Databases: Evolution and Change

Robert Polding, PhD
Aug 31, 2018 · 17 min read

A history of databases, the impact of the world wide web and the emergence of Business Intelligence and Big Data

Databases are a part of everybody’s daily routine, even people who do not own a computer or mobile phone interact with them regularly. When we take out money from an ATM, check our bank balance, shop online, view social media or perform almost any digital interaction, we are accessing a database.

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Robert Polding, PhD

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Lecturer and Researcher in Information Systems.

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