The Overlap: hybrid product
If information needed in both service, seems attractive to use a single solution if distribution is not required
Relational Database cannot be build on directory
Directory built on relational database compromises one or more of:
- Directory performance
- Directory extensibility and flexibility
- Ability to effectively use data in relational database
Not a good idea in practice
- Models are TOO different
- Not viable for directory vendor
- I might be proved wrong by a database vendor