The Database Clinic series

- Data defines our world. From the number of passengers in an airport, to the count of paper clips in a store. We keep track of everything. We record what, and how many things we have. Today those records are kept in digital files called databases. Databases are nothing more than electronic lists of information. Some databases are simple, and designed for small tasks. Others are powerful, and designed for big data, but they all have commonalities, and perform similar function.

Hi, I'm Rae Hoyt, and I'll be your host for Database Clinic. In this series, we'll explore various tools for data storage. We'll show you how to work with flat file databases, such as Excel, relational databases, such as My Sql, and no sql databases, such as MongoDB. We've invited a collection of top instructors to employ their data management tools, to address a common set of questions. You'll learn the strengths, and weaknesses of each, and different approaches to solving tough data problems.

So, whether you're looking to learn your first database, beef up your skills with a new database, or simply learn data storage concepts, database clinic will provide a way to compare and contrast the wide range of database tools. It's time to crunch some numbers in Database Clinic.