Distributed Databases Overview Suppose you created a database for a web application a few years ago. It started with a handful of users but steadily grew, and now its growth is far outpacing the serv...

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What is a Relational Database? Popular, modern databases are built on top of an idea called Gǣrelational algebraGǥ, which defines how GǣrelationsGǥ (e.g. tables and sequences in databases) interact w...

Database Overview You have been using databases for a few years, and you think you are at the top of your game. Or, perhaps, youG

Database Interaction Efficient interaction, efficient storage, and efficient processing are the three key properties of a successful database platform. In this article, we explore the first: efficien...

Early Databases In the 1960s, the System Development Corporation, one of the worldG

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