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as a business professional i would use a database when my data started getting really complex and messy and if i started to collect a lot of integrated records. Different sets of data that correlate needs a database.
i would use a spreadsheet when i only had one thing to keep track of that wasn’t related to a bunch of other data.
i would use a personal DBMS, like Access, if there was a problem with my database by itself, or if i was having a really hard time keeping track of my data. Having a program to follow, like Access, make keeping track of your data a lot easier.
enterprise DBMS products process large organizational and workgroup databases. a problem that would need an enterprise dbms would be if there were a lot of users that needed to contribute data to the database, and they were all contributing at different times and different places. an enterprise dbms would help a lot with this problem.
you could get by with forms, reports, and queries if you only a few different sets of data that were related and only a basic dmbs was required. if the tasks that you are doing don’t require special applications, then you can get by with forms, reports, and queries.
you would have to hire someone to develop a database when or if you have unique requirement that need to be met. application programs process logic that is specific to a given business need. application programs also enable database processing over the internet.
CAREER ASSIGNMENT– databases for business
one of the databases i found was netsuite.com which is the worlds #1 on-demand business software– so they claim. it includes CRMS, ecommerce, and accounting/ERP.
i also click on links to Cornell Libraries The Johnson School and the Penn State Library databases. I took a look at all of there databases and click on a few. The most interesting link that i clicked on was a link called Benefits of databases-business link. It was pretty interesting. Here is the introduction on the cite: INTRODUCTION– “The gathering, processing and use of information relating to the operations of a business are vital to its success. Even something as simple as a customer mailing list needs to be managed appropriately if it is to be kept up to date and accurate. Therefore, any tools or applications that can make the tasks involved easier and more efficient need to be given serious consideration.
The database is one of the cornerstones of information technology, and its ability to organise, process and manage information in a structured and controlled manner is key to many aspects of modern business efficiency.” good stuff.
job opportunities in this area could be a business database manager or secretary. a business database designer, possibly. you also have to know how to use a spreadsheet and a database if you are an accountant for sure. There are a lot of things that need to kept track of in that profession.
I could use this information as a competitive advantage over other job applicant, by informing the ones hiring me that they wouldn’t have to spend any extra time or money training me how to use a database or IS skills because i already had them and I could start the job right away. It would actually save them time and money, which are extremely valuable- especially in the American culture, if they hired me. I think that that would get them.
i could use a database to obtain the contact information of those professionals that are active in the business field and ask them about their job and what they are required to do and if there are any new programs or databases that i need to learn how to use. Then i could prepare myself for the job, before they even interviewed me and i would have a head start on the other applicants.
* Ha! not going to lie– i had to look up ancillary 
anyway– some ancillary benefits that i might accrue if i did this was knowledge and knowledge is power. i would also know the contact information of professionals in my field and i could increase my network, which is also a very nice benefit.
