What is a Relational Database?

In the Types of Database post we looked at different types of databases. This post looks at the most common type of database, the relational database. The concept of the relational database was created...

Types of Database

We looked at different data stores in the Types of Data Store post. Different data stores are suited to different use cases. This post focuses on one type of data store called a database. A database...

Types of Data Store

Data, be it music, pictures or customer information needs to be stored in some sort of …store…a data store if you will! We’ve looked at types of physical storage in the Types of...

Types of Storage

A really really simple guide to types of storage. Local Disk (HDD): A disc or number of discs called platters store data, in the from of “0”s and “1”s, and an arm with...

Linux vs Unix

The words Linux and Unix are used interchangeably by many in technology but what’s the real difference between the two? These are 2 different types of operating system: Linux: is free and open...