"Many companies have data scattered across several databases that are often maintained by proprietary software. For example, we might have a computer inventory in a specialized application that keeps track of assets, an office phone list in a Word document, employee locations in an Excel spreadsheet, etc.
"LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) is a combination of free software that offers a convenient way to centralize and administer data. In this tip, we'll discuss the benefits and drawbacks of LAMP..."