Open Source Database Management Systems: What the Pros Use | Linux Today

Open Source Database Management Systems: What the Pros Use

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JMG
Jack M. Germain
Apr 30, 2007

“Databases have been a tool for business and research analysis
since computers replaced typewriters in the workplace. Once the
domain of proprietary database management programs, database
development is now seeing more influence from open source
programming.

“Several industry surveys show a trend among small- to mid-sized
businesses at least trying open source database programs. Those
survey results show a growing satisfaction in open source databases
along with an expanding adoption rate…”


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Jack M. Germain

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