We have some windows based software we run on a desktop PC for our customer database, I now need to access this customer database software from 3 computers in our office so what is the best way of accessing this software from all computers ? All computers are connected to a
24 port switch to access the internet so could we connected a NAS drive to the switch and install the software on the NAS drive or is there a better solutions ?
Hi Chris,
in order to answer your questions you will need to clarify a few things:
1. What opreating system ifrunning on the computers? Especially the one with the database installed.
2. What software are you using (custom made, Excel, etc.)?
3. What database format is beeing used (SQL, Btrieve, FoxPro, Excel spread sheet, Access)?
4. Do you plan to access the
The NAS drive is only a kind of storage device with no real computer intelligence. If your database is just an excel file, the the opening one of your PC's for sharing over the network will be sufficient. If your database is actually a software, then you will need to find out if the program can be run in a multi-user environment and if so, the software probably needs to be installed on all PC's.