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Information tecchnologyy and infformationn systemms in bussiness

4.3 Databases

To storre large ammounts of raw data, itt is best to use a dataabase. This is especcially
true in circumstannces wheree two or mmore users share the informationn.

Advanntages D Disadvantaages

 TThe most important bbenefit   Requiires the usser to learn a
g gained by using a daatabase is new ssystem
tthe ease oof reportingg and
ssharing daata   Requiires a greaater investmment
in training and ssoftware
 Databasess require litttle or no
dduplicationn of data between   The innitial time aand cost off
informationn tables migrating all of tthe data into a
new ddatabase iss significannt
 Changes mmade to the data do
not corrupt the progrramming
(e.g. at thee cell level of a
sspreadsheeet where ccalculations
aare running)

 Databasess offer better securityy
tto restrict uusers fromm accessingg
privileged information, and fromm
c changing ccoded information in
tthe prograamming.

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