Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. A decade ago, most businesses and organizations typically used one database, and that was ...

Choosing a database used to be simple. If you needed a way of storing and analyzing information generated by a website or some other business, you picked from a short list of databases that were more ...

In today’s data-driven world, the exponential growth of unstructured data is a phenomenon that demands our attention. The rise of generative AI and large language models (LLMs) has added even more ...

Although DBAs, at a high level, are tasked with managing and assuring the efficiency of database systems, there are actually many different types of DBAs. Some focus on logical design, others focus on ...

How can these decentralized and distributed databases be applied? The databases accelerate the communication between different parties in the production lane. Let’s consider the following example. In ...

The days of one-size-fits-all, monolithic databases are behind us. As Werner Vogels, CTO and vice president of Amazon.com, said, “Seldom can one database fit the needs of multiple distinct use cases.” ...

An inventory database is an important management tool for any retail business, large or small. The database holds details and quantities of the products you stock, together with information on product ...

Things break and the DBA must be prepared for situations where a failure impacts the availability, integrity, or usability of a database. Reacting to failures and service disruptions is a key ...