I think about this a lot. There is a need for more data-driven applications to create graphics that are more “track able” than excel. I have a series of charts that need to be sent out to multiple people (internal and external) each week. Charts, logos, tables, etc could benefit from a pipeline but without needing a data engineer. Right now, we have a standard data download from Bloomberg or another data provider, macros to change the format, access to slice, back to excel where the charts are 75% standard but might need some tweaking. Bloomberg might not classify one company as healthcare but I want to include them so access keeps a list or companies I want. That same Bloomberg output could include companies some of my colleagues would classify as tech companies so relevant for multiple people. No way to see what was done last week or changes made to the chart / table output from one person to another besides new versions of the same excel file (but still no way to see the logs)

Long winded description but hopefully helps describe how important excel is but there is still room to grow.