When Socrates reportedly said the “unexamined life is not worth living,” the Greek philosopher didn’t imagine the modern internet with its seemingly unlimited ability to absorb data. Every mouse click ...

If resource permits, definitely use the DB. A plain text file is hard to "use" (unless writing a shit load of perl or whatever just to digest the file is within your definition of easy); a DB, OTOH, ...

Things break and the DBA must be prepared for situations where a failure impacts the availability, integrity, or usability of a database. Reacting to failures and service disruptions is a key ...