Why Relational Databases Fail for Document Management: The Square Peg Problem

This article critiques relational database vendors' approach to handling content and documents by forcing them into table structures using BLOBs/CLOBs and now XML shredding. The author argues that documents require a native document-oriented data model rather than relational superstructures, and predicts IBM's dual-core approach will outperform Oracle and Microsoft's relational-based XML implementations.