Comments on: The path to the best database

By: Larry

Larry — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:01:13 +0000

There is no lag time. Their product works.

By: Wes Trochlil

Wes Trochlil — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:27:39 +0000

Thanks, Larry, I’ll check them out.

By: Larry

Larry — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:09:30 +0000

Wes, you might want to add Community Force on your AMS Vendor list. They have the best product: http://www.communityforce.com/MembershipManagement.asp

By: Peter Brown

Peter Brown — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 23:41:27 +0000

Wes, a database is about keeping your data secure and hack-free. That is paramount. It has nothing to do with whether it is off the shelf or how well it integrates with Facebook. Simply put, you can’t use application and database interchangeably. There is not one AMS vendor in the database business. They are in the application business. I chuckle when I receive solicitation calls from AMS sales people saying “The true power of our solution is one unified database”. So your aplication will replace Microsoft Sequel or Oracle 11g ? Really!!!

By: Wes Trochlil

Wes Trochlil — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:53:55 +0000

Peter, you’re right, but I’m not sure I get your point. It doesn’t matter to the average user whether MSCRM is a database or an application. The article may have used the two terms interchangeably, but I think the overall points are still valid.

By: Peter Brown

Peter Brown — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:43:50 +0000

Wes an AMS is an application and not a database. Microsoft consdeers Microsoft CRM as an application and SQl as a database. Similarly, Oracle considers People Soft & Siebel as an application and Oracle 11g as a database. Point being, you still need to have a database even when you have an AMS.