{"id":361,"date":"2020-06-22T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/?p=361"},"modified":"2020-06-22T11:00:29","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T11:00:29","slug":"most-popular-database-management-systems-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/2020\/06\/22\/most-popular-database-management-systems-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Most popular Database Management Systems (2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The modern businesses either large corporations or small\nbusinesses, all tend to rely on software solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost all the components of a business heavily rely on data\nand information either to sustain or analyze for critical decision making that\nwill affect the whole business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Database Management Systems help your business to gather relevant\ndata, analyze them and put it into use for the growth of the business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It may be automation, marketing, customer service, finances, sales, or any other aspect of your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Current top 5 database management systems used in the industry.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oracle.com\/database\/\">1. <strong>Oracle database<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Oracle database management system is an enterprise-level relational database that offers good data security and transaction processing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free version available: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oracle.com\/database\/technologies\/appdev\/xe.html\">yes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oracle.com\/database\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Oracledb-1024x476.jpg\" alt=\"Oracle-database\" class=\"wp-image-364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Oracledb-1024x476.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Oracledb-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Oracledb-768x357.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Oracledb-600x279.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Oracledb.jpg 1341w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4>Features:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Access Control<\/li><li>Data Migration<\/li><li>Database Conversion<\/li><li>Multiple programming languages supported<\/li><li>Performance analysis<\/li><li>Virtualization<\/li><li>Backup and Recovery<\/li><li>Data Replication<\/li><li>Relational.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4>Advantages:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Better security and flexibility without needing\nmany configurations.<\/li><li>Better performance and shorter time to run\nqueries.<\/li><li>Oracle a verity of flexible tools and\napplications to customize the database to fit your needs.<\/li><li>Supports complex join operations.<\/li><li>Comparatively dependable and reliable compared\nto some of the platforms available in the market.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4>Disadvantages:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>The most noteworthy disadvantage of the Oracle\ndatabase would be that it is rather costly. <\/li><li>Compatibility issues with Microsoft operating systems.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysql.com\/downloads\/\">2.<\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysql.com\/downloads\/\">MySQL<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>MySQL supports a larger scope of businesses from small businesses to larger enterprises to customize and manage their data.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Free version available: yes (<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.mysql.com\/downloads\/mysql\/\">MySQL community version<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysql.com\/downloads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mysql-1024x485.jpg\" alt=\"mysql\" class=\"wp-image-369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mysql-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mysql-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mysql-768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mysql-600x284.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mysql.jpg 1329w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4>Features:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Robust transactional support<\/li><li> Ease of  management<\/li><li>High performance<\/li><li>The low total cost of ownership<\/li><li>Comprehensive application development<\/li><li>Scalability  &amp; flexibility<\/li><li>High availability<\/li><li>Secure data protection<\/li><li>Web and data warehouse strength<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4>Advantages:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Data security<\/li><li> On-demand scalability<\/li><li>Round the clock uptime<\/li><li>Comprehensive transactional support<\/li><li>Complete workflow control<\/li><li>The flexibility of open source<\/li><li>Wide adopted and easy to use<\/li><li>Fast, portable, and secure <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4>Disadvantages:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Restricted for complex business\nlogic<\/li><li>Transactions are not handled very\nefficiently<\/li><li>Prior knowledge is required to\noperate. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/sql-server-downloads\">3. <\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/sql-server-downloads\">SQL Server.<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>SQL Server is a relational database management system introduced by Microsoft as a database server that is used to store and retrieve data like any other database management system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free version available: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/sql-server-downloads\">yes (Developer, Express)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/sql-server-downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sql-server-1024x539.jpg\" alt=\"sql-server\" class=\"wp-image-372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sql-server-1024x539.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sql-server-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sql-server-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sql-server-600x316.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sql-server.jpg 1299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4>Features: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Backup\nand recovery<\/li><li>Virtualization<\/li><li>Big\ndata clusters<\/li><li>Vulnerability\nassessment <\/li><li>Always\nEncrypted with Secure Enclaves<\/li><li>Resumable\nOnline Index Creation<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4>Advantages:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Simplified\ninstallation<\/li><li>Better\nSecurity Features<\/li><li>Enhanced\nperformance<\/li><li>Various\neditions are available to choose fitting to your needs.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4>Disadvantages:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Rather costly for a small business to handle.<\/li><li>Difficult to use because SQL Server uses a different core language than other database management systems.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postgresql.org\/\">4. <\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postgresql.org\/\">PostgreSQL <\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>PostgreSQL is an open-source relational database that is widely used after Oracle, MySQL, and SQL server which is defined as a \u201cdatabase that fits all\u201d by the reviewers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free version available: yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postgresql.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/PostgreSQL-1024x515.jpg\" alt=\"PostgreSQL \ufeff\" class=\"wp-image-374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/PostgreSQL-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/PostgreSQL-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/PostgreSQL-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/PostgreSQL-600x302.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/PostgreSQL.jpg 1335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4>Features:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>User-defined types<\/li><li>Table inheritance<\/li><li>Sophisticated locking mechanism<\/li><li>Object-oriented and ANSI-SQL2008 compatible.<\/li><li>Standby server and high availability.<\/li><li>Full support for client-server network architecture.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4>Advantages:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Only opensource DBMS that provides enterprise-grade functions and performance.<\/li><li>PostgreSQL supports ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability). <\/li><li>Diverse community.<\/li><li>Full-text search.<\/li><li>Compatible with various platforms using all major languages and middleware.<\/li><li><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4>Disadvantages:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Many open source apps tend to support MySQL than PostgreSQL.<\/li><li>PostgreSQL is not owned by a single organization.<\/li><li>Comparatively slower.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mongodb.com\/\">5. <\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mongodb.com\/\">MongoDB<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>MongoDB is a document-oriented\nNoSQL database used for high capacity data storage. MongoDB uses collections\nand documents mapped with key-value pairs as the basic unit of data in MongoDB\nmaking it different than the traditional database management systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free version Available: yes \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mongodb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mongodb-1024x529.jpg\" alt=\"mongodb\" class=\"wp-image-375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mongodb-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mongodb-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mongodb-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mongodb-600x310.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.ijse.lk\/web\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mongodb.jpg 1335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4>Features:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Support ad hoc queries<\/li><li>Supports indexing<\/li><li>Data duplication between servers to keep the system running in cases of hardware failure.<\/li><li>Supports map-reduce and aggregation tools.<\/li><li>Uses JavaScript instead of Procedures.<\/li><li>High-performance.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4>Advantages:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Thes structure of a single object is clear.<\/li><li>No\ncomplex joins.<\/li><li>Deep\nquery-ability. MongoDB supports dynamic queries on documents using a\ndocument-based query language that&#8217;s nearly as powerful as SQL.<\/li><li>Tuning.<\/li><li>Easy\nto scale.<\/li><li>Schema-less\n<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4>Disadvantages:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>High data consumption<\/li><li>Joins not supported<\/li><li>No transaction supports<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/809750\/worldwide-popularity-ranking-database-management-systems\/#:~:text=As%20of%20September%202019%2C%20the,rounded%20out%20the%20top%20three.\">here<\/a> for the visit the research data for the most popular database<\/em>s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The modern businesses either large corporations or small businesses, all tend to rely on software solutions. 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