File store (was Re: Salutations)

[Bill Gribble]

On Mon, Dec 11, 2000 at 01:57:31AM +0000, Al Snell wrote:
> Archives in SQL databases are useful for data mining and OLAP, but
> are more costly to store - anm archive file can be dumped onto tape
> or just deleted by the user at their convenience...

Keep in mind that in the financial context, you are not-infrequently
asked to do simple "data mining" in the form of any report run over 2,
5, or 10 years of your history.  The problem of multiyear reports is
the biggest roadblock to book closing ATM.

b.g.