Database Design

Corectech has a team of database specialists who can analyze the sources and uses of your information and design a solid foundation for your information management needs. Database architecture is critical to being able to get what you want into the database and in turn to provide the output you need to manage your business processes and to support your decision making processes.

Our database developers can work with existing databases and facilitate database conversions from one tool to another. We are experienced with systems integration to allow multiple sources of data to be consolidated or to allow multiple databases to remain in synch with each other.

Many databases actually start off as a spreadsheet and in most cases the client outgrows the capabilities of the spreadsheet pretty quickly. Spreadsheets are a great tool for working with a set of records for analysis and reporting. Tools like MS Excel have powerful calculation and analysis functions built in. MS Excel has also has very professional graphing and presentation capabilities. Our programmers have experience with advanced tools like Crystal Reports for custom report creation and training.

When you need the ability to:

   - Input vast amounts of data one record at a time;
   - Error trap the data to prevent data entry errors;
   - Have multiple users access information concurrently;
   - Manage multiple sets of related records;

you need a well designed database.

A well designed database starts with ensuring that all of the related pieces of data are identified and organized into record sets with the correct relationships in place. It has an interface which allows for accurate data entry and easy retrieval of information. The main reason client’s use a database is for the reports it provides or value it adds through the processing of the information into knowledge.

At the core of most custom software application is a database. A typical business has some form of quotation process and if a quote is successful a Job or Work Order is generated, followed by cost accumulation for time and materials and finally invoicing to the client. Each step in the process can be an opportunity to manage the information in a database versus a paper based or spreadsheet system. It makes it much more efficient to retrieve and analyze the data and can also facilitate a more professional presentation of a Quote and Invoice document.

Corectech has created and implemented systems like this as an end to end solution and as components integrated to other third party solutions. If you have questions about what benefits you can expect from this type of system please contact us by email at: info@corectech.com or by Toll Free Phone at: 1-866-410-8961.