels. Spreadsheets can be a double edged sword - they make it very easy for anyone to do a wide range of business critical work, but that very attribute and lack of security controls can make traditional spreadsheets a security risk. Conversely, the ubiquity of spreadsheets creates a big opportunity to improve self-serve data access, scale data insights, and align around your “source of truth” data.


In this session, we’ll explore some of the biggest security risks that spreadsheets pose with solutions for how to address them. We’ll also explore why BI tools fall short for most business users, how to connect spreadsheets to your data sources, and how to unlock the power of big data in spreadsheets.

Takeaway

  • How to avoid spreadsheet security risks
  • Ways to reduce data leakage in your org
  • How to enable your team to work with big data in spreadsheets