Appendix B. Common Database Platforms

This appendix offers an overview of some common database platforms for enterprise and "personal" use. Most popular databases today can be considered relational or object-relational in nature, and they support SQL. When choosing a database platform, price, market sector, interoperability, and scalability are sometimes the deciding factors over features.

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