BIRCH/Database Development/Implementation plan

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• Spreadsheets
  • OpenOffice CAN be used directly as a database client:

    http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/Connector_OpenOffice

• Documents
• Images
• Custom scripts
• Links to external data

Scalability Probably best to create one grand database, rather than a number of smaller databases. SQL engines tend to be engineered for scalability, and having one database ensures an ability to link data in the future, to ensure data integrity.