The following configuration files are meant to be stored within your home directory. This is because many programs will look for configuration files first throughout the system, and then will look ...

Furthermore, if there are multiple application servers but one database, it may be easier to update things in the DB instead of on each app server.

BMC Software's Doug Mueller cites the shortcomings of CMDBs and explains how a federated data model can overcome them.

Authorized users can log in and access the same QuickBooks file if you have installed the QuickBooks Database Server Manager on your server and authorized users to access your QuickBooks company file.