10 tips to choose a database

According to a recent survey, those are the top ten criteria of CIO when choosing a database. Feel free to use it as a guide when choosing your own database.

1. Reliability.
   
   
2. Price/ performance.
   
   
3. Scalability
   
   
4. Ease of administration.
   
   
5. Total cost of ownership.
   
   
6. Vendor's customer service and support.
   
   
7. Internal standards.
   
   
8. Advanced features.
   
   
9. Vendor reputation
   
   
10. Market share.

Data: InformationWeek/Morgan Stanley software and database survey of 636 business-technology professionals, June 2002

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