1. MySQL Group IV

2. Overview  Why Businesses need a database? Efficiency in everyday business operationsEfficiency in everyday business operations Reduced Costs and thus increase revenuesReduced Costs and thus increase revenues  What parts of an Organization need to collect, store and retrieve data? HR: Employee Efficiency and FlexibilityHR: Employee Efficiency and Flexibility Sales and Service: Customer CareSales and Service: Customer Care IT: Software PerformanceIT: Software Performance

3. What is MySQL?  MySQL is an open source RDBMS that is based on SQL  RDBMS is a program where users can create, update and administer a relational database.  The company was founded in Sweden by David Axmark, Allan Larsson and Michael Widenius in 1995  Used by: Yahoo, NASA & The AP  Benefits

4.  Structure  Creating a Table CREATE TABLE VARCHAR / INT  Loading Table INSERT LOAD DATA  Retrieving Data SELECT Example: SELECT ID, name, student_id FROM Grades WHERE test_grade > 80 How does it Work?

5. Examples Technical Aspects  INSERT / UPDATE / DELETE FUNCTIONS Goode Brian 123456 75 85 80 Doe John 654321 70 80 90 Credible Justin 246810 60 70 65 -> INSERT INTO grades -> Values (‘Licious’, ‘Dee’, ‘112233’, ’70’, ’70’, ’70’); -> UPDATE grades SET test_grade = test_grade + 5; -> DELETE FROM grades WHERE student_id = 246810;

6. Business Enabler  One of the features of MySQL database server is Independent Storage Engines.  Transactional support: InnoDB storage engine  Non-transactional support: MyISAM, HEAP storage engine  Company: Slashdot

7. VARIATIONS / VARIETIES  MySQL STANDARD Standard My SQL storage enginesStandard My SQL storage engines  MySQL MAX Standard My SQL search enginesStandard My SQL search engines  MySQL PRO commercially licensed version of the MySQL STANDARD servercommercially licensed version of the MySQL STANDARD server  MySQL CLASSIC Different from ‘PRO’ & ‘STANDARD’Different from ‘PRO’ & ‘STANDARD’ Only available under commercial licenceOnly available under commercial licence

8. Alternatives  Oracle  Microsoft SQL Server  IMS Price Comparison IBM DB2 Version 7.2IBM DB2 Version 7.2 Total: $118,600 US Oracle 10GOracle 10G Total: $15,000 US Microsoft SQLMicrosoft SQL Total: $19,999 US

9. Standard Bodies  ANSI  ISO

10. Summary  MySQL is a database management system used to ADD, ACCESS, & PROCESS data stored on a database  For example: Query, Creation ANY QUESTIONS?