Re: BI / Reporting tools -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: BI / Reporting tools
From: Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 12:12:40 -0600
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The main issue is who do you plan on giving database access to, how much
access do you want them to have to your data...

Good point, Jim. MS Excel might be viewed as an end-user reporting tool.
But do you want to open your database to that type of interface? Does
Jamal, really need a reporting tool? Or do they need a DBA? A guy who could
assist with building a data warehouse or SQL views?

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