Improving XML document storage and retrieval

This paper proposes a solution to a problem with XML storage and retrieval. A real life case study is used to illustrate a scaling problem with XML storage and slow retrieval speeds. The solution can be found in several ways and this research summarizes and evaluates different storing methods and their advantages and disadvantages. This research can assist in finding a storage solution for XML sets according to specific requirements. Using weighting factors on all the characteristics of the different storing methods a Native XML storage solution ended up as the best solution. This resulted in a further research for the best Native solution, which turned up to be Xindici for this specific case study.