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    How Databases work

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    • Introduction to Databases
      • 1.1What is a Database?
      • 1.2Importance of Databases
      • 1.3Types of Databases
    • Database Models
      • 2.1Hierarchical Model
      • 2.2Network Model
      • 2.3Relational Model
      • 2.4Object-oriented Model
    • Relational Databases
      • 3.1Introduction to Relational Databases
      • 3.2Tables, Records, and Fields
      • 3.3Keys and Indexes
    • SQL Basics
      • 4.1Introduction to SQL
      • 4.2Basic SQL Commands
      • 4.3Creating and Modifying Tables
    • Advanced SQL
      • 5.1Joins
      • 5.2Subqueries
      • 5.3Stored Procedures
    • Database Design
      • 6.1Normalization
      • 6.2Entity-Relationship Diagrams
      • 6.3Data Integrity
    • Transaction Management
      • 7.1ACID Properties
      • 7.2Concurrency Control
      • 7.3Recovery Techniques
    • Database Security
      • 8.1Security Threats
      • 8.2Access Control
      • 8.3Encryption and Authentication
    • NoSQL Databases
      • 9.1Introduction to NoSQL
      • 9.2Types of NoSQL Databases
      • 9.3Use Cases for NoSQL
    • Big Data and Databases
      • 10.1Introduction to Big Data
      • 10.2Big Data Technologies
      • 10.3Big Data and Databases
    • Cloud Databases
      • 11.1Introduction to Cloud Databases
      • 11.2Benefits and Challenges
      • 11.3Popular Cloud Database Providers
    • Database Administration
      • 12.1Roles and Responsibilities of a Database Administrator
      • 12.2Database Maintenance
      • 12.3Performance Tuning
    • Future Trends in Databases
      • 13.1In-memory Databases
      • 13.2Autonomous Databases
      • 13.3Blockchain and Databases

    Cloud Databases

    Popular Cloud Database Providers

    subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms on a metered pay-as-you-go basis

    Subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms on a metered pay-as-you-go basis.

    In the world of databases, cloud-based solutions have become increasingly popular due to their scalability, accessibility, and cost-effectiveness. This article will provide an overview of some of the most popular cloud database providers: Amazon Web Services (AWS) RDS, Google Cloud SQL, and Microsoft Azure SQL Database.

    Amazon Web Services (AWS) RDS

    Amazon RDS is a managed relational database service that provides six database engines to choose from, including Amazon Aurora, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle Database, and SQL Server.

    Features

    • Scalability: Amazon RDS allows you to easily scale your database's compute and storage resources.
    • High Availability: It provides high availability with a multi-AZ deployment option, where it maintains a synchronous standby replica in a different Availability Zone.
    • Security: Amazon RDS provides automated backups, database snapshots, and automatic host replacement.

    Advantages

    • It simplifies the setup, operation, and scaling of a relational database.
    • It provides cost-efficient and resizable capacity.

    Use Cases

    • Web and mobile applications that need to operate with online transaction processing (OLTP) data.

    Google Cloud SQL

    Google Cloud SQL is a fully-managed database service that makes it easy to set up, maintain, manage, and administer your relational databases on Google Cloud Platform.

    Features

    • Scalability: Google Cloud SQL allows you to increase storage without downtime.
    • High Availability: It provides automatic failover in the event of a failure.
    • Security: Google Cloud SQL provides data encryption, both for data at rest and data in transit.

    Advantages

    • It allows you to replicate a Cloud SQL instance for use as a read replica or as a failover instance.
    • It provides automatic backups and point-in-time recovery.

    Use Cases

    • Applications that require a relational database backend.
    • Applications that require a fully-managed database solution.

    Microsoft Azure SQL Database

    Azure SQL Database is a fully managed platform as a service (PaaS) database engine that handles most of the database management functions such as upgrading, patching, backups, and monitoring without user involvement.

    Features

    • Scalability: Azure SQL Database allows you to scale compute and storage independently.
    • High Availability: It provides built-in high availability with no additional cost.
    • Security: Azure SQL Database provides advanced security features, including threat detection and always-on encryption.

    Advantages

    • It provides automatic tuning, which continuously learns and adapts to your database usage patterns to maximize performance.
    • It provides built-in intelligence that learns app patterns and adapts to maximize performance, reliability, and data protection.

    Use Cases

    • Applications that require advanced security features.
    • Applications that require a fully-managed, intelligent database service.

    In conclusion, each of these cloud database providers offers unique features and advantages. The choice between them depends on the specific needs and requirements of your application.

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