Frequently Asked Questions

A database is software, something abstract - it cannot be seen. It is a way of storing information in a standard, strctured form, so that it may be used in a variety of ways - you can ask questions and the database will reply !
In practice, probably the best way to find out what a database is, is to use one on regular basis. If you use Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, Wordpress or some other networking or blogging site you are using a database. However, with those sites you have limited access to your own data, with no control over the functionality or how it changes over time.

On Netcells you start, manage and expand your own database, with standard tools, free in your User Zone, and, when you need it, we will create new tools especially for your particular needs.
The data you compile can be instantly used on your Blog and multiple sites, you have full access at any time, from any place.
Your information remains your property, you can take it with you if you choose to leave Netcells (if you were with us for less than 2 years there would be a nominal fee for extracting your data).

A database is one of the most useful things you can use a computer or your web site for.
It can very significantly improve your life and your business efficiency.
If you do not use it, don't forget, in today's global marketplace, you compete against people and businesses that do.

You might think you can use a database on your local computer, that might be so, but that data is locked in particular programs, which you have to buy, learn, upgrade, re-learn as they pile on more and more features you do not really need.
Your database on Netcells can be configured exactly as you or clients need it - no less and no more.
Your database on Netcells sits on a secure server and you access it via encrypted (HTTPS) connection. The information on your local computer, well, who knows what can happen to it, the dangers to it are well known.