Databases & DBMS

Databases have traditionally been known as proprietary tools offered by Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, and various smaller companies. However, things changed after the advent of popular open-source projects. New open source databases started emerging and taking over proprietary databases. Today both open source and proprietary databases and database management tools have equal importance. I have already…

When it comes to the different types of database software, business owners have the opportunity to choose from two; commercial database software (also referred to as proprietary) and open source database software. Global sales tend to grow annually for enterprises using both open-source and closed-source software. However, organisations are now gravitating towards open source solutions.…

What is a Cloud Database? Cloud database refers to a kind of a database service which is built and accessible using cloud technology. End users can implement the system by installing a database software program on the computing platform. It can be in the form of a public, private, or a combination of both known…

MySQL is a popular open source database management system that I used in the development of various websites, including WordPress, magento, drupal and custom portals. For all the information to store in MySQL database, you want to ensure it is safely backed up for future retrieval, not forgetting, maintaining data security. Sometimes, you will need…