Not anymore: Excel 2013’s table tools include features that make it easy to link charts and cells, perform searches, and create dynamically updated reports, just like—yes—a relational database.

Relational database management systems (RDBMS) rely on an optimizer (or relational optimizer) that transforms SQL statements into executable code. Before any SQL statement can be run by the RDBMS, the ...

A library database with three linked tables (Authors, Titles and Subjects). A classic example of relational database design, this would be nearly impossible to do in a spreadsheet but was easy to ...

Relational databases figured out how to store complex types using the SQL:1999 object model. Implementations of JDO (Java Data Objects) exist for relational as well as for object databases.

Practical .NET Converting JSON Objects to Relational Tables: Flattening the Object Here's how you can use SQL Server's OpenJson function to dismantle JSON structures into relational tables targeting ...

DBAs should use the system catalog to actively manage their database environment. It is a good practice to actively monitor the database objects in the system catalog and delete obsolete objects. For ...

JSON is great for moving data around but not so hot when you need to convert it into data stored in a relational database -- it's a problem complex enough that you might consider using a ...