Chapter 1. Relational Database Concepts

Every organization has data that needs to be collected, managed, and analyzed. A relational database fulfills these needs. Along with the powerful features of a relational database come requirements for developing and maintaining the database. Data analysts, database designers, and database administrators (DBAs) need to be able to translate the data in a database into useful information for both day-to-day operations and long-term planning.

Relational databases can be a bit intimidating at first, even if you're a specialist in some other informational technology area, such as networking, web development, or programming. This chapter will give you a good overview of current relational and object-relational ...

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