[Hidden-tech] MS Access Questions

[Jeff Brand]

Hi Adrienne,

A quick look at the PR sites for Access 2016 indicate no issues with 
backwards compatibility.
> For Access 2016, no existing features or functionality from previous 
> versions were deprecated in this release.

Everything *should* continue smoothly but I would definitely run through 
a test on a backup copy. I don't know much about their cloud offerings 
but as long as Access runs as a locally installed app, your current 
system should work as expected.

If you're concerned about forward compatibility, Microsoft SQL Server is 
the logical upgrade path to upgrade the data half of the split MDBs. 
There *are* quirks that will need development attention but a majority 
of the GUI should be able to remain as-is. This opens you up to cloud 
hosting options in the future, and other flexible front-end options.

I know that HIPAA compliance policies for email hosts are practically 
useless. With research and careful attention to security you may find it 
easier to maintain compliance for cloud-hosted data as well.

Best of luck.


On 11/20/2015 9:12 AM, Adrienne LaPierre wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I'm working with a small non-profit that is heavily reliant on a 
> (split) Access 2010 database.  They're now looking to upgrade a few of 
> their older computers but I'm confused about what the transition to 
> newer versions of MS Office (with lots of emphasis on web apps and 
> cloud services) will mean for the database.
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> For instance, this article (If you're looking at Office 365, and you 
> use Microsoft Access, look harder 
> <https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140625115126-4665957-if-you-re-looking-at-office-365-and-you-use-microsoft-access-look-harder>) is 
> pretty old but it did raise some questions for me that I haven't been 
> able to resolve.
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> Mostly I'm wondering if Access 2016 will be able to open and use the 
> existing database without needing to migrate anything to cloud 
> servers?  The database contains HIPAA-protected information...
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> Is it likely that the other users on the network who will still be 
> using Access 2010 after the transition will run into compatibility 
> problems on their end?  (i.e. should we upgrade everyone at once?)
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> Any info would be helpful.
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> Thanks!
> Adrienne
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