These days, it's fairly common to store larger fields or even files in the database. SQL Server's FileTable and FileStream fields are designed for that exact us

These days, it's fairly common to store larger fields or even files in the database. SQL Server's FileTable and FileStream fields are designed for that exact use. Plus, remember that one server can be used for multiple databases. In SQL Server, it's fairly common to see a single server housing the accounting software, the payroll software, the email auditing back end, VMware Virtual Center's databases, etc.