Suggest my a shared database solution

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Hello,

 

I am trying to build a Java Desktop client application for my organization. The current database is a an Excel file on our SharePoint. I want to use a shared database solution because I need data to be accessible for all of my team.

 

What are the recommended solutions for this?

Reading/writing to the SharePoint Excel file OR transforming the Excel file into a SQL database (with an option to export data to Excel file). If the second option is better, what libraries for java i need to use and what SQL database engines I need to use with SharePoint?

 

The client application will be a form entry with some customization.

 

Should I use MS SQL Server with SharePoint? Or I need to connect to the Excel file? 

 

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