With the advent of technology, many business organizations have invested in database system to automate their process and data processing. Vöckler (01) defines data system a term generally used to encapsulate all the factors that make up a database, database management system, and data model. He goes on to define a database as an organized pool of related information and data. This data and information is stored logically in the information and data structures within the database. A Database Management System is computer software whose main aim is to provide the interface between a database and its users. Database Management System can be divided in to two categories that include desktop databases and server databases.
While working in one of the IT business organization in one healthcare center in my home area, I gained a lot of with a Server Database Systems. The organization I was working for used a Server Database System. This is a very important system and very efficient. It helped the organization store its data and information in a safe way. The Server Database System was also be used to analyze data and give accurate results that can be relied on by an organization management team and other stakeholders when making important decisions. This was made possible by the fact that the Server Database System had various computer components (Allan 01). These components use computer software and programs that made it possible for the server to receive data, summarize it and thereafter analyze such data and information. In other words, this Server Database Systemse system could easily convert raw data into useful information.
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There are many challenges that the organizations IT professionals face when implementing the healthcare Server Database System. One major challenge they faced was ensuring that the Server Database System they were implementing suited the organization needs perfectly. Each organization has unique needs. For this reason, IT professionals implementing database in any organizations should ensure that the Server Database System being put in place could meet all these needs. Server Database System that does not meet an organization need is worthless and can lead to huge financial losses (Allan 01). Another major challenge people implementing database face is that they are supposed to come up with a database that the majority of the employees will be able to use without major challenges. For this reason, IT professionals implementing a Server Database System should ensure that the database they are implementing has all the functions needed and at the same time ensure it is user-friendly system.
Health care institutions such as the center I was working for employ the use of Server Database System enjoy many advantages that give them competitive edge over other healthcare institutions. One major advantage of Server Database System is that it saves time. Database stores and organizes data in a way it can be accessed in easily. This helps healthcare workers save time when retrieving data as they can do this in a very short time (Nicholas 01).
Another advantage of database is that they aid in communications. Large business organizations with more than one branch such as the health care facility I was working for can implement a central database that would be accessible to all employees. News and memos should be posted to this Server Database System making them available to all healthcare workers within the institutions quickly. This is a very effective communication. One can also argue that databases are more secure making it impossible for competitors and people with bad intention accessing important data of an organization (Nicholas 01).
Even though there has been Server Database System help people handle data and process it quickly, there still exists room for major improvements. One way to improve Server Database System is to ensure that they are much more secure (Nicholas 01). The rate of cyber attacks has been on the increase. Many of these attacks have been directed to business organizations databases. For the reason IT as a profession should come up with more secure Server Database System.
Work cited
Allan, Fisher. (2012). Choosing a Database for Your Organization:Desktop vs. Server Database Systems. Retrieved on 05 January 2013 from http://databases.about.com/od/administration/a/choosing_a_db.htm
Nicholas, Stephens. (2012). Server Database systems- Advantages & Disadvantages. Retrieved on 05 January 2013 from http://www.cl500.net/pros_cons.html
Vöckler, Jens-S. (1999). Database Implementation. Retrieved on 05 January 2013 from http://www.squid-cache.org/contrib/seafood/deliverable3.pdf
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