database-architecture

T-SQL Tag Database Architecture Design!?

Scenario I am building a database that contains a series of different tables. These consist of a COMMENTS table, a BLOGS table & an ARTICLES table. I want to be able to add new items to each table, and tag them with between 0 and 5 tags to help the user search for particular information that is relevant more easily. Initial thoughts fo...

Need some clarification on the ANSI/SPARC 3-tier database architecture.

Hi there, I'm currently revising for a databases exam and looking over some past papers, but there's one question that I'm slightly unsure about and was wondering if someone could offer some assistance. "Describe EACH of the THREE levels of the ANSI SPARC 3 level architecture. Your answer should include the purpose of EACH of ...

Data Warehouse: One Database or many?

At my new company, they keep all data associated with the data warehouse, including import, staging, audit, dimension and fact tables, together in the same physical database. I've been a database developer for a number of years now and this consolidation of function and form seems counter to everything I know. It seems to make securi...