filebaserede

Filebaserede is a Danish IT term used to describe software, systems, or workflows that store and manage data primarily as individual files on a file system rather than in a database management system. The term is often used to distinguish approaches that depend on file storage from those that rely on relational, document, or other database technologies.

Characteristics of filebaserede systems include organizing data in discrete files, often using standard formats such as text, CSV, JSON, XML, or binary formats. Metadata may be embedded in filenames or stored in accompanying sidecar files. This approach tends to be simple to implement, portable between environments, and easy to inspect with basic tools, and it can work well for offline scenarios.

However, filebaserede solutions typically face trade-offs compared to database-based systems. They may lack robust transactional integrity, complex querying, and scalable indexing. Concurrency control and data integrity across many files can be harder to manage, and performing cross-record queries or analytics often requires additional tooling or custom scripts.

Common contexts for filebaserede approaches include configuration management, content management, and data interchange. Static site generators such as those that use markdown content files, configuration files written in YAML or JSON, and media libraries stored in a file hierarchy are examples. Version control systems like Git also exemplify a file-based model, where repository history is maintained as files.

In summary, filebaserede describes a philosophy and set of practices centered on using files as the primary data substrate, with advantages in simplicity and portability but with limitations in scalability and advanced data management features.