Migrate From Microsoft Access to Microsoft SQL Server
SQL Server vs. Access Pros
* Huge Speed Improvements
* Data Security
* Ability to hold and manage near unlimited data
* Free Microsoft SQL Server version available - SQL Server Express, but has
some limitations
* SQL Server can hold virtually unlimited data, unlike Microsoft Access
SQL Server vs. Access Cons
* Greater technical ability needed to manage SQL Server than Access
* Non-Free version costs more than Access
* SQL Server does not include user accessible forms and screens for data
manipulation. These need to be provided separately. Most businesses prefer
using web page based systems built with
Microsoft ASP.NET.
Microsoft Access Disadvantages
Many businesses run important functions on Microsoft Access
applications. Given it's limitations, Microsoft Access applications can work fine. But
some problems and limitations can arise in using Microsoft Access applications, including:
* Database file size limited to a maximum of 2 gigabytes
* The very high security vulnerability of the Microsoft Access database file. Since all
users of the database need file access to the database file the following problems can happen:
: Employees tampering with data and changing it to their
benefit without oversight
: Employees sabotaging the database to where it will not work
anymore
: Employees opening and manipulating the Microsoft Access database and
mistakenly breaking it's screens and data handling
: Multiple mistaken or on purpose data or file manipulation
* Database queries can take much longer in Microsoft Access than
Microsoft SQL Server, especially on large datasets
SQL Server Advantages
Microsoft SQL Server is a database system, built from the ground
up, to provide the best system possible to manage your businesses' data. It
can search through millions of database rows in a matter of moments and give
you the answers you are looking for. It can be configured to provide as much
or as little security as your data requires. Additionally,
Microsoft SQL Server Stored
Procedures can perform multiple data lookups and processing at speeds
Microsoft Access is unable to get anywhere close to. Also,
Microsoft SQL Server Stored
Procedures can do many things which Microsoft Access is incapable of.

We here at C Solutions specialize in working with Microsoft SQL
Server databases. Our experience with it goes back to when it simply had a
command line interface back in the late nineties. We've helped countless
companies use SQL Server to harness their data and build systems to help
take their businesses to the next level. Contact
us now to let us help you make the step up from Microsoft Access to
Microsoft SQL Server.