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Converting MS Access to SQL Server

Have you outgrown MS Access?  Is Access slowing down with more users, or is your data getting so big that Access simply won't handle it efficiently anymore?  

If you need help converting (upsizing) your Access project to SQL Server, Competent Computer Business Solutions can help you!!

Access is great for small projects with just a few users (up to about 10 workstations).  It is a very good platform for the initial development of many system.  However, the strengths of Access begin to diminish when the business information stored within it becomes more sizeable and critical.  For example, a small Access application used by customer service representatives was more than sufficient for internal use.  But when the company grew, became clear that a more robust and secure database solution was in order.

Microsoft's SQL Server is a perfect choice for such an application.  This flagship relational database product was designed to handle the data administration and rigorous workload balancing required by an internet program.

  • Avoiding Cost Traps

    Usually, it is not necessary to re-write the whole system.  This is an unnecessary and costly trap that inexperienced developers may fall into.  Competent Computer can help you avoid complete rewrites by carefully analyzing and planning throughout the application development process itself, something that Competent Computer does not take lightly.  We feel it is in integral component of the value goal that we set for all of our projects. For some systems, the Access user interface was simply pointed to the new home location of the shared data, which is now on a "SQL Server" computer, dedicated to safe-guarding and distributing the business and warrantee information as needed.

    Competent Computer's expertise in creating and maintaining business applications using SQL Server means that we help our customers from the begin to the end.  Since we specialize in both data solutions and simple yet efficient user interfaces, your information system will be constructed well from the bottom up.  We are also able to inject new life into existing systems, by way of effective database and program optimizations.

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