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I have a database with about 10,000 records. Each record has one text field (200 chars or so) and about 30 numeric fields.
The asp.net app only does some searching and sorting and displaying data in a grid. No data sharing between users, read only operations (no database updating), very little calculation.
Should I go with an XML file and use Linq or should I use an SQL Server database? Please give me explanations of your choice.
It really depends on your needs, Ask your self following questions.
If answer to most of the questions above is ‘no’ then feel free to use XML. Sql provides lot’s of features and mainly intended for data storage and retrieval, while with XML you can store data but I would say its main usage is data interoperability and exchange
If your data set increases then SQL should be a choice because you can create indexes on your dataset which will increase speed of retrieval for the data, files are usually read serially and thus are slower for ad-hoc data search.