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  1. What Is a Database? - Oracle

    Nov 24, 2020 · A database is an organized collection of structured information, or data, typically stored electronically in a computer system. Databases range from relational to cloud databases.

  2. MySQL Basics: Understanding the Building Blocks of Databases

    Sep 16, 2025 · Databases, like MySQL, are the unsung heroes of modern technology—they’re responsible for storing, organizing, and retrieving data efficiently, ensuring that nothing (not even …

  3. What Is a Cloud Database? - Oracle

    Jun 9, 2023 · For example, there are databases specially designed to manage transactions, others designed to run internet-scale applications, and others that serve as data warehouses or data marts …

  4. What Is a Relational Database | Oracle

    Jun 18, 2021 · A relational database is a type of database that stores and provides access to data points that are related to one another. Relational databases are based on the relational model, an intuitive, …

  5. What Is an Autonomous Database? | Oracle

    Aug 15, 2025 · Autonomous databases are hosted in the cloud and no DBA is needed to spin up new instances, making this an attractive and highly affordable option. Developers can create as many …

  6. What Is a Vector Database? - Oracle

    Vector databases can be categorized into various types, either by storage structure, such as columnar, or classified based on their implementation, such as in-memory databases.

  7. Why Vector Databases Are Here to Stay in the AI Age

    Feb 12, 2025 · Learn why vector databases, and particularly multimodel databases, have become such a popular component of AI-driven architectures.

  8. MySQL: Understanding What It Is and How It's Used - Oracle

    Aug 29, 2024 · MySQL is the world’s most popular open source database and is second among all databases, behind only Oracle Database, for a reason. It’s reliable and fast, with performance that …

  9. Introduction to Oracle Database

    A PDB is contained by a CDB or application container, and an application container is contained by a CDB. Starting in Oracle Database 21c, a multitenant container database is the only supported …

  10. List Databases (dbList) - Oracle

    Reference List Databases (dbList) The dbList command lists the databases that have been created in the grid and indicates whether they have been loaded or opened.