ABSTRACT
Databases are like a company’s race cars. To perform, they need to be tenderly cared for, looked over by a team of mechanics, and tweaked by specialists. A database license can run into the millions of dollars, and yet, for a number of reasons, organizations are often tempted to expose this valuable resource to the outside world or to untrusted partners. Undoubtedly, many managers have felt the same trepidation upon connecting their database to an outside resource that the owner of a Ferrari has had when handing over his keys to a 17-year-old working as a valet for the night.
