Monday, January 01, 2018

An Engineering Approach to Database Evaluations

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An Engineering Approach to Database Evaluations
An Engineering Approach to Database Evaluations

Whether you're the CTO of the Rebel Alliance or the of the Galactic Empire, it can be very difficult to decide on your next database technology with the distraction of both sides constantly being at war. In 2018, you'll need to make a database choice for an existing or new application. Here are the things you need to keep in mind as you shop for your next database.

1. The Right Language (SQL)

The history of SQL, or Structured Query Language, dates back to 1970, when E.F. Codd, then of IBM Research, published a seminal paper titled, "A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks." Since then, SQL has remained the lingua franca of data processing, helping build the relational database market into a $36 billion behemoth.

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