ADL Consulting - database design

Databases can be both fantastically powerful, and depressingly useless! The key to good database design is not in the "beauty" of the data structures within, but rather in understanding correctly what the end user needs the database for, and designing a system that delivers on those needs.

The power and versatility of databases is often misunderstood. From simple contacts database to complex inventory and tracking databases, ADL Consulting will guide you through the design process, and involve you in the production to ensure that the end result is exactly what you want.

Sometimes databases need transferring to new systems, involving data-conversion or even redevelopment of existing systems. You can hold our hand as we take you through every step of the process, (if you are interested), and help you understand what is involved.

Client examples

• ECI, the European Construction Institute
  ADL Consulting transferred a dated, and limited Access database, and developed a powerful online version, delivering all of the functionality of the existing system with much more besides.
• The Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Loughborough Univesity
  ADL Consulting has developed both a bespoke online contacts management database system, and an admissions tracking system that works seemlessly with the University systems.
• WEDC, the Water Engineering Development Centre
  ADL Consulting developed all of the back-end systems for WEDC, including a conference management system, an admissions system for tracking students, a Distance Learning management system, and many others.