# Worth Reading: Don't Use Excel as a Source of Truth

DevFeed: [Worth Reading: Don't Use Excel as a Source of Truth](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/worth-reading-don-t-use-excel-as-a-source-of-truth-11028.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ipspace.net/2024/06/worth-reading-excel-source-of-truth/>)

Published: 2024-06-28T05:51:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [ipSpace.net blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ipspace-net-blog.md>)

Topics: [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/automation.md>)

Tags: [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [network-automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network-automation.md>), [worth-reading](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/worth-reading.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that Excel is not necessarily the best source of truth for user-supplied data, including data used in network automation, and points readers to a related rant by Nikhil Suresh.

## Source excerpt

Some people insist on using Excel as the ultimate source of user-supplied data (including network automation source of truth). If you agree with me that that's not necessarily the best idea out there, you might enjoy this rant by Nikhil Suresh.