Preferred type of Data base?

[jeanne hansen]

I'm wondering, among the many people on our list, do some of you use data bases?  Which ones do you still use? Are spread sheets in Excel still good, or are they becoming obsolete?

Is it better to use Google format for handling tables of data??

Please let me know which you prefer, so I can estimate which one performs better and is the wave of the future.

 

Thanks!
Jeanne Hansen
824 Jacobson Ave
Madison, WI 53714
608-244-5094

[capitalb...@gmail.com]

We use Excel for many tasks (things that are computational/analysis oriented) and Access for database tasks(data management, complex queries and data reporting...such as for class registrations and shopping carts for ecommerce). I suspect more people would have/use/be familiar with some sort of spread sheet software and very few would have/use a database software...there is a some overlap in what the two types of software can do (filtering, sorting and querying to an extent) but they are different animals....if someone is sending you data what you end up using depends on how the data was created and delivered to you..... 

[Greg V]

Jeanne,

I imagine you do not have enough data to worry about this too much.
If you have into hundreds of megabytes of raw data, then the tune might change.

Stay with mainstream spreadsheets and you will be OK - Excel, Google tools, Microsoft free on-line tools, etc.
Whatever is free/cheap/already paid-for is plenty fine.
These are all capable of producing compatible data sets that easily can be moved back and forth, system to system.
Let someone else test the so-called "latest and greatest".
The "wave of the future" will be decided by Microsoft/Amazon/Google corporate offices anyways.
Don't bother guessing their minds.

Check back in 5 years and regroup.

PS: I do administer databases for living, so...

On Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 3:16:52 PM UTC-6, jeanne hansen wrote:

[morpho6]

Anyone who can predict the wave of the future would be a good person to know.  ...I use Access for some things but if spreadsheets can work for you, the very best in my opinion, is Excel, & I love all the tools it provides...  But the on-line Google spreadsheet tool is good for most people.  ... hope this helps some. ...

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[Jo Sommers]

It is better to stick with what works than get out there on the bleeding edge of software.  Excel is still fine after all these years.

On Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 3:16:52 PM UTC-6, jeanne hansen wrote:

[jeanne hansen]

Thank you to the people who gave me input on data bases.  It was helpful, and appreciated!

 

Thanks!
Jeanne Hansen
824 Jacobson Ave
Madison, WI 53714
608-244-5094

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