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Native XML databases boost e-business transaction speeds
The drawbacks
By Maggie Biggs
November 9, 2001
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As with any technology, native XML databases do have a few drawbacks. For starters, the technology is rather new and not yet widely proven via successful implementations. Moreover, commercial native XML databases can be costly to implement--some are priced at $40,000 and higher per CPU. However, some less-costly native XML databases are arriving. Many of the more budget-minded native XML databases were developed in the open-source community and are now available as commercial products. These lower-priced products are worth examining, as their functionality is nearly the same as their more expensive rivals (see chart).
Native XML databases are fairly easy to install. However, you'll need some technical resources on hand to implement the integration among the native XML database, your back-end data sources, and your applications. An experienced software developer can complete the integration work in short order, but he or she will need to be experienced with APIs and database connectivity. Moreover, you might need an additional technical expert who understands database administration and tuning to get the most out of your native XML database.
However, if your company plans to use XML to any great extent over the longer term, these drawbacks are not that great when compared with the benefits you'll gain by increasing processing speeds, standardizing on XML, and automating business processes in a standard manner.
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