Hi
Rick Lipkin wrote:Armando
I like to use MS Access for local and small network applications using ADO .. and you can use ADO for Oracle as well .. but my choice of an ( ado ) Enterprise database would be Microsoft Sql Server which is free up to a certain number of users ..
I am NOT a Cloud person .. and when a Customer comes into our Computer shop we have a sign on the wall that says:
The definition of "The Cloud" is basically someone elses computer ... I ask people what their definition of "the cloud" is ?? and I get the usual responce like "It is just OUT THERE" .. and here is my explaination .. The Cloud is just a data center somewhere ... and there are people that manage that data .. and those people have access to all that data .. so I tell people .. "Would you put you usename and password to your bank account ON SOMEONE ELSES Computer ? and the usual responce is "Hell no"
Forgive me ... I tell Organizations that if you have any local development .. "KEEP IT BEHIND YOUR FIREWALL" ... all you have to do is go to BleepingComputer.com which just today posted this and many more Security internet hacks :
SECURITY
Water services giant Veolia North America hit by ransomware attack
Veolia North America, a subsidiary of transnational conglomerate Veolia, disclosed a ransomware attack that impacted systems part of its Municipal Water division and disrupted its bill payment systems.
MySql, Oracle and MS Sql Servers are ALL good choices for local applications .. just beware of the cloud and even if users need internet access ... in a Corporate environment .. you can always use a VPN to connect remote users .. however if you are creating a commercial app to be presented on the Internet .. JUST BEWARE!!!! There is lots of EVIL out there and I sure do not want to be the next internet "Hack"
Rick Lipkin
Rick as always, your reflections are interesting, but you must also keep in mind that this vision makes you lock yourself in your local environment. I completely agree that the cloud, the web, ... are very dangerous scenarios, but it is for this reason that we have to learn much more than before.
You have your banking details outside your local area, when you buy on Amazon, when you interact with your government pages,… and yes, The definition of "The Cloud" is basically someone else's computer...
It is for this reason that it is important to make sure how protected the system is and to whom you report your data, but... more and more clients want to interact with your system with their smartphone, tablet, web and we cannot hide behind your firewall
Nice weekend.
C.