The Definition of Databases and the Data-Sphere of Metadata

The definition of databases is something that is very much in flux, as the new technologies that appear every day redefine what a database is, what a database can be, and what a database should do. In addition, the surprising increase of metadata and the need to constantly redefine its role contributes to the variations found in database definitions.

For many years, databases were defined as text-based structures that kept records of days, similar to a captain’s log on a sailing ship. However, this started to change as the group of people who kept databases became more diverse. The more database designers began to explore the limits of the medium and of the technology that made it possible, the more the boundaries of what could be called a “database” expanded.

Today, there are an abundance of photo databases, and there are even video databases as well. Mobile Meta-Database devices may well change the definition of Meta-Databases entirely by making it possible for database designers to create new kinds of postings.

Another element of the data-sphere that is starting to redefine databases is the growth of small business databases connecting with corporate database.

As more companies hire writers to maintain databases with the sole purpose of creating positive buzz about their brand, database designers and users across the globe are becoming more aware of the question as to whether these manufactured databases are really worthy of the name.

Between all of these different forces that are constantly expanding and reshaping the data-sphere, it is difficult to imagine that the definition of what is and is not a database will ever remain fixed for very long.

And as more and more software is combined and embedded in electronic products, companies and database designers see the opportunities to use XML style tags to bring the logical database closer to the software and the application.

Here are some XML articles that could resonate with you and maybe generate some new and helpful thinking:

(1) Understanding XML Server

(2) XML Parser and Their Types

Author: Tom Gruich

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