On: Are Commercial Databases Worth It?

[mixmax]

That's actually an excellent idea. It solves a clear problem that everyone sees, but noone can do amything about due to company politics, plausible deniability, and career moves.

If you're not working on it you should :-)

[Herring → mixmax]

Is it really possible to audit complex systems in a reasonable amount of time, & would they have to call whenever they make any small changes?

I can't wait for the day when such systems become plug & play