Phil Factor (8/2/2010)
Relational databases aren't supposed to be "simple" minded;
The overwhelming cost of a database application usually turns out to be the cost of training, the cost of integrating the data with the rest of the enterprise, and the cost of maintaining the system.
(This thread did a Lazarus today, so I'll contribute again.) That's the latest craze, Enterprise Master Data Management. Pays real good, too; from what I hear.