Hosted SQL Server

[philjayj]

Hi Guys. I have a database which makes use of the Royal Mail's PAF. Because of the size of the PAF, I want to store it in a SQL server database.

Now, I don't want to set a server up at home, so are there any SQL server hosts out there, which aren't for the purpose of hosting websites?

I don't know if its possible, but can I create a database connection within my PCs data sources which links to a hosted SQL database?

Many thanks

Phil

 

[philjayj]

As long as I can connect to the database from within an Access DB, then it doesn't really matter if its Microsoft SQL or MySQL.

Support isn't really that important. Providing we can establish a connection via an ODBC link or DSN-less connection, then we should be OK without a support package.

 

[philjayj]

Of course there are hosting providers who can offer you SQL server.

I know there are, but the majority of them seem to have a primary business focus on hosting websites - what I want isn't related to websites. I just want an offsite SQL database which I can connect to via ODBC.

The providers I have found have limitations on database size etc, and very slow response times.

If you have any suggestions, it would be appreciated.