In addition, a database is an indispensable tool for assessing your business. For example, your customer's name and address might be on an order form and a spreadsheet. If you track this information manually, you have to update each record when customers move. A database provides a central repository. One address update covers all needs.
Databases organize information efficiently.
By keeping business details in one database, you can sort and search details at lightning speed. If your business tracks parts and suppliers, a query to find all suppliers selling widgets returns the answers with a click of the mouse. Try finding data this quickly by hand. Databases report on the state of your business. Query responses and reports give you answers to questions about your business.