Images in database vs file system

Question

We have a project coming up where we will be building a whole backend CMS system that will power our entire extranet and intranet with one package. The question I have been

Answer 1

I would not store images in the database for one reason (my answer comes from sql server):

I would not want SQL Servers Data Cache Populated by simple images for the web site. I want the data cache to actually have data in it. Also if you have a multi-tiered architecture its much easier to pass a URL for an image than a blob of binary data. Where you do run into issues though if you only want certain people to see the images (security).