enables you to navigate within an interactive SAS session by using a new, point-and-click interface. This window replaces the ACCESS window, which was available in earlier releases of SAS software.

SAS/ACCESS software provides an interface between the SAS System and relational database management systems (DBMSs). In Version 6, the SAS/ACCESS interface consisted of one or more of the following: ...

The similarities and differences between HDBMS, NDBMS, RDBMS and OODBMS give the clear cut idea to the user or database designer of selecting better model for storing information. In this paper, the ...

The market is abuzz with terms like NoSQL, Big Data, NewSQL, Database Appliance, etc. Often, IT decision makers can get very confused with all the noise. They do not understand why they should ...

A database that maintains a set of separate, related files (tables), but combines data elements from the files for queries and reports when required. The concept was developed in 1970 by Edgar Codd, ...

Last issue I talked about Thor Technologies, its new round of funding and its “best of breed” solutions. But what the Thor folks really wanted to talk about was the use of SQL-based relational ...

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 ...

Migrating from an RDBMS to NoSQL can improve scalability and flexibility. Explore top NoSQL databases and best practices for migrating data. The phenomenon of big data continues to underscore the ...

How to protect, organize, and manage data systems of all sizes A database management system manages all primary aspects of a database, including managing data manipulation, user authentication, and ...