This is a continuation of the discussion question from Unit 4 (we all know that

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This is a continuation of the discussion question from Unit 4 (we all know that databases supply the fuel for the productivity engine in the information age, but at what cost). In this unit we will focus on what effort is required to maintain the data by DBA(s) or functions performed by DBA(s) in a database in your corporate (where you work now or have worked in the past) and personal databases (resources – dollars or people hours and other input (such as the cost of updating licenses for the DBMS); getting this quantitative information may be difficult, but I want you to provide at least an estimate if historical records are not available)? Provide this information for either one example of a personal database, or one example of a corporate database that you are familiar with. Even if you are not experienced with databases yourself, the idea is to go find out about the effort needed to maintain the database and upgrade the DBMS software periodically, and make sure you provide appropriate releasable citations for your references. This question in not concerned with the effort to initially build/develop and populate a database (we answered that question in the Unit 4 discussion), but instead the ongoing/long term effort to keep the data and DBMS functioning by DBAs. As always, for those of you in the military, if you use one of your database systems, make sure the information is releasable. And for those who will interview someone to get the information to answer this question, make sure you provide a personal reference for that person (see the course FAQs for examples [include name, position, organization, etc.).

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Databases and the Efforts in Making It

    Database is one of the most crucial things in the computer science becuase data is what needed by the user and to attract the user towards your company or organization the privacy and security of the data should be maintained at very cost.

    For making a database for a particular organization the step to be taken are as follows:

        Designing Phase: In this phase the designing technology of the database is used and it is the most important phase because if the design of the database lacks in quality then the whole database will be required to arrange completely in a new way.

        Implementing Phase: In this phase the database will be made for actual action with the data. This phase requires the use of software’s and many different DB technologies like ORACLE, MYSQL.These are gaining popularity in the market. The implementing phase requires expertise because tables, rows, columns, etc are been used and managed.

        Populating of the Database: In this phase the database is completed and the data is to be filled in the respective tables and entities. The populating of the database is the most easiest part and just requires adequate amount of time.

    There are many things that have made database robust and reliable for human to manage data rather than managing it in some diary or a calendar.

Here are some advantages of using Databases.

    The designing phase of the database requires a lot of patience ,time and expertise to create a database which will be eligible for the use by any user and can be managed by different users.

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