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Relational Database Management Software

ALSO CALLED: Microsoft Access, Relational Databases, Relational Database Management Systems, and RDBMS
DEFINITION: A relational database management system (RDBMS) is a program that lets you create, update, and administer a relational database. Most commercial RDBMS's use the Structured Query Language (SQL) to access the database, although SQL was invented after the development of the relational  … 
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Replication Best Practices for Oracle 11g with ASM & EVA8x00
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WHITE PAPER: This paper clearly demonstrates how to properly plan for and successfully deploy a remote copy infrastructure for an Oracle 11g Database using HP's Enterprise Virtual Array and Continuous Access.
Posted: 12 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Dec 2007
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TOPICS:  Best Practices | Database Administrators | Relational Database Management Software | Storage Management
SQL Server Advanced Protection and Fast Recovery
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WHITE PAPER: It is critical that SQL Server environments are well protected and maintain integrity. This white paper highlights how iSCSI SAN solutions can simplify management and protect this data, while retaining flexibility in SQL Server environments.
Posted: 20 Sep 2007 | Published: 20 Sep 2007
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TOPICS:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Disaster Recovery | iSCSI SAN | Relational Database Management Software | Remote Backups | SQL Server | Storage Consolidation | Storage Virtualization | Tape Backups
 
RELATIONAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE DEFINITION (continued): … A relational database management system (RDBMS) is a program that lets you create, update, and administer a relational database. Most commercial RDBMS's use the Structured Query Language (SQL) to access the database, although SQL was invented after the development of the relational model and is not necessary for its use.

The leading RDBMS products are Oracle, IBM's DB2 and Microsoft's SQL Server. Despite repeated challenges by competing technologies, as well as the claim by some experts that no current RDBMS has fully implemented relational principles, the majority of new corporate databases are still being created and managed with an RDBMS.
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