B5 - Week 6 - Databases in Construction Firms

The first database was created in conjunction with the large server 60s, for example, the IBM System. They were not the height of today's PCs, these databases required a highly specialized personnel. Although the hardware of old computers was unreliable, extremely slower and had less storage capacity, one of the database resources is still attractive: the data access by multiple users over a network.

In the 70s scientists formed the theory of relational databases. On the basis of this theory IBM and Oracle databases were created, being developed and used today. In the late 70s the first PCs were constructed. Their users could utilize many types of applications, including those used for building databases.

When they reached the large databases in companies, the situation has not changed: they still require powerful computers or computer complexes called clusters. This will, however, beyond the scope of this manual.

Currently in the corporate world, the constant need for managers make crucial decisions for the good business enterprises, information is their most precious possession. With the large and growing volume of data, it becomes important to choose a good database system, because factors such as treatment, safety and speed can determine the success or failure of an organization.

The creation of a database helps to organize the statistics, and they come to provide a wide range of sectoral, demographic, national and regional accounts, which allow builders have solid subsidies to study the economic feasibility of real estate projects.

The entrepreneur construction will have access to better information organized to verify the economic viability of a business, for example. The goal is for the database to become a reference tool for the entire production chain, are companies or professionals.

Comments:

Jinhao Liang: He discussed, among other topics, about the computer-aided design (CAD), and explained how this technique is widely used in many crucial areas such as automotive, shipbuilding, aerospace industries, architectural design and so forth.

Mark Bancroft: He wrote about the use of databases in design offices, focused on the use of databases with AutoCAD. The benefit is the ability to assign data to an object such as price, and the ability for multiple users to access the database.

Abdulghani Albaloushi: He talked about the Microsoft Access, that is a database management system from Microsoft Office. It stores all data in its own format based on the Access Jet Database Engine, which is a database engine on which several Microsoft products have been built. He doesn't have experience with Microsoft Access, only with Excel.

References:

José Gonçalves, Éder. "Análise De Desempenho Entre Os Bancos De Dados SQL Sever X Oracle." Linha De Código. 1 Jan. 2115. Web. 10 Feb. 2015. <http://www.linhadecodigo.com.br/artigo/2412/analise-de-desempenho-entre-os-bancos-de-dados-sql-sever-x-oracle.aspx>.