Cosma / Communication / Media / Storage / Software / Database
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Introduction1
Dictionary
database : a usually large collection of data organized especially for rapid search and retrieval (as by a computer) — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook
Database (FOLDOC: Free Online Dictionary of Computing)
Thesaurus
Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords
Encyclopedia
Database is an organized collection of data, today typically in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality (for example, the availability of rooms in hotels), in a way that supports processes requiring this information (for example, finding a hotel with vacancies). — Wikipedia See also Database (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Outline of Databases (Wikipedia)
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Inspiration
Talks about Databases (TED: Ideas Worth Spreading)
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Innovation
Technology
Database Management System (DBMS) is software that enables users to define, create, maintain and control access to a database. The DBMS acronym is sometimes extended to indicate the underlying database model, with RDBMS for the relational, OODBMS for the object (oriented) and ORDBMS for the object–relational model. Other extensions can indicate some other characteristic, such as DDBMS for a distributed database management systems. — Wikipedia
What is a Database? (Guru99, Website)
Database Management Systems: Category (Wikipedia)
Relational database is a database based on the relational model of data. A system used to maintain relational databases is a relational database management system (RDBMS). Many relational database systems have an option of using the SQL for querying and maintaining the database.[2] — Wikipedia
Relational Database Management System (FOLDOC: Free Online Dictionary of Computing)
SQL Structured Query Language) is a domain-specific language used in programming and designed for managing data held in a relational database management system (RDBMS), or for stream processing in a relational data stream management system (RDSMS). It is particularly useful in handling structured data, i.e. data incorporating relations among entities and variables. — Wikipedia
SQL (FOLDOC: Free Online Dictionary of Computing)
Product
Comparison of Relational Database Management Systems (Wikipedia)
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Preservation
History
History of Databases (Computer History Museum, YouTube Video)
Introduction to Databases (Philip Greenspun, SQL for Web Nerds)
Philip Greenspun (Wikipedia)
Library
DDC: 005.7 Data (Library Thing)
DDC: 005.74 General Databases And Data Files (Library Thing)
DDC: 005.75 Specific Databases And Data Files (Library Thing)
Subject: Databases (Library Thing)
Subject: Databases (Open Library)
LCC: QA 76.9.D3 Databases (UPenn Online Books)
LCC: QA 76.9.D3 (Library of Congress)
Subject: Databases (Library of Congress)
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Participation
Education 2
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Course
MIT 6.830/6.814: Database Systems (MIT Opencourseware)
MIT 6.830/6.814: Database Systems (MIT Opencourseware, YouTube Playlist)
Community
Occupation
Computer Network and Database Architects (CareerOneStop, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration)
Database Administrator (CareerOneStop, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration)
Database Administrator (Computer Science.org)
Database Administrator (FOLDOC: Free Online Dictionary of Computing)
News
Data / Storage And Retrieval (Communications of the ACM)
Database Trends and Applications
Database Journal
Databases (JSTOR)
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Database Trends and Applications : All Articles RSS feeds from Database Trends and Applications .
- From Best Practice to Business Risk: Why Manual...on June 16, 2026 at 2:05 pm
For years, manual ways to process DataOps?which Gartner defines as a collaborative data management practice focused on improving the communication, integration, and automation of data flows between data managers and data consumers across an organization?were tolerated as an unavoidable part of working with data. Scripts were crafted by hand, deployments relied on checklists, and governance lived in documents and in architecture review meetings. When something broke, teams fixed it manually and […]
- 7 Business Use Cases for Agentic AIon June 16, 2026 at 2:00 pm
In this clip from Data Summit 2026, Michael Vasicek, Airo Digital Labs SVP of sales and AI enablement, identified 7 business use cases for agentic AI implemented at Airo Digital, drilling down into two that improve operational efficiency and increase customer satisfaction.
- Flux Raises $5M to Deepen Visibility for...on June 16, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Flux, the code-first engineering intelligence platform, announced it has secured $5 million in new funding, enabling the company to accelerate product development and go-to-market efforts?helping engineering leaders stay ahead as AI reshapes software development.
- Databricks Introduces OpenSharing, a New Open...on June 16, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Databricks, the data and AI company, is introducing OpenSharing, the next evolution of the open source Delta Sharing protocol for the agentic era.
- DataStrike Boosts Linux Managed Services Practice...on June 15, 2026 at 3:05 pm
DataStrike, a leader in data infrastructure managed services, is expanding its Linux managed services practice following increased customer demand for secure, scalable open-source infrastructure support.
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See also Data
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1. The resources on this page are are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma.
2. This page was compiled by M. E. Hopper for ECOMP 6011: Databases in Education while serving as a faculty member of Technology in Education at Lesley University. It has been expanded and updated since then.