“DATA IS THE NEW OIL.” — CLIVE HUMBY (part 2)
Do you know where all of the data is kept? Data is currently kept in databases. But it all started with file in the beginning. Yes, file. The location where we save all of our papers. Data was managed in a file management environment in the early days when computer programmes were barely being invented. As organisations began to automate their functions one application at a time, the application developed. As a result, the applications are independent of one another and each requires its own data, which is organised in a data file. Many issues arise as a result of this approach, including data redundancy, data isolation, and data inconsistency. Then, databases are developed to address those challenges, and to administer the databases, we require a database management system, abbreviated as DBMS. In order for an organisation to access data in a database, query and reporting capabilities provided by DBMS are used. Aside from managing data, DBMS also assists in maintaining data integ...
