Online analytical processing (OLAP) databases are purpose-built for handling analytical queries. Analytical queries run on online transaction-processing (OLTP) databases often take a long time to ...

In his book, "Business at the Speed of Thought", Bill Gates described how an enterprise's information system, or EIS, should act like a "digital nervous system." When a heavy object falls on a finger ...

Databases are used in many different settings, for different purposes. For example, libraries use databases to keep track of which books are available and which are out on loan. Schools may use ...