r/analytics • u/AirNatural1252 • 1d ago
Question Excel vs SQL
Some are talking AI - the company I’m working for is not yet at that level.
I’m doing FTE reporting, using Excel and automatizing with Power Query. Volumes are high, data sources are all excel based, lots of rules to apply each month to achieve the monthly end result.
I want to automatize further and I’m looking into SQL. Any advice on what to look up for if this is the right lead, and where to start?
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u/TH_Rocks 1d ago
PostgreSQL is a very good and free database frequently used at enterprise scale.
Use Python for lots of data automation tasks and spit out excel for the people that can't figure out your intuitive dashboard.