A database management systems, commonly called a DBMS, is integral to business practice for a number of different industries. A DBMS is a software system that companies use to store and retrieve vast ...

Prior to 2008, whatever your database question, the answer was always,“Oracle”—or sometimes, “MySQL” or, “SQL Server.” The relational database management system (RDBMS) model—really a triumvirate of ...

In this issue's column I'll be providing a fundamental introduction to database and database management concepts. Many of you may think that they understand the basic concepts and fundamentals of ...

It would seem that the adoption of cloud databases – those delivered via a cloud consumption model – is ramping up. According to Gartner, the transition of DBMS software purchasing – moving from ...

The second morning keynote at VSLive! San Francisco 2007 was delivered by Britt Johnston, director for data programmability within Microsoft's Database and Storage Platforms Group. Titled "The Last ...