Why are some relational databases hard to maintain?

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I am a student and am looking for an answer as to why some relational
databases are hard to maintain? Thanks, Eric
 
Eric said:
I am a student and am looking for an answer as to why some relational
databases are hard to maintain? Thanks, Eric
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Hard to maintain in what way? I'm not aware of any essential reason why
relational databases would be hard to maintain. My guess is that this
question stems from some course material in which specific
maintainability issues are discussed. You'd better go back to that
material and look it over. Then maybe come back here with more specific
questions.
 
You'd need to be more specific about your question. And

I'm not sure the group's purpose has very much to do with homework!

Nick
 
Eric said:
I am a student and am looking for an answer as to why some relational
databases are hard to maintain? Thanks, Eric
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I would guess the answer is "Because they are poorly designed" Usually
that means they have not been properly normalized. If this is a class
project, I hope you already know what normalization is and can figure out
why improper normalization is a prime cause of problems.
 
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