Of course they don't really, as evidenced by the fact they're still around after all these years.
However if someone was unconvinced as to why SQL Server (or any other big-iron database like PostgreSQL, Maria, Oracle ) is better going forward, purely in terms of the data layer, what would you say in addition to the items below ? * Scalable * Secure in terms of authentication and authorisation * Not malware vector at a file level, as such * Can be backed up while in use * Logging * Speed especially with many connections * Modern reporting and analytics tools geared up to talk to it * Modern development stacks are designed to work with it * Cloud-deployable * Things that should happen server side can happen with sprocs * Multi-user locking and access won't be messed up inadvertently by future OS versions or patches * Supported Thanks -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
