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Peter Burgess
[newtech-1] Database Application Platforms
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David Rogelberg
Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 5:29 PM
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I have a client who will be collecting information from about 200,000 businesses, and assembling the data into a database. The process starts with an electronic contract, and then depending on the size of their customer, they need to capture anywhere from a single piece of data all the way through developing a detailed profile and business history. They need to create all sorts of reports, and ideally the database will be smart enough to help with business process rather than just act like a gigantic spreadsheet.
We spoke to a Solve360 consultant who didn’t think it would handle the job. I’m looking at QuickBase and the Salesforce.com platform as alternatives. Does anyone have experience with these platforms? Any recommendations for which one is better? Are there other products that I should be checking out based on what I said above?
Thanks in advance for any help or insights you can provide.
All the best,
David
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Peter Bell
Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 6:18 PM
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Generally I'd recommend using a programming language to handle the business process - not a 'database'. There are certainly plenty of apps built on salesforce and this sounds like the kind of app that could be a good fit for that, but then you're limited to a single provider (salesforce) and a relatively small number of specialized consultants.
I'd just use mongodb or postgres and write a python or ruby app. The flexible schema in mongo in nice, but ad-hoc reporting will be easier in a relational db.
Write up some user stories for what needs to be done, talk with some python, ruby and salesforce developers , find someone you trust to code it and then follow their recommendations in terms of the tech stack.
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ed potter
Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 7:38 AM
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Just slam something on Heroku in ROR and Bootstrap. They have a dozen DBs to pick from. You can spin out more instances if you need to. You could handle millions of business's. 250K is just a drop in the bucket. And probably do it for close to nothing.
What has happened in the last 3 years, things that used to take weeks to crank out, now you can do in a weekend. It just happened.
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Andy
Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 10:55 AM
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*yawn*
Ed, anyone with the skillset could do this stuff in a weekend years ago. They just have a wider toolset to choose from now, and the barrier to entry has been lowered so that those without higher level engineering skills could attempt to play the game.
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