With the database I need made, there will be several variables and it will include matching a client to another client.

How much would this run?

Thanks,
Miles

 

Seeing as how i took an intro to management and information systems course, and i'm now an expert on this sort of thing.
It really depends what u want from the database, u could make one yourself on access if its simple enough

how many variables?

how many users?

what kind of controls do you want on it?

security?

does it have to conform with any other processes?

will you have to buy new software/licensing for it?

is it already made or does it have to be created new?

so many variables... your looking at massive amount of bank.. 5g-millions depending on what you want.

 

Given the brevity of your expressed needs of this database, this is a difficult question to answer. Can you expound a bit? From your description, a simple Microsoft Access program would work...

 

we just hired a programmer at my agency..I can ask him, but I am sure he will need a lot more details.

 

Agreed there's no way to answer with the "scope" you provided. If you're looking at building a simple offline tool for CS, or sales tracking/management or the like, it's something that could easily be put together in MS Access. I've modeled systems as simple as a few web content items, to as complex as the backend of a major lending company dealing with 100's of transactions a second, but I couldn't even take a shot at the effort involved.

If you're talking about wrapping it in a slightly more robust UI, or deploying online, etc., that adds to the cost. Also the source of the existing data - I've had clients come to me with 10,000 scanned documents telling me that's how the data will originate Obviously a structured, digital format is infinitely better.

I've also noted that for simple systems, the data manipulation built into a tool like MS Excel is often all that's needed. We typically provide export-to-XLS functions in our major apps because most people are comfortable doing simple data analytics in a spreadsheet.

Sounds like there's a few folks here (myself included) willing to give you a hand if you provide a little more detail

 

The information you provided cannot possibly be used to form a monentary quote or even estimate. By "matching a client to another client" do you mean creating relationships in which clients within a database can be compared/joined/matched to each other? We need more information, I am a programmer and database developer so I might be able to help if you elaborate.

 

I think he wants to have a dating database for a website. Why else would he match one client with another?

 

oh, haha...when i read client i read it as in a way that a browser is a client. or some other frontend.

i agree with the other posts...need much more information to help you out. if it is just holding client (people) information, it should be pretty simple. the setup you are running will also dictate what you use.

i am new to web stuff, but i prefer ms sql server (2008 has intellisense, pretty sweet). if you guys aren't using windows, then probably mysql. you can do it for free or very close to it.

 

Thanks for the replies. Sorry, I'm starting the company so I didn't want to give any more details online than necessary. I have filed for a patent on what I'm planning and have obtained a business license.

The database needed most resembles that of autotrader.com. Variables for common interest, an unlimited amount of users (of course it would have to grow first), a registration page, email notifications, a user interface for updates and profile.

What am I looking at?

 

you're looking at calling up some IT consulting companies and spending a buttload of money, to put it shortly. put together an actual real statement of work, get some real requirements, and get proposals from actual companies. we here on the internet have some IT background (speaking for myself and based on the other replies) but what you're talking about will require lots of meetings and paperwork and actual requirements to get a useful time and money estimate. which you'll then end up going overbudget on... and will be delivered late... just kidding. you could get lucky.

some things that might help you get a better response:
1. how many users are we talking about (unlimited??? are you actually going to rival.. say.. google.. ?)
2. how much data associated with each user
3. how will the user interface be accessed (web i'm assuming)
4. how are you planning to implement security
5. any idea of how extensive the website will be in terms of # of pages

also what you're talking about is not just a 'database' it's a web based application in addition to a database. you'll need hosting for the web app as well as someplace to keep your database, you'll need backups... i assume you've thought of this, but probably you'll need to contact some hosting sites unless you want to deal with setting up the servers yourself. if you want your site to look good as well as be functional you'll need a graphic designer probably...

sorry for the rambling post, but you didn't give us much to go on