We specialise in developing bespoke Access databases, as well as enhancing existing databases.

The old adage ‘use the right tool for the right job’ can be applied to choosing technology – Excel is a brilliant tool when you need a spreadsheet.  However, when you need a database, trying to make Excel function as a database will end up taking more time and effort (and therefore cost) than using the right tool – Access.

Access may be the better choice if you:

• have relational data – i.e., customers and orders, orders and products, students and scores.
• have a large volume of data, which can result in your spreadsheets slowing down and becoming difficult to manage.
• need multiple users to be able to access data simultaneously.
• find yourself re-keying the same data into multiple spreadsheets.
• rely on external sources of data which need to be imported.

Users don’t need to be familiar wtih Access (or have any experience of it at all).  One of the key reasons for choosing Access is that user-friendly interfaces can be designed which address your specific business requirements.  Because of this, very little training is usually required, and lengthy documentation (which users rarely look at anyway) is not needed.  The user interface is a ‘safe layer’ between users and the data stored, and allows you more control over what can be edited.

Just some of the benefits of choosing to have your database built using Access:

• User-friendly interface designed to meet your specific business requirements.
• Multiple users can access data simultaneously.
• Consolidation of data – instead of multiple spreadsheets, storage of data can be centralised in one file.
• Flexibility – the interface can be changed to meet changing business needs without need for a complete re-design.
• Can be easily scaled up to store data in SQL Server should the volume of data grow.
• Easily integrated with other Office programs – for example, data can be easily exported to Excel or Word, and Outlook e-mails can be generated from the database at the click of a button.
• Repetitive tasks can be automated which saves time and reduces the risk of errors.

If you’d like to discuss how an Access database could help your business, please get in touch.