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 .
- PDQ Provides MSP-Focused Endpoint Management...on May 26, 2026 at 3:10 pm
PDQ is releasing a major expansion for managed service providers, adding multitenant architecture, centralized user management, reusable packages, and global deployment scripts. The company is also introducing integrations with Freshworks, Jira, and Zapier, with more, such as HaloPSA, on the way.?
- Torq Acquires Jit to Deliver a Dynamic Enterprise...on May 26, 2026 at 3:10 pm
Torq, an established agentic security operations leader, is acquiring Jit, the Boston-based AI Context Graph cybersecurity pioneer?marking a leap forward for the Torq AI SOC Platform by ensuring agentic investigations are precisely informed via organization-specific contextual data.
- Delivering Successfully Governed Self-Service...on May 22, 2026 at 3:45 pm
Self-service analytics promises faster answers, yet many organizations end up with conflicting dashboards, duplicated or leaky data, and renewed reliance on IT. The issue is not control versus flexibility, its delivering governed, analytics-ready data that supports secure independent exploration and consistent reporting.
- The CNCF Announces OpenTelemetry?s Newest...on May 22, 2026 at 3:45 pm
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, announced the graduation of OpenTelemetry, a vendor-neutral, open source observability framework designed to standardize the collection, processing, and exporting of telemetry data?specifically metrics, logs, and traces.?
- Devart dbForge 2026.1 Brings Improved AI SQL...on May 22, 2026 at 3:45 pm
Devart is releasing dbForge 2026.1, a major update that brings a variety of new features and long-anticipated enhancements to the entire dbForge ecosystem.
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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.