> Another sore point was the Medicare agency’s decision to use database software, from a company called MarkLogic, that managed the data differently from systems by companies like IBM, Microsoft and Oracle.<p>I wonder where this requirement came from. Were there specific reasons, such as an analysis that this particular technology was most appropriate to the task? Or something involving vendor favoritism?
unbelievable...this is what happens when nerdy zealots are let loose to make crucial product decisions. I am sure there is some hipster hacker in there who advocated the adoption of nosql.