Access is a database management system (DBMS) first created in 1992. It is an easy-to-use tool for creating highly functional business applications, from templates or from scratch, in no time.

It is, however, severely limited compared to modern DBMS. The main limitations stem from its single file system: all data is stored in a single file with a finite size limit. Reaching it leads to lower performances.

This also means difficult integration of multimedia data, which tends to be voluminous, as well as severe limitations on the number of users who can access the database simultaneously.