Thursday, May 24, 2018

The Hidden Costs of Half a Database

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The Hidden Costs of Half a Database
The Hidden Costs of Half a Database

It costs plenty to install, secure, and implement a good database solution. What balloons the costs is when you need additional plugins to make the database meet your business needs. Even if the database itself is within your budget, you have to factor in buying new hardware, diverting additional developers who know the plugin technology, and of course, paying the database provider to provide “support” in integrating all these separate parts.

On top of all this mess, these plugins add additional operational layers to your data, killing your performance.

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