Subject: RE: [xsl] perhaps OT: ?s on native XML DBs and filesystem XML docs From: "Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 15:04:20 +0100 |
> >I think that learning how to make effective use of any > database package, XML > >or otherwise, is going to cost you a lot more than 25k (in > any currency) > >before you even start paying for software or developing your > application. > > > Well this is definitely discouraging... What do you feel is > the required > expense? (I am not opposed to paying what is necessary...) It depends on your starting point, and on what you are trying to achieve. But you need to learn how to write [efficient] queries, how to drive the API, how to configure the server, how to write schemas and do the physical database design (e.g. allocating space, building indexes), how to do database loading, how to set up backup and recovery, how to register users and allocate access permissions, how to build interfaces with other systems. A full set of Oracle manuals occupies several metres of shelf-space and it will cost you $25K just to pay someone to read them. There are good reasons why database software is expensive; a well-performing database serving a substantial user community and deliverying high availability is a substantial investment. Rolling-your-own using operating system filestore may be a lot cheaper, but it doesn't scale. Michael Kay Software AG home: Michael.H.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx work: Michael.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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