Databases are vital for almost every company in today's business world. Databases can help us track inventory, billing, pay roll, and much more. Without the use of databases, work will take longer to accomplish. A database system, such as Microsoft Access, would help increase the productivity of all users on the system. (Chapple, M., 2005) The need for databases is necessary of running business in my company. The databases we use hold all information about the …showed first 75 words of 667 total…

…showed last 75 words of 667 total…a third-party security system, such as a firewall, and anti-virus software, the customer information would be stolen and compromised. Microsoft access also has its flaws. It has improved over the years, but like SQL, it also has its security holes. Additionally, if Microsoft Access is running without SQL, it can only hold so much data before it has to be purged. Also, it will slow down and use up a lot of the workstation's resources.