2012 R3 Catalog Experience

This might be a vague question, but has anyone had any experience with the Catalog feature in 2012 R3? Has anyone experienced any limitations?

Also, at some point we want to have images tied to inventory items, helping employees in the warehouse and purchasing department. We potentially have approx. 1500 live items, with consumption history during the course of a year. In terms of storage, does anyone have experience in minimizing storage?  ?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

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Alex Bailey
Accountant
ATMC
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