Benefits of the Database Approach,”Redundancy can be reduced and thus inconsistency can be avoidedData can be integrated and shared among applicationsStandards can be enforced by the DBAFormats, representation, naming
documentationSecurity restrictions can be appliedDBA: database administratorData integrity can be maintainedConflicting requirements of different departments can be balanced by the DBA who (presumably!) acts according to “”what is best for the enterprise””Data independenceEase of application developmentEnhanced data accessibility and responsivenessReduced program maintenance”