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Custom Access Databases
For many years, we've been hearing that companies
use spreadsheets to collect, track and report data. Let's be clear; a
spreadsheet is designed to allow the user to alter one variable and see
the effect on calculations. If you're doing cost accounting projections
or budgets, the spreadsheet is the correct tool. However, if you're
collecting and analyzing large amounts of data, tracking employees, or
cataloging your baseball card collection, the database is the correct
tool.
Many people think of databases as glorified spreadsheets. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Unfortunately, databases are often misused and as such, are under-used. We've even run across companies who won't use databases because they had a bad experience with a developer who didn't know the secret to access databases and were limited in what they could accomplish. What's the secret? A strong knowledge of visual basic (VB). Without VB, you are limited in what is possible.
Distynct Solutions has one of the premier VB programmers on the planet. There is literally nothing that can't be done in an access database. In fact, we've often created side access databases into which data from enterprise software (such as SAP) is exported in order to create more meaningful reports than are available with the enterprise software.
So why spend money on a custom database when there are a myriad of programs you can purchase off the shelf for significantly less? It's very simple. The off the shelf programs won't do exactly what you want them to do. You'll only use 25% of the features and most of those will be in the format they were created for their original customer's business, not your business. Yes. you read that correctly. Off the shelf software generally (not always) started out as a project for a specific end use that the developer hoped with some slight changes would be marketable and a good fit for other customers. But they rarely are. That's because your business is your business. Do you want your software to dictate how you run your business or do you want your software to help you run your business? Only custom software can truly help you run your business and measure the metrics you decide are right for you. If you're looking for a custom program to store, analyze and report important data, an custom Access database is the solution, and Distynct Solutions can help you create it.
Find out more about Distynct Solutions Databases by contacting us today!