What is best for your company? The effectiveness of your company's systems and software is a major component of what is keeping your business competitive.If you are ready to improve your business systems, which route should you go down?Will your busin ...
Bespoke Software vs Off The Shelf Software
What is Bespoke Software? Bespoke software is software designed specifically for your business. This kind of Custom Software Development used to be only affordable by large multi-nationals and plcs. Fortunately, this is no longer the case. Modern ...
Which is better? Bespoke or Off-The-Shelf software
The obvious answer is bespoke software. And, it is the correct answer. It is the same question as asking whether tailor-made clothes fit better than 'off-the-peg'. Again, the obvious answer is the correct one. Tailored clothers fit better. At least, ...
Spreadsheet or a database? The rule of thumb…
When you have a new business requirement or process, e.g. Quoting, should you use a spreadsheet or a database? It is not always obvious. People sometimes use the words 'spreadsheet' and 'database' interchangeably which does not help. A spreadshee ...
What Is Microsoft Access?
Microsoft Access is the Business Software Design and Database element of Microsoft Office 365. It cleverly combines a rapid-development graphic user interface with can combine its own database engine or with other databases, e.g. SQL server. It ...
Is Access Database Multi-User?
Microsoft Access is a multi-user program. Multiple members of your team can log in at the same time and share data. Here at Working Data we have 15+ years of Bespoke Database development using a wide range of platforms, including MS Acc ...
Is Access Database Free?
Yes and No! There are two version of Microsoft Access. The full version allows your developer to make design changes and program code. Then there is a free version called 'Runtime'. It allows a user to run the system that their developer has made. ...
Why ask your team to struggle on with spreadsheets?
Is it the best use of their time? Is it the best use of your company's resources? Could your team members be bringing more value to your business by concentrating on other tasks? When your company was young and uncertain, it made sense to muddle thro ...
