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(Luke Chung) Over the past few years, there has been lots of confusion over the role of Access within an organization. Sitting between the power of Excel and client server databases, Access extends from simple end-user tasks to mission critical operations. This paper hopes to cover the issues surrounding Access, why it's become problematic in large organizations, where it's appropriate to be used, and where it's not. It also focuses on the overall principle that most Access applications that become mission critical did not start out that way, but evolved into that role. I believe that anticipating, rather than fighting the inevitable process of database evolution and natural selection, is the key to using Access effectively within an organization. |
