Tag Archives: Database

Why a spreadsheet isn’t a database

By Kathy Bragg | Published: May 13, 2009

When I discuss workflow and get told ‘and then we type it into this spreadsheet’, I worry. Spreadsheets do have their uses, and when used appropriately are a fantastic way to display or manipulate data. What they are not, is a database.
Unfortunately, a spreadsheet is a quick and dirty way of routing round system limitations, [...]

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Don’t knock MSAccess

By Kathy Bragg | Published: March 28, 2009

An Access developer’s approach to dealing with the use of Access in the workplace. Encourage, mentor, assist but never support the application!

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