Explore various indexing strategies in relational databases, such as single-column, composite, clustered, non-clustered, bitmap, and hash indexing. Learn how to choose the right techniques to enhance data retrieval and query performance in your database system.
Relational Databases
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Explore the structured world of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle. This subcategory provides tutorials, tips, and best practices for designing, managing, and optimising relational databases. Understand how to effectively use SQL for data manipulation and analysis. Perfect for beginners to experienced database administrators seeking to strengthen their understanding of RDBMS.
Understand the process of normalization in relational databases. Learn about the different stages, including 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF, 4NF, and 5NF, to reduce data redundancy and ensure data integrity, resulting in a more robust and efficient database system.
Explore techniques for maintaining data consistency and integrity using transactions in relational databases. Understand the ACID properties and learn about locking mechanisms, concurrency control, log management, savepoints, and the two-phase commit protocol.
Explore strategies to write efficient SQL queries and optimize database performance. This guide covers using indexes, limiting result sets, selecting necessary columns, avoiding subqueries, using proper joins, and regular monitoring for continuous optimization.
Learn how to design efficient relational database schemas for optimal data organization. This comprehensive guide covers key concepts like normalization, entities, attributes, keys, and the steps in database design, from requirement analysis to physical implementation.
Explore the core principles and components of relational databases. This guide covers tables, relationships, integrity constraints, normalization, data types, indexes, queries, and transactions, providing a solid foundation for understanding relational data management.