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Sharing and updating an ACCESS database on the cloud
I have implemented an ACCESS database. I would like to store it on the cloud so my colleagues can access it simultaneously. Some of them may be updating some data while others will look for certain r...
Thanks. That's actually the method I prefer, and which I often used for clients when I was still working. The only thing I'd want to clarify is whether the term "in the cloud" means the same thing for everyone and whether this approach is what is often meant. I think you are right in that most people say "in the cloud", but really mean that they can have users located in many different places, as you described.
A quick related question related to our previous subject :
If the user is subscribed to Microsoft Office 365 to be able to use the cloud ACCESS file, does he/she needs MS-Office to be installed on his local PC ?
If the user is subscribed to Microsoft Office 365 to be able to use the cloud ACCESS file, does he/she needs MS-Office to be installed on his local PC ?
- Access runs ONLY on a desktop computer. It is part of most versions of MS 365, but not all. I would imagine that a business would have a version that includes it. It is installed, however, onto the local PC to run the Front End.