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Relational database advantages

Relational database advantages

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Relational database advantages

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- [Narrator] Databases used to exist solely in the world of the computer scientist, and it often took years of study in order to design and manage a well-constructed database. But today, databases are much more accessible to the average computer user. To get the most out of any database and to take advantage of their benefits, one must still pay attention to some basic design principles, though. The database development life cycle provides us with a series of steps that we should move through when developing a database. And I know what you're thinking, that seems like a lot of work. And I know that sometimes there's a desire to shortcut the process and jump straight into the relational database management system and start building the end product. And I'll tell you right now, that almost always ends in a disaster. The process exists because there's a real need to sit down and carefully think through your data requirements upfront. And to illustrate that point, I thought we could take…

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