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Microsoft Access is
the most widely used database system in the
world. More then 40 million companies
use it. When correctly used, Access offers an
excellent alternative for the bigger database
systems like Oracle, DB2 or SQL Server.
Microsoft Access solves many database problems
but not all and neither do other tools. What
Access offers is the
best solution for its range of
capabilities. As the most
popular database product in the world, Access
clearly dominates one of the most important
segments of the database world.
A huge number of database needs are solved
completely by Access. Access is simply the best at what
it does.
Financially, it comes down to how much it costs
to build database applications in Access vs.
other platforms and the tradeoffs. Access
applications are inherently cheaper to build
than more sophisticated platforms. .
As a RAD (Rapid Application
Developpement) tool, the use of Microsoft
Access helps
reduce development costs and
time and you don't need a big
team of technician to take care of the
database. Just make periodic backups like for
any other database system.
For some persuasive arguments on why
Access is "right sized" for a lot of jobs,
read the white paper "Database Evolution:
Microsoft Access Within an Organization’s
Database Strategy" by Luke Chung,
president of FMS, Inc.
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