Front End to SQL Database?

Hello all, I've been tasked with creating a SQL database for business contacts. It has 30 or more columns. I created the database, and then created its only table...."contacts". I added 30 columns for the table according to what a specific department
wanted. I have yet to add the rows to the columns.
I wanted to take the information that will eventually be in the table, and make it accessible in a more user friendly way. We have SharePoint Foundation 2013 and thought it would be great if a web part could function like that for this database.
Or maybe I should use Access? I'm not sure. I'm very much a SQL and SharePoint newbie. Heck, I'm even an Access newbie.
Any ideas?

Hi,
There are infinite possibilities of GUI interface that can be used for that :-)
You have to choose the way that works best for your specific needs and your abilities including of course the knowledge you have. If you control the ACCESS platform then this is definitely a good option, if you control in SharePoint it is good as well (by
the way, SharePoint has a built-in users architecture which you can use based on). I personally comes from development field, and the way I whould choose is to develop a simple GUI interface based web applications.
More options for GUI:
ACCESS
Sharepoint
Developing your own application (web/windows) <--- My personal prefered way for most situations
Excel power view / Excel power pivot
SSRS (you can lern the basic of using report builder 3 in several hours)
etc...
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