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moved info to its own heading == Factors affecting database systems selections ==
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This article is about choice of database models and implementations. | '''This article is about choice of database models and implementations.''' | ||
''' Types of databases of interest''' | ''' Types of databases of interest''' | ||
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== Factors affecting database systems selections == | |||
* [[Copyleft]] 'free to modify' and 'free in cost' software is strongly preferred over other solutions. | |||
* Minimal modifications required could be another preference as that means maintenance of the chosen solution is minimized in that aspect. | |||
== Relational database == | == Relational database == | ||
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=== Object database === | === Object database === | ||
{{Q|An object database stores complex data and relationships between data directly, without mapping to relational rows and columns, and this makes them suitable for applications dealing with very complex data.|Wikipedia|[[w:Object_database#Comparison_with_RDBMSs|functional difference between object and relational databases]]}} | {{Q|An object database stores complex data and relationships between data directly, without mapping to relational rows and columns, and this makes them suitable for applications dealing with very complex data.|Wikipedia|[[w:Object_database#Comparison_with_RDBMSs|functional difference between object and relational databases]]}} | ||
''' Lists of object databases ''' | ''' Lists of object databases ''' | ||
* [[w:Object_database#Timeline|Wikipedia's list of object databases by publication date.]] | * [[w:Object_database#Timeline|Wikipedia's list of object databases by publication date.]] | ||