How to Choose a Database Workshop

Last week's workshop was a great success. Over 30 people from across the region attended the session that was held in Community Base in Brighton.
Mark Walker provided an introduction to the key issues when choosing a database, and 13 suppliers were on hand to show their products and talk to delegates about their needs.
Some of the key points made were:

• the person taking a lead needs to be a senior manager, not a techie
• a technical person can help with the detailed discussions, and could be a volunteer
• be very clear about your requirements from the start
• talk to lots of suppliers and ask to test their productsremember that the reporting may be the most important requirement - it needs to be easy to get informatioin out, not just easy to put it in.

A copy of the presentation is available from the SCIP website.
Given the success of the session it is likely to be repeated during the summer - please contact Mark Walker at SCIP if you would like to told when this happens.