In the context of Microsoft’s often repeated mantra of mobile first, cloud first, this makes very little sense, but there you have it. The dropping of Access 2016 from business subscriptions to Office 365 is disappointing to say the least.
This begs the inquiry “When did Microsoft Access become part of Microsoft Office?”
One common answer is, the success of the tool increased when it was included in Microsoft Office in 1995. The tool then became part of the Microsoft Office evolutionary pipeline with a requirement to get overhauled regularly in synchronization with the development of other Office components. This really took Access to the next level.
This is what we discovered. when a new version is ready, the front-end database is replaced without impacting the data database. Microsoft Access has two built-in utilities, Database Splitter and Linked Table Manager, to facilitate this architecture.
What is the latest version of MS Access?
Microsoft continued to develop the desktop database software, releasing Access 2019 in September 2018 as part of Office 2019 . Microsoft have a page where you can check which version of MS Access you are using.
Microsoft doesn’t have any plans to replace Microsoft Access while also planning to remove the application from Office 365. Therefore, Access users will need to look at alternative systems to run their desktop databases, such as Libre, and office base].
What is Microsoft Access?
Microsoft Access is a database management system (DBMS) from Microsoft that combines the relational Microsoft Jet Database Engine with a graphical user interface and software-development tools. It is a member of the Microsoft Office suite of applications, included in the Professional and higher editions.
What are the alternatives to Microsoft Access?
Ai (formerly Hyper. Base) from Hyper. Office is one of the original Microsoft Access alternatives and has a very similar structure while providing the benefit of cloud access.
My answer was access is the most advanced product in Microsoft Office and a huge productivity tool for information workers. As long as Excel for Widows remains, Access is the next level up for Excel users and developers. It’s also a very important front end for SQL Server databases on premise and in the cloud on Azure.
This of course begs the question “What are the benefits of using Microsoft Access?”
Even a novice Access developer can create simple databases quickly. The timesaving (a shorter Software Delivery Cycle) results in business requirements being met far sooner, for less expenditure, by more people .
Why is Microsoft Access so popular in the USA?
I look forward to assisting you today with your question and providing the best answer possible. Microsoft Access is popular in good part because of it being one of the applications in Microsoft’s Officesuite. It is often sold as part of an Office suite bundle.
So, why are access databases so popular?
Largely, we believe, Access databases are so popular because a skilled Ms Access developer can create a wide range of software functionality in a far shorter timeframe than any other development platform. Even a novice Access developer can create simple databases quickly.