.Net 4.0 Memory-Mapped Files verses RDMS Storage

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I'm interested in people's thoughts comparing storing data in a traditional SQL based Database or utilising a Memory-Mapped File such as the one in the new .Net 4.0 runtime. The data in question would be arrays of simple structures.

Obvious pros and cons:

SQL Database Pros

Adhoc query support
SQL Management Tools
Schema changes (adding more columns and setting default values)

Memory-Mapped Pros

Lighter overhead? (this is an assumption on my part)
Shareable between process threads
Any others?

Is it worth it for performance gains?

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