Entity and Referential Integrity in Relational Databases
Data integrity is the overall completeness, accuracy and consistency of data (Techopedia, n.d.).
In order to achieve data integrity, it is important …
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Data Warehouses vs Data Marts
Although the terms “data warehouse” and “data mart” sound similar, they are quite different. It is important to first …
Read Article →Graph Databases and their Properties
The concept of a graph in mathematics is simply a collection of elements which are typically called Nodes and are joined together by Edges. Each Node …
Read Article →How to Install MongoDB on Mac
You can use Homebrew to install MongoDB on a Mac.
For ages you were able to simply do:
brew install mongodb, but more recently, that has stopped …
Relational (SQL) vs NoSQL Database Models
The Relational (SQL) database has been a central piece to businesses since the 1970s when they first had their claim to fame.
Experts say that the …
Read Article →When to use FLUSH PRIVILEGES in MySQL
So if you’ve ever created users and given them specific permissions from with SQL or the commandline, you will be familiar with a statement …
Read Article →MySQL Community Server MSI Installer Hangs on Windows 10
I was trying to install MySQL Community Server for Windows 10 using the standard .MSI installer provded from the MySQL website and the installer just …
Read Article →A bit on SQL Standards
SQL (Structured Query Language) for relational databases was maintained and standardised by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the …
Read Article →A Brief Talk on Databases
Databases have been around since ancient times, when elaborate database systems were deployed by governments, hospitals and organisations to keep …
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