Incorporation of a database: Galen is aware of the better performance, scalability, security, and portability of an Oracle database over a standard file server.

Simplified development: Development would be less expensive if the team could use the same skills for developing both applications. If the platform has built-in features, development time can be accelerated.

Simplified administration: Galen is already unhappy about its proliferation of file servers. They want the smallest number of different server machines and applications possible.