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Relational Databases Articles
What is Database Replication? Everything You Need To Know
Consistent and reliable technology is the backbone of any successful business. While many organizations use multiple desktop and mobile devices, they often rely on a single database for critical operations. So, what happens when that database goes down?
by Holly Landis
Graph Database Vs. Relational Database: Which One Wins?
Data remains an invaluable resource. When processed properly, it fuels savvy business decisions. How you store data has a lot to do with the ways you’re able to further process it.
by Sagar Joshi
What Is an Entity-Relationship Diagram? A Complete Guide
When designing a relational database, engineers create an entity-relationship diagram to represent how different pieces of data are related. These diagrams provide a clear visualization of data relationships, making it easier to understand the overall structure.
by Sagar Joshi
What Is Database Normalization? Types and Examples
Without adequate data collection and analysis, decision-making in any organization often goes haywire.
by Sagar Joshi
Mastering CRUD: Create, Read, Update, and Delete Data Effectively
You’ve probably thought about how data is created and used for web applications, databases, and content management systems. But think about this: do you ever get frustrated by the challenges of managing that data? Slow queries, information scattered across different systems, and a clunky user experience are all too common.
by Samudyata Bhat
SQL vs. NoSQL: What Are the Key Differences?
The choice of SQL vs. NoSQL isn't technical; it's strategic.
by Washija Kazim
What Is a Relational Database? How Does RDBMS Organize Data
Imagine you run an e-commerce store. You have to keep daily track of customer information, order details, and product inventory. Without a proper system in place, chaos is just one sale away.
by Dibyani Das
What Makes DBaaS the Next Big “As a Service” Offering?
Whenever I hear the word database, I picture a mega-sized Oracle system at the back of a building collecting and storing our data. But if only were databases that simple!
by Preethica Furtado
Relational Databases Glossary Terms
Relational Databases Discussions
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Question on: MySQL
What is MySQL and its advantages?What is MySQL and its advantages?
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While MySQL is a popular and widely used database management system
Limited Advanced Features ,Complexity of Scaling
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Question on: PostgreSQL
What are the advantages and disadvantages of PostgreSQL?What are the advantages and disadvantages of PostgreSQL?
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Open Source: PostgreSQL is free and open-source software, meaning anyone can download, use, and modify it as needed without licensing costs.
SQL Compliance: PostgreSQL has high compliance with the SQL standard and supports many advanced SQL functionalities.
Extensibility: Users can define their own data types, operators, functions, and can even write code in different programming languages without relying solely on SQL.
Support for Advanced Features: It supports features like transactions, subselects, triggers, views, referential integrity, and many others.
Data Type Support: In addition to standard data types, PostgreSQL supports several other types, such as arrays, hstore (for storing key-value pairs), JSON, and JSONB, to work directly with data in JSON format, among others.
MVCC (Multi-Version Concurrency Control) Concurrency: This allows multiple transactions to be executed concurrently without blocking each other.
Extensions and Add-ons: There are many plugins and extensions available for PostgreSQL, which add functionalities like full-text search, geospatial, among others.
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Advantages: A different resource for your SQL needs without the tag of a legacy system
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Question on: SAP HEC (HANA Enterprise Cloud)
What is SAP in cloud computing?What is SAP in cloud computing?
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SAP recently came with a service called SaaS, i.e. Software AS A Service. It is nothing different, but the SAP S/4-Cloud platform for the entire ERP suite it has. Following are some of the SAP versions, both on-cloud as well as on-premise.
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Relational Databases Reports
Mid-Market Grid® Report for Relational Databases
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Enterprise Grid® Report for Relational Databases
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Small-Business Grid® Report for Relational Databases
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Enterprise Grid® Report for Relational Databases
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G2 Report: Grid® Report
Small-Business Grid® Report for Relational Databases
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G2 Report: Grid® Report
Mid-Market Grid® Report for Relational Databases
Winter 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Grid® Report for Relational Databases
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G2 Report: Grid® Report
Momentum Grid® Report for Relational Databases
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