Databases
Databases are at the heart of every successful website on the Internet today, even though you may think there is no need to use a database, even simple things such as contact details change from time to time and whenever there is something that might change it is usually best to employ a database to store that information.
Data driven websites use the inherent advantages of the Internet to the full and can enhance the level of service to an unprecedented degree. Websites can be integrated into in-house businesses systems to keep customers abreast of up-to-date information.
Factors which control the way a website is built and how effective it will be, can often depend on the quantity of information and how frequently it needs to be updated. By combining a sophisticated 'front-end' with a simpler and more accessible 'back-office' function, client organisations can use familiar software themselves, such as Excel and Access, to perform changes which then are dynamically linked to the main site.
This approach may appear more expensive at the outset but after only a few updates the total cost is quickly justified as the cost of changes drops dramatically. A website that allows end users to change the content using a basic content management system relies on a database to manage the changes, and the more complex the site the more essential the database becomes.
Colloquium have designed and developed hundreds of database systems over the years from simple asset management systems to multi-agency, multi-user cargo management systems and will be able to help you make the progression to a cost effective system.
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