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It's been far too long since I've put finger on keyboard to continue with providing drops of hopefully useful information about databases. My excuse: busy, busy, busy bee! And there appears no end in sight until early September 2006. Until then, please do email me if you have any questions that you think I can help you with. I love taking a moment or two out of my wall-to-wall schedule and be of

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I hope that my last article, "What EXACTLY is a database?" has been helpful in clarifying the term database and database management system (DBMS), and we are now ready to look at a few database mangement systems on the market. When choosing a few issues need to be considered. One is the potential growth of the database, how it is to be used, whether it is to be desktop based or web based, and how

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OK, so maybe the database question is not exactly going to enliven your next party.....but....whenever I speak with clients or friends about databases, it is clear that there is plenty of confusion about the term "database". However, there is a grain or two of truth in whatever defintion you might encounter when talking about what might constitute a database. Some will say that a database is, "an

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The answer to that question is: if not now then as your business grows you will definitely need a database to manage the variety of information that is part of your every day business processes. Some examples of databases that I have been asked to develop are: * A web based product ordering system to assist client customers around the world to order their own stocks of a product and track the

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The goal for this blog is essentially a place for me to talk about databases and their use and abuse in the small business environment.Over the coming months I will cover the following topics:1. Why use a database?2. Build or Buy a database?3. FileMaker or Access or ...?4. Do I need a database for my website? If so, how do I used it?5. Introduction to Database design.I welcome topic suggestions!

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