"Access 2002 vs SQL Server 200*" as DB for sharepoint

Question

I work with a team that has a sharepoint site currently runnning and its lists are linked to an access DB. My question is really on the investment level, what would be the reasons to upgrade DB to sharepoint if only a few 100 users access this site. Is there a real benefit to replacing the DB with a version of SQL Server, escpecially if about to replace Access 2002 with 2007 some day. I know SQL Server can handle more memory and traffic for more users, but I'm looking for more reasons than that if there are any.

Answer 1

If you have multiple users accessing the database it's always worth it to replace Access. Maybe the newer versions aren't as bad but in my experience earlier versions (2002 and earlier) had some problems with data becoming corrupted in a multi-user environment. I'd rather use SQL Server Express than Access. SQL Server Express will give you all the benefits of SQL Server (there are some limitations like the maximum size of the database and the number of processors it can use) but allows an easy upgrade path to a full copy of SQL Server in the future.