Today, I started a temporary position at the US Export/Import Bank. They're a government agency that provides loans and other financing servies to small exporters and importers who can't get funds from their local banks.
They put me to work cleaning up the database of their marketing division, which sends out direct mail, faxes, and e-mails, among other things. Besides being poorly organized, etc., there's a serious flaw: they're using MS Access 2000 to manage over 350K records. While speaking with my boss, she mentioned that they were looking to go away from Access, as it crashed regularly and had major trouble handling that big of a load. They were particularly concerned, since the database is projected to grow to 1 million records in the next year or two. I mentioned MySQL as a possible solution, explained the concept of open-source software, and got her intrigued. I'm very much uncertain about how to take the next step, though. I'd like to be able to present her with a good sales pitch for MySQL, but I don't really know enough about it to make one up (I'm still very much a newbie to it, though I do like it so far). Since I'm sure this sort of thing has come up before, I'm wondering if you can point me to any good resources, particularly as they might relate to the US Gov't, banks, or direct mailing agencies. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. Alex Kirk --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
