Articles: Database Management Systems
Sometimes called simply "databases," the products described here are the software systems that manage creating, using, and maintaining databases.
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Oracle
Very powerful, very reliable, very expensive. More...
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MySQL
A free, open source database system that's great for many projects. More...
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Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft's answer to Oracle. More...
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Microsoft Access
Good for small, in-office databases—not for Web databases. More...
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Ruby on Rails
It can whip up some database interfaces in record time. More...
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ColdFusion
A Web scripting language for databases. More...