ABOUT

We only do one thing now: help other businesses save considerable sums on overheads by developing bespoke database systems (custom software). From a tree surveyor using an iPad instead of a roll film camera and notepad, up to an international company turning over £14 million across 3 sites.

Martin Bridges (aka Databased.biz) originally traded as Animart Designs over 30 years ago as a design consultancy. Martin did the usual progression through project management, departmental management and company management. He’s even had ‘proper jobs’ (as his mum was wont to say). So he’s worked with/in/and for sole traders, partnerships, limited companies and PLCs. Covering many sectors – services, healthcare, finance, toy, education, manufacturing, retail, wholesale, importing and farming to name a few! His ability to transfer and apply the knowledge garnered from previous projects, businesses and sectors being one of the main benefits he consistently brings to new clients – along with developing their database system. He has become very experienced over the decades in business analysis, process mapping and workflows.

As projects became bigger, the amounts of data that needed moving around and co-ordinating also grew. Last century, pre computers, he automated procedures and improved systems. In those days they were called ‘forms’!…

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…In the early days of desktop computers (the 80s) spreadsheets were often used to track projects, customers, quotes, cash flows, projections, budgets, quantities etc.

As demands became more complicated, spreadsheets revealed their limitations. His first thought every morning became ‘There must be something better!?’. FileMaker relational database software was suggested. Thus he started to create bespoke CRM databases and hand written software solutions to cope with each project’s unique criteria. FileMaker was able to do everything he wanted. He found custom software does exactly what you want. It is more flexible, adaptable and useful/powerful than any spreadsheet which existed back in those days; and it’s still the case today!

An app automating just one task was often developed further to make a whole department run more efficiently by all staff using the one, central source of info. Whole business systems were often then developed when Directors appreciated the difference that a bespoke system could make. Animart Designs therefore specialised in custom software and morphed into dataBASED.biz.

Custom-written databases transform your business. It’s like appointing a new experienced office manager, who subsequently takes things to another level!

dataBASED.biz and now works closely with others who specialise in different IT disciplines: networks, cyber security, internet access, search engine optimisation, GDPR etc, as well as apps written in other code bases such as ASP, .net, PHP, SQL, JSON, JS, etc. The outcome? A holistic seamless IT system!

dataBASED.biz is a vetted Claris Partner (formerly the FileMaker Business Alliance), an association of approved database development consultants. Claris is a wholly owned by Apple. FileMaker has always been cross platform.

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