Advice to Ufanisi SoftTech Co. Ltd on Use of Database S/W

Advice to Ufanisi SoftTech Co. Ltd on Use of Database S/W

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Advice to Ufanisi SoftTech Co. Ltd on Use of Database S/W

The contemporary society is very dynamic due to the constantly changing trends in the field of information and communication technologies. Organizations and individuals who want to remain relevant have to adopt the technologies and change with the changing times. Ufanisi has the opportunity to get back the lost glory by adopting the available, unique software solutions. There are some few things that the company must do in order to optimize in the use of its corporate information resources.

The most fundamental starting point is ensuring that there is e-readiness on the part of the company management and staff. The company must do this by ensuring a creation of an electronic friendly environment that favors the use of the new software technologies. The database will be used by the company staff and they must get the necessary training to equip them with the relevant skills to make effective use of the technologies. Accordingly, the company has to consider training the staff to make them ready to use the technologies. This will also eliminate the possibility of resistance to change that rocks many organizations and prevent them from using the available technologies.

The management must fully invest in the software resources and think seriously about their future maintenance. They have to set aside adequate funds to procure both software and hardware resources. It is important to note that the software will run on a hardware platform. When the company thinks about the software, it must also focus on the accompanying hardware. The two must necessarily be compatible to avoid foreseeable failures that may deal the processes and functions of the company serious blows.

Having ensured that there is adequate hardware infrastructure, the company will embark on the acquisition of unique software that will address the current problems. Software selection is a challenging task. Installation may not be difficult as it is just a day’s or few days’ affair. However, the maintenance of the software may even be more challenging than the acquisition. The company, therefore, needs to have professionals to guide the process of selection and installation. Again, a decision must be made on whether to use an in-house system or buy one from the vendors. In making such a decision, the pros and cons of both must be carefully considered to avoid making avoidable mistakes that will render the system unusable. Building in-house database software may be time consuming and quite cumbersome and equally expensive, but it may respond quite well to the company needs. On the other hand, acquiring the software from the vendor is easy and does not consume much time or effort. However, it may not be in tune with .............