For anyone who has ever had problems with handling their bulk data, whether for personal use or for office purposes, the importance of database management cannot be emphasized enough. A lot of major corporations as well as individuals who run their own home-based businesses rely heavily on the computer for storing their important data among other things.  This is why database management has become a key player in the success of any business venture because it helps keep track of all the important information needed [...]

In any organization, whether at work or in school, data collecting is essential as it provides all the facts and references that you could need some time in the future.  Data is, in fact, an integral part in any endeavor as it provides you with all the premises that you could use to back up your claim, your conclusion or your solution.  This is especially true if you are running a business, big or small, as it gives you all the pertinent details that could [...]

In this age where the success or failure of a business relies heavily not only in marketing but also in doing so with the least amount of costs and the maximum amount of benefits possible.  That renders startup companies and small companies helpless against gargantuan companies who can pay for the price of information, marketing, and everything that goes on the menu.  But now, companies that don’t have the funds for software/hardware investment can have their database requirements taken cared of without hurting their pockets [...]

In terms of relational database design, database normalization is the process in which a database structure is free from any uncertainties like UPDATE, INSERTION and DELETION incidences.  When this happens, the integrity of the data is at stake.  That’s why, normalization was conceptualized. To be able to normalize a certain database, it should be designed in the third normal form.  In the third normal form, all data will be secured, and only certain areas of the table are subjected to any change.  Generally, a standard [...]

Databases are very important for web owners.  They have come a long way since the early days of computing.  Database systems have become more and more complicated.  Although the focus nowadays have shifted from making databases to maintenance, that doesn’t mean everything has been less difficult.  IT professionals nowadays are required certification by companies to make sure that they are updated.  Technology has been moving in a fast pace, and the new version is always around the corner.  One of the companies that make databases [...]

Online database is a compilation of information such as pertinent articles, graphics, books and multimedia that can readily be searched when looking for information.  Most of these online databases are used in libraries and other institutions.  This is significant to those people who are doing researches and other educational activities. All about Online Database   Online database is the database you can access via the World Wide Web.  It is definitely different from the typical database you would often access from your personal computer.  Online [...]

Object database may also be referred to as an object-oriented database where the data is presented as an object, much like the ones used in an object-oriented program.  Object database management systems or ODBMS are created by combining the capabilities of a database with the capabilities of an object programming language.  The function of an ODBMS is to make the objects in a database look like objects for programming language in other object programming languages.  The function of an ODBMS is to stretch the programming [...]

OLAP stands for online analytical processing and is the process of easily acquiring selected data from a database.  It also functions by displaying the information in different perspective depending on the user.  If, for example, a user wishes to see a certain product and where it can be bought, OLAP will then generate different reports showing exactly what the user is looking for.  This is due to the multidimensional capability of the OLAP, which, unlike the relational database, uses only two-dimensional interface.  The beauty of [...]

Having your own website is common nowadays.  It gives one person the power to reach millions of people all around the world.  Databases are important in storing and managing data in your computer.  This is essential especially for those who want to publish content on the Internet and requires web applications.  Online businesses have grown rapidly in the past years, and the use of websites has been proven to be very convenient for both customers and merchants.  Like any other business, a websites needs to [...]

There are many database management systems out there today.  Different companies offer different versions of their products to provide different solutions.  One of the leading products today in database systems is Informix.  It is a group of relational database management system products by IBM. Informix Database Informix is IBM’s flagship product for integrated solutions and online transaction processing.  At first, Informix stood on its own, with its own company with the same name, but later on, it was acquired by IBM.  Its major competitor is [...]