IT Innovations will always recommend the best technologies
to use for your project.
In addition, if you have existing technology that
you want to integrate your solution with, then we will be able to suggest cost effective
ways of achieving this before developing the software solutions.
Web Site or Web Application?
Web Sites have limited functionality and are primarily used for
publicising your presence on the Internet. Businesses have an unlimited chance
of getting enquiries from across the globe simply by having a website designed,
optimised and hosted.
Web Applications however provide you with a blank canvas.
You can create anything from a simple online shop selling items from your small business, or complete solutions integrating the very latest technologies such as
SMS Text Messages, Complex Emailing, Databases
and E-Commerce systems.
Database Server, Access Database or Excel Spreadsheet?
The type of format your data is stored in totally depends on a number
of key factors, such as the following:-
How many users need access to the data
How much data is going to be stored (the typical size of documents)
What data is going to be stored (images, documents, spreadsheets)
Dedicated Database Servers will provide you with the best and most
efficient vehicle for storing and delivering data to your Web Application.
Large databases can be stored and maintained by the server, which gives you peace
of mind to know that your data is always online and kept error free.
Access Databases are primarily used for internal applications and
support a relatively high number of users at the same time. The only issue
lies with maintenance of the database files themselves. Scheduled offline
optimisation and compaction of the databases on a regular basis is critical to keeping
the system running.
Excel Spreadsheets are common among the workplace, offering quick
data entry, reporting, charting and connecting and linking with other data sources.
However, using such files as the data source in a web application is not recommended
due to the high risk of file corruption when reading/writing.
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