A 96,454-row spreadsheet, rebuilt into a database that scales
Moving a fast-growing operation off a 96k-row Excel file onto a real database.
Before: a single Excel file had swelled to 96,454 rows and turned unstable. After: the data lives in a database built to keep growing safely.
Before: roughly 3,000 new rows a day pushed the spreadsheet past its limits. After: the database absorbs that daily growth without slowing down.
Before: reports took around 45 seconds to recalculate. After: they return in roughly 2 seconds.
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The problem
A fast-growing operation ran on a single Excel file that had reached 96,454 rows and was adding roughly 3,000 more every day. Recalculation had slowed to a crawl, the file was becoming unstable, and it had clearly outgrown what a spreadsheet can safely handle.
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What we built
We re-engineered the formula and processing logic for speed, then moved the data into a proper database structure — so it keeps growing without the slowdowns, the instability, or the risk of everything living in one fragile file.
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The result
Reports that used to take around 45 seconds to recalculate now return in roughly 2 seconds, and the business has a foundation that scales with its daily growth instead of fighting it.
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