There are two main users of relational database management systems. The first is end users who buy a complete database package for their specific need. The second are developers who will use the system as part of another application, often web based. Relational databases can be very simple or very complex. Some run on simple PC platforms, others require sophisticated information technology systems. All of them make it possible to organize any type of information by defining data into three main types: character, numeric or date. Today’s database needs are further defined into three main types: small footprint databases, speed and scalability databases and broad data support databases. Writer Bio
