Microsoft Access database hosting – Your Access database online

 

Share your Microsoft Access database online application with colleagues in your office, in other offices, on the road, or anywhere in the world over the internet without forking out for expensive on site servers, complicated networks, VPNs or re-coding of your application.

Access database hosting from Your Office Anywhere provides you with an enterprise class hosted remote desktop server (terminal server) where you can run Microsoft Access online like a web database and make it available for all your colleagues to use at the same time, no matter where they are.

What’s more, because the only thing to install on their computers is a remote desktop client, which is available for most modern operating systems, your colleagues can use your hosted Access database on any device: Windows, Mac, iPad or Android.

It’s popular

Microsoft Access database hosting is one of our most popular services, we’ve supported hosted Access databases online since 2007 with customers from as far afield as Australia, India, US, and Canada all running their Access database online from our Manchester data centres.

We build it for you

Access is a great product for small business to easily develop their own database applications, and with MS Access database hosting it is now really easy to share Access database with no IT skills needed.   We will build the platform and support you all the way.   We can advise on the best way to architect your database to ensure great performance for the lowest licence cost.

How can I access my Access database from another computer?

The best way is to use a remote desktop service.  This is a Windows service that runs on servers that enables multiple users to connect to Access running on that server using remote control software. A hosted remote desktop service for Access is a managed service that lets you install Access on cloud hosted servers so lots of people can connect and use the Access application over the internet.  

What is the use of Microsoft Access database?

Microsoft Access is a database application that enables anyone to very quickly create simple and highly functional databases, and skilled developers to create very professional and robust applications. Microsoft Access is used by millions of companies worldwide as a cost effective way of creating bespoke line of business applications.  

Is Microsoft Access being phased out?

No, Microsoft have recently communicated that they are committed to Microsoft Access for the long term.  

Is Microsoft Access still relevant 2020?

Very much so.  There are no online or web based database applications that come close to the functionality and flexibility of Microsoft Access. Using a hosted remote desktop services enables Access to be run in the cloud to get the best of both worlds, the flexibility and scalability of cloud and the feature rich functionality of Access There are hundreds of thousands of Access developers around the globe which means that it is very easy to get support for an existing database application if a developer stops supporting it or retires.  

Does Microsoft Support Access database?

Yes, Microsoft support Access in exactly the same way as they do other Office applications.   There is also a vast community support base, great for getting hints on using code.  

Is there an online version of Microsoft Access?

Not in the same way that there is an online version of Word, Excel or Outlook.  However, using a Hosted Remote Desktop Service will enable you to run any Access database online.  

Is there a Mac version of Microsoft Access?

No, Microsoft don’t write a version of Access to run on Macs.  However, by running Access on a hosted remote desktop service you can connect to that using a Mac and run Access as if it was installed on your device.  

Is there a version of Microsoft Access for iOS, Android, iPad, or Google Chromebook?

No, Microsoft don’t write a version of Access to run on iOS or Android operating system.  However, by running Access on a hosted remote desktop service you can connect to that using any of these and run Access as if it was installed on your device.  

What is a web-based database?

A web-based database is just the same as running a desktop database application, like Microsoft Access, except that the application is running online on a cloud based hosted desktop service accessible over the web. The functionality and performance is the same.  

What is a database in hosting?

Database hosting is where the database is stored on a service providers hardware and accessed over the internet. Commonly this could be Access databases but also SQL Server Express or Standard databases, with the database applications running on the same hosted server or network on a hosted desktop.