At 2:23 AM +0000 11/1/01, Alex Kirk wrote: >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
This might help you make your case (something I wrote). Migrating from Microsoft Access to MySQL: http://www.nusphere.com/products/access2mysql.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
