There's not much more to say that hasn't already been said. I did Access for a long time (and lots of VBA too), and moving to SQL Server takes a bit of a paradigm shift -- only because getting your head around all the stuff you can do in T-SQL that used to take queries and VBA etc was a lot. If you're not ready for SQL Server yet, model your system in Access and then rebuild in SQL Server. I would try to bite off the smallest chunk you can, and deal with that. Then go to the next one. Otherwise, it will get overwhelming. That's where having a local user group really helps. There are tons of insanely smart people there, and you should be able to find someone who can at least give you advice without much trouble.