FAQ About Inonde’s Business In A Box
Q. I already have a database but it doesn't meet my needs. Can you migrate my data to a new Quintify database?
Yes! Most businesses that have been around for a while already have data in legacy systems, databases, and/or spreadsheets, and we've done data migration for many of our clients. (Ask us about the massive AS400 system migration we did! If we can do that, we can do what you need done.) Specifically, we have no trouble at all migrating data from MS Access and other common databases, MS Excel and other spreadsheets (and any data that can be exported into spreadsheet format), SugarCRM, Quickbooks, ACT, and other systems. We can migrate your data.
Q. Can I import my Excel spreadsheets into a Quintify database?
Why Inonde?
We've built a database generator that allows us to quickly build very powerful, extremely customized systems that would typically take a team of programmers many, many months to complete. We can often have you up and running on the intial release of your new database in less than a week, with plenty opportunity of for revision and tweaking once you and your team have had a chance to use it some. And your system will grow with you -- we can easily and quickly add new functionality whenever the need arises.
You know you need a database when...
you have people in multiple locations and are trying to get much of anything done that requires coordination of effort
two different people end up doing the same task
you've got an engineering spec in front of you, but you're not sure if it's the latest version
you are behind in shipping orders, and you're not sure why
you'd like to test some marketing promotions but don't have a way to track response
you're trying to run your business on Microsoft Excel (and sticky notes)
you're paying someone to file and fetch customer folders
Ten Things to Look for in a Database
multiple users, each with needs-based permissions; ability to have people in multiple locations
web-based, can access from anywhere - in today's world there's no reason you can't access your business's database from anywhere - heck in on things while on vacation in Hawaii
security (logins, role-based permissions, an established platform, things that need to be encrypted are encrypted, capability to open up part of your database to customers or vendors while restricting their access to everything else)
Eight key benefits of having a great database
A database can reduce lots of complexity (flailing and endless spinning of wheels) in a business -- the status of everything is no longer unknown or known only to a few. With a good database, all of your business's key info is in one and only one place, meaning that no one has to wonder if what they're looking at is the latest, most up-to-date info, or if the info they are seeking might be found if they look hard and long enough.
With a good database, everyone knows where to find the information they need at the moment they need it.
Three Main Ways Small Businesses Use Databases
Three Main Ways Small Businesses Use Databases:
Process management (transactional database) e.g. multi-step order fulfillment
A place to store important info (information store / data warehouse) e.g. customer contact info and order history