Application of the analytic hierarchy process method to the selection of database tools

This study has been conducted in order to be able to provide convenience for the human life through using computer automation power in performing transactions for making decision on evaluation of database tools. In this study; possible alternatives of database tools and criteria has been identified in the lights of the information assets acquired with literature review, a questionnaire has been conducted to exactly specify the certain alternatives and criteria as well as to determine weights of each criterion, and, then, to develop a mathematical decision model, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) approach has been provided for the evaluation of relational and non-relational database tools, and a Decision Support System was developed to be able to compare different alternatives of database tools and evaluate them on a unique software application developed with C# language for decision making purposes. As a result of this study, it has been identified that the alternatives and criteria exists as ready for the selection of user within the created system and the comparison of the existing alternatives in decision making is processed by the system. Since the alternatives to be compared and the criteria to be evaluated for the selection among the alternatives are already identified and previously recorded on the system, the user' s time and effort spent before the evaluation of the alternatives become decreased, the decision making process become fastened, and, mostly automated; in terms of decreasing the potential errors occur as a result of human factors, contributions to human life could be provided in decision making while selecting among numerous database tools.