Database Design, Development, and Security


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database design, development, and security

A properly designed database will maximize data integrity, speed data retrieval, simplify ad-hoc querying and reporting, and provide years of responsive, reliable service. Database design is as much an art as it is a science, and—as with any development project—should only be undertaken with not only a thorough understanding of the objectives for the database itself, but also with a complete understanding of the business and its existing information management infrastructure.

If you and your staff are working with an improperly designed database, you're no doubt struggling with application performance and/or data integrity issues. Remember also that a poorly tuned database—even if properly designed—can exhibit some of the same symptoms of a poorly designed one: lengthy query response and data update times, including the increased likelihood of “timeout” errors.

Beyond performance and integrity issues related to poor design, however, is the critical issue of data security. However unfortunate, poorly designed databases are highly vulnerable to security threats—internal, and depending upon the security of your IT infrastructure overall, quite possibly external as well. And while the costs of dealing with performance and integrity issues on a day-to-day basis are not always easy to quantify (they of course negatively affect your bottom line nonetheless), an insecure database that is subsequently compromised could threaten your business itself.

Our team has been designing and optimizing databases and securing data for many years, and we don't like to see a poorly designed database chewing up profits and putting data at risk. Call us, and we'll happily provide a no obligation review of your existing database system(s) and let you know if we uncover any areas that need your attention.

Contact us to find out more. We have offices in Ann Arbor and Royal Oak, and we serve all of Detroit and Southeastern Michigan.