So I've been working quite a lot with MySQL lately and having quite a lot of fun with it. It's my first forray into working with databases. I've got a pretty good handle on SQL itself (learning ...

Sample Database Diagram - SQL Server 7.0 Here is a sample E-commerce application database structure. For a relational database to work properly you should have a field in each database that uniquely ...

But the relational database has become the world standard, for several reasons. By design, it has a fast and efficient architecture that allows for specific searches on targeted groups of data.

Basically, web developers don't want to learn relational database design! They don't want to go through the traditional steps of normalization and a waterfall-style development process.

A classic example of relational database design, this would be nearly impossible to do in a spreadsheet but was easy to put together in Airtable.

Brilliant Database is a relational database package that includes table design, reporting, scripting, and all the other features needed to make a usable business tool, at a very low price ($80).

“The relational database design does not easily support indexing or searching XML,” says Satish Maripuri, president and COO of eXcelon.

The design of a schema in MongoDB is just as important as it is in RDBMS. Indeed, schema design can be even more complicated in MongoDB. At least in SQL databases, we have the 'first normal form' ...