Society of the Spreadsheet Database

Somewhere in every organization is a spreadsheet that the whole business depends on, maintained by one person, saved on a shared drive.

Award it to someone today. Your own email app sends it.

Choose a format Metal challenge coin Coming soon 1.75" antique-bronze coin with a 3D high-relief front, raised rim lettering and a beaded edge. Ships in a clear capsule with a backing card. Plastic challenge coin Coming soon 1.75" soft PVC (rubber) coin with 2-3 levels of relief, painted in antique-bronze tones. Lighter and lower-cost than metal. Ships in a clear capsule with a backing card.Available once the artwork is finished. Die-cut vinyl sticker Coming soon 3" die-cut vinyl sticker of the coin artwork with a UV- and water-resistant laminate. Laptop and water-bottle grade.Available once the artwork is finished.

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Meaning

Somewhere in every organization is a spreadsheet that the whole business depends on, maintained by one person, saved on a shared drive.

Design

Front (Obverse)

Top rim: SOCIETY OF THE SPREADSHEET DATABASE
Bottom rim: MISSION-CRITICAL EXCEL DIVISION
Center: A titan strains under the weight of an enormous spreadsheet grid curved like a globe, which the entire company's operations rest on.

Back (Reverse)

A single cell in relief with the inscription "1,048,576 ROWS AND NOT ONE MORE".

Finish & Style

Antique bronze challenge coin, ~1.75" diameter, high-relief center scene, raised rim lettering, beaded outer edge. Matches the existing ITChallengeCoins series.

How to Earn It

Discover a spreadsheet acting as a critical business database.
Or migrate a spreadsheet-based process into a real database or application.
Or hit Excel's row limit with real production data.

Citation

For shouldering the weight of a world built on cells and formulas.