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What Are the Top Five SQL Databases Used Today?

Top 5 SQL Databases

SQL Databases

We have rounded up the top 5 SQL Databases used throughout the world. Interested? Take a look below to see which one best suits your company.

  1.     Oracle
  • What is it? A widely used Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)
  • What is their Database Model? Relational Database Management System (DBMS)
  • Who is the Developer? Oracle
  • What is the Language? C and C++
  • What is the Server Operating System? AIX, Linux, OS X, HP-UX, Solaris, z/OS & Windows.
  • When is it best to use? Oracle is best used when you have a large database and it is also platform-independent and has a strong ability to grow. During this process you will need to be adaptable when it comes to transaction control.
  • Who uses it? Citizens Financial Group, Cummins, Livetech, Anthem
  1.     MySQL
  • What is it? A widely used open source Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)
  • What is their Database model? Relational Database Management System (DBMS)
  • Who is the Developer? Oracle
  • What is the Language? C and C++
  • What is the Server Operating System? Free BSD, OS X, Windows, Solaris, Linux
  • When is it best to use? MySQL is best to use when you need queries with high degree of replication and a low level of concurrency.
  • Who uses it? Booking.com, Tesla, US Navy, NASA, Netflix, YouTube, Virgin America
  1.     Microsoft SQL Server
  • What is it? A Microsoft Relational Database Management System (DBMS)
  • What is the Database model? Relational DBMS
  • Who is the Developer? Microsoft
  • What is the Language? C++
  • What is the Server Operating System? Windows
  • When is it best to use? Microsoft SQL Server is best to be used when you have a database that is used on a much greater scale in a large environment where fine-tuned control is typically required. Your main focus is on processing workloads more than on an application development.
  • Who uses it? NASDAQ, Dell, Yahoo, Microsoft, Docusign
  1.     PostgreSQL
  • What is it? An Object-Relationial Database Management System (ORDBMS)
  • What is the Database model? Relational DBMS
  • Who is the Developer? PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  • What is the Language? C
  • What is the Server Operating System? FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, OSX, Unix, HP-Linus, Windows
  • When is it best to use? PostgreSQL is best to use when you have a very large and complex database with multiple query types and a high concurrency.   In this particular system, speed is not very important.
  • Who uses it? Sony Online, Reddit, Skype, Instagram, Whitepages.com
  1.     IBM Db2
  • What is it? Database server products created by IBM
  • What is the Database model? Relational DBMS
  • Who is the Developer? IBM
  • What is the Language? C and C++
  • What is the Server Operating System? AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Windows, Linux, z/OS
  • When is it best to use? IBM Db2 is best to use when you need to combine data from numerous sources with high-speed access. An imperative feature is performance optimization.
  • Who uses it? IBM, Yum Brands, Federal Reserve System, Hire Investment

There you have it, the top 5 SQL Databases used around the globe today. For more information on any of these programs, feel free to contact us here.

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