Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Big Data - Relational Databases and Unstructured Databases

Are you getting up to speed when it comes to big data?  The term seems like it is something out of this world, but the data is growing.  More computers, more connections, and devices talking to each other means that data is becoming even more important.

Getting your hands on information is important.  Learning about big data and the programs and languages that can make it happen means spending some time online reading or watching youtube videos.

Learning about python and mongodb are just two of the topics.  Python is a programming language.  Mongodb is a database program.  People know about database programs, but mongodb is not a relational database.  Mongodb is a nosql database.  Unstructured data is different animal.

Companies of all sizes have to be ready to deal with big data.  Learning about databases relational and nosql is just a good idea.  The change is happening fast.  Customers have mobile devices.  Computers are talking to other computers.  Soon more smart devices will be adding even more streams of data.  

Going from relational databases to nosql databases is a jump.  Learning about mongodb databases, and collections is a little bit different from tables and rows in relational databases.  SQL is structured query language and it is an easy way of pulling information from databases.

Watching youtube videos on python, mongodb and the nosql movement is a good idea even if you are not trying to become a computer programmer or a database professional.  Getting a basic understanding might be helpful moving forward.  

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