Tsarin Aiki da Gudanar da Bayanai
Daya daga cikin manyan abubuwan da suka bambanta Lotus Notes da sauran tsare-tsaren imel na zamani shine tsarin aikin database dinta. Madadin adana sakonni a wani guri guda, Lotus Notes tana amfani da wani tsari na "document-oriented database" wanda ake kira NSF (Notes Storage Facility). Wannan yana bada damar kirkirar database daban-daban don dalilai daban-daban. Misali, za a iya samun database na musamman don imel, wani kuma don tattaunawa (discussion forum), wani kuma don adana takardu (document library). Wannan tsari yana baiwa masu gudanar da ayyuka damar raba bayanai da kuma iyakance damar shiga ga wasu ma’aikata. Wannan yana inganta tsaro da kuma sa aikin ya zama mai tsari, saboda kowanne bangare na aikin yana da nasa wajen adana bayanai.
Sadarwa da Aikawa da Sako
A fannin aikawa da sakonni, Mail a database na Lotus Notes yana aiki kamar kowane tsarin imel, amma da karin fasali. Masu amfani za su iya aikawa da sakonni, karbar su, da kuma adana su a cikin mail database dinsu. Haka kuma, yana goyon bayan aikawa da fayiloli a matsayin wani sashi na sako (attachments), yana bawa masu amfani damar tattaunawa cikin sauki. Abin ban mamaki kuma shi ne, zai iya haduwa da sauran tsare-tsaren imel kamar su SMTP da kuma POP3, wanda hakan ke bada damar sadarwa da mutane a wajen kungiyar da ke amfani da Lotus Notes. Wannan yana nuna sassaucin amfani da shirin, yana ba shi damar yin aiki tare da sauran tsare-tsare ba tare da wata matsala ba.
Tsaron Bayanai da Kulawa
Bayanin kula da tsaro a cikin Lotus Notes yana da matukar muhimmanci kuma yana da karfi. Kowane database yana da nasa tsarin tsaro wanda yake bada damar iyakancewa ko kuma bincike ga masu amfani daban-daban. Ana iya saita izini na musamman ga kowane mai amfani, wanda hakan ke tantance ko wane irin aiki zai iya yi a cikin database din. Misali, wasu za su iya karantawa kawai, wasu kuma za su iya gyara bayanai, wasu kuma za su iya kirkirar sababbin bayanai. Wannan yana hana a kuskure ko kuma a yi amfani da bayanai ta hanyar da ba ta dace ba. Haka kuma, Lotus Notes yana bada damar boye bayanai (encryption) don kare su daga masu kutse.
Kirkirar Manhajoji da Database
Baya ga imel, babban karfin Lotus Notes yana cikin damarta na bawa masu amfani damar kirkirar nasu database da kuma manhajoji na musamman. Ana iya amfani da Domino Designer don tsara da kuma kirkirar sababbin applications. Misali, wani kamfani zai iya kirkirar wani database na musamman don gudanar da aikin koke-koke (customer service), inda za a adana duk wani koke da aka yi, da wanda ya yi shi, da kuma matakin da aka dauka. Wannan yana bada damar inganta yadda kamfani ke mu’amala da abokan cinikinsa da kuma tabbatar da cewa an magance dukkan matsaloli cikin tsari.
Haɗaka da Tsare-tsare na Zamani
Duk da cewa Lotus Notes yana da shekaru da yawa, amma har yanzu yana da yawan amfani, musamman a cikin kamfanoni masu bukata ta musamman. A yanzu, an san shi da HCL Notes/Domino, wanda ke nuna sabbin ci gaba da ingantattun fasali. An kara sabbin fasaloli don hadaka da tsare-tsare na zamani kamar su mobile devices da kuma web browsers. Wannan yana bawa masu amfani damar shiga cikin mail database dinsu da sauran applications daga ko’ina a duniya, muddin suna da internet. Wannan yana da matukar muhimmanci a cikin duniyar da ke canzawa, inda aiki daga gida ya zama al’ada.
Kammalawa da Ci gaba
A karshe, Mail a database na Lotus Notes wani ginshiki ne na fasahar sadarwa da gudanar da bayanai wanda ya yi tsawon shekaru yana aiki. Daga tushensa a matsayin shirin imel mai sauki, ya zama wani tsarin gudanar da bayanai mai cikakken iko da kuma damar kirkirar applications. Duk da cewa wasu sabbin tsare-tsare sun fito, amma matsayinsa na tsari mai karfi, mai tsaro, da kuma mai sassaucin amfani ya sa ya kasance a cikin sahun gaba a bangaren fasahar sadarwa. Da ci gaban da ake samu a cikin HCL Notes, za a iya tsammanin cewa shirin zai ci gaba da zama mai muhimmanci a cikin shekaru masu zuwa, musamman ga kamfanoni da kungiyoyi masu bukatan wani tsari mai kyau da cikakken kulawa.