Cosain,

Raiyyan M.
2018-0758
ITE100 B.1

Database: Insights about IT Tools in Business

Every second, the world of information changes and develops continuously. This has
developed for businesses worldwide a totally fresh dimension to development and
difficulties. Companies are able to tackle their problems on the first side by correctly
collecting, storing, updating and monitoring information effectively and on a periodic
base and by using the huge potential provided by this industry.
By collecting minute data and updating it, companies use the information to
systematically achieve their goals on the one hand and, on the other hand, to
strengthen their activities strategically. There is, therefore, an significant and significant
link in database management systems in the development and administration of
information. A structured, electronically stored and accessed information collection
from a computer system is a database. When databases are more complicated, the
formal design and modeling methods are often used to develop them. In a single
software application, a database system stores, organizes and manages a big quantity of
data. The application of this system improves the effectiveness and general cost of
company activities.

The following are among of the few that are famously used database:
1. MySQL
MySQL is used in nearly all internet open source applications requiring a back-end
database. MySQL and Linux, Apache and PHP are component of the strong LAMP stack.
The firm MySQL AB was initially developed and purchased by Oracle from Sun
Microsystems. As we don't know what Oracle is going to do with MySQL, open source
community developed several MySQL forks, such as MariaDB and Drizzle.
Following are few key features:
§ Written in C and C++.
§ MyISAM storage uses b-tree disk tables with index compression for high
performance.
§ Support for partitioning and replication.
§ Support for Xpath, full text search.
§ Support for stored procedures, triggers, views etc.,
2. PostgreSQL
PotgreSQL is a related object-database scheme in open source. It works on most of the*
nix flavours, Windows and Mac OS. It supports joins, viewing, triggering, storing, etc.
Following are few key features:
§ MVCC – Multi-Version Concurrency Control
§ Hot backups and point-in-time recovery
§ Support for tablespaces
§ Asynchronous replication
§ Highly scalable
3. Oracle
For any mission critical business implementation, Oracle is the best database. Four
distinct versions of the database are available: 1) Enterprise Edition 2) Standard Edition
3) Standard Edition One 4) Express Edition
Following are few key features of the oracle database.
§ Real Application Cluster (RAC)
§ Data Guard for standby database
§ Virtual Private Database
§ Automatic Memory, Storage and Undo Management
§ OLAP, Partitioning, Data Mining
§ Advance Queuing, XML DB, Support for Spatial data
§ Flashback Database, Query, Table and Transaction
4. SQLite
SQLite does not function as a standalone client-server model. Rather, it is a serverless,
self-contained SQL database engine.
Main Features of SQLite:
§ Zero configuration with no setup or admin tasks.
§ Complete database is stored in a single disk file.
§ No external dependencies
§ Supports database of several TB in size
§ Work on most *nix flavors, Mac OS X, windows. It’s also cross-platform.
§ WinCE is supported out-of-the box
5. Microsoft SQL Server
This is Microsoft's flagship Database product. If you are stuck in a company that heavily
uses Microsoft products, you might end-up working on MS SQL Server. Microsoft SQL
Server is a Microsoft-designed relational database management system. As a database
server, it is a software product with the main function of storing and recovering
information as required by other software applications which can operate on the same
computer or on another networked computer.

In businesses and organizations, data base management systems are essential because
they provide a highly efficient way to handle a variety of data types. The data that this
sort of system can handle readily include: staff documents, student information, payroll,
accounting, project management and inventory. These systems are designed to be
highly flexible.

Tasks must be performed manually and take longer without database management.
Data may be classified and organized according to the requirements of the organization
or business. Data is entered and accessed by assigned users on a regular basis. An
allocated password may be used by customers to access their portion of the system.
Many users can simultaneously use the system in various ways.

For instance, a company’s human resources department uses the database to manage
employee records, distribute legal information to employees and create updated hiring
reports. A manufacturer might use this type of system to keep track of production,
inventory and distribution. In both scenarios, the database management system
operates to create a smoother and more organized working environment.

For example, the HR department of a company utilizes a database to administer staff

documents, distribute legal information to staff and produce updated recruitment
reports. This sort of system could be used by a company to monitor manufacturing,
inventory and distribution. In both situations, a smoother and structured operating
environment is created by the database management system.

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