Why your Access and Excel databases are holding your team back (and what you can do about it today)
Why your Access and Excel databases are holding your team back (and what you can do about it today)
Traditional databases struggle to handle large volumes of data efficiently, are difficult to adapt, and costly to maintain. This can slow down business processes and create inefficiencies. Modern solutions are needed to address these challenges, boosting both efficiency and security.
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Many organizations still rely on Access or Excel databases to manage their business processes. While these tools have been reliable for years, more and more companies are running into their limitations. Do you find yourself struggling daily with slow files, error-prone data, limited integrations with other software, or the inability to collaborate with colleagues simultaneously? Then it’s time to consider a modern approach.
In this blog post, we’ll discuss the challenges of traditional databases and show how Power Apps and Dataverse can future-proof your organization.
The challenges of Access and Excel
- Scalability and performance
Access and Excel are great for small datasets and individual users, but as the number of users or the amount of data grows, problems arise. Large files become slow, reports freeze, and real-time insights are hard to achieve. This can cause frustration within your team and delays in your business processes.
- Collaboration and version control
In many organizations, Access/Excel files are emailed back and forth or shared via network drives.
This results in:
• Version conflicts: who’s working on the latest version?
• Duplicate entries and human errors
• Limited oversight for managers and executives
• Limited multi-user support: working simultaneously in a single file or Access database is far from ideal; this can cause delays or even database corruption.
Access provides a bit more structure, but it still remains diff
