Database Design
Database Design facilities can enable businesses and organisations to develop greater automation: increasing business efficiency so that other important areas of the business can be attended to, and also, to effectively organise important business records or related information in a way that can be easily accessed, summarised and interpreted.
UKDS provide total flexibility in terms of database design - the development process is essentially "Client driven". Comprehensive and detailed analysis of the business needs, Preparation of a design specifications, Initial design concept, Database programming, Database testing/validation, Client support, Client site installation and of course extensive Database Developer & Client communication.
Databases are a useful tool for entering and storing data, which can then be retrieved at any given moment. There are many benefits of having an automated database system:
- Customer Details Database e.g. contact data for advertising/circulation of new business information - summary reports quickly available
- Guest/Visitor Database - hotels, guest houses, B&B's manage their guest information more effectively - room availability, booking etc.
- Business Sales Database - complex formulas need not be a problem - the database will automatically calculate repetitive calculations
- Database Inventory - record keeping of stock items and their availability to the consumer/client
- Searchable Database - enables the user to search on specific criteria and locate the information of interest quickly
- Appointment Database - keep track of all client appointments and their contact information
- Confidential information Database - security based system required to store sensitive results/information
- Supplier Information Database - suppliers / status of order / contact information
- Database Directory of employee skills / qualifications / specialist knowledge
- Marketing Database - used to store information regarding company products currently available on the market
- Database Library - document company contacts i.e. marketing / sales / key contacts
- Business Tracking Database - sophisticated graphs can be generated quickly and easily
- Booking Information Database - Input booking information e.g. hotels, appointment keeping, club membership details