I'm afraid there are no shortcuts in this business. Programmers/developers are hugely undervalued because people without similar skills have no idea just how di

I'm afraid there are no shortcuts in this business. Programmers/developers are hugely undervalued because people without similar skills have no idea just how difficult it is to build systems. You should hire someone smart to do this work for you, instead of trying to do it by yourself. Given that your requirements are vague, I would recommend you pay someone a few hundred quid/dollars to talk to you for a day and figure out what technology you're going to need to use. Then you will be in a good position to hire. If you try and do this by yourself there is a very high chance you will do it wrong. Worst case scenario is that you don't even know it's wrong and it just keeps giving you the wrong data forever. I worked with an insurance client once who had been overpaying bonuses for years without knowing. You don't want to be that person - hire a programmer. They are cheap, all things considered!