Kevin Closson apparently said,on my timestamp of 28/08/2005 2:17 AM:
yeah, but don't be confused. 85% of all digital content
is flat files. Let's just say that seismic data, imagery, video, office docs, html and so on just don't belong
in a database...and certainly not storage that has a database
interface.
Don't say that aloud or unca Larry is gonna want me to store my photo scans in an Oracle db! (TB disk drives? I need a PB disk RIGHT NOW: medium and large format scans EAT UP disk like there is no tomorrow...)
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