A database that maintains a set of separate, related files (tables), but combines data elements from the files for queries and reports when required. The concept was developed in 1970 by Edgar Codd, ...

Have you noticed that relational "technology" seems to be taking a beating these days? With new “data models” and types of database systems purported to be better than relational, it seems that the ...

A relational DBMS organizes and accesses data according to relationships among data items. The relationships among data items are expressed by tables consisting of columns and rows. The order of the ...

A database management system (DBMS) that provides both relational and object database management capabilities. See universal server. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction ...

Data integration can seem like a never-ending quest as organizations try to combine and access data from disparate applications and sources. But as we move beyond relational as the only DBMS type that ...