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Solver xFiles: The Case of the Never-Ending Integration
Welcome to xFiles, Solver's investigative video series that uncovers the most perplexing mysteries plaguing finance teams everywhere. Each episode...
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Excel-Based FP&A Software: A Buyer's Checklist for 2026
The criteria that matter most are the ones that address what plain Excel cannot do on its own: centralized version control, an automated audit trail,...
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Top Excel-Based FP&A Tools for 2026: How to Compare Them
The tools worth considering in this category share four traits: a native Excel interface rather than an Excel export or import layer, a centralized...
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Excel vs. Cloud FP&A: Why You Don't Have to Choose
The real difference is not whether a spreadsheet is involved. It is where the data and the controls live. Excel-based FP&A keeps the Excel interface...
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Solver xFiles: The Case of the 50-Tab Excel Nightmare
Welcome to xFiles, Solver's investigative video series that uncovers the most perplexing mysteries plaguing finance teams everywhere. Each episode...
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What Is Excel-Based FP&A? A Complete Guide
Excel-based FP&A is an approach to financial planning and analysis where Excel remains the primary interface for building budgets, forecasts, and...
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Most FP&A Teams Will Use AI to Do the Wrong Thing Faster
Here is a prediction I'll stand behind: most mid-market FP&A teams will spend their AI budgets over the next two years making a broken planning...
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Solver xFiles: The Case of the Vanishing Financial Data
Welcome to xFiles, Solver's investigative video series that uncovers the most perplexing mysteries plaguing finance teams everywhere. Each episode...
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Nashville Amplified Intelligent Decisions: ASCEND 2026 Recap
ASCEND 2026 is officially in the books, and what a four days it was. From August 17 to 20, Solver customers, partners, and team members filled...
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Why Most AI-FP&A Demos Look Impressive, and Fall Apart in Production
I've sat through a lot of AI-FP&A demos in the last twelve months. The good ones are genuinely impressive. An agent reads a variance, generates a...