The database is one of the important components in the information system of every company because it is needed to store and process data into information. How important the database is. So do not be surprised, now there is much available software to manage database management systems for free or paid. One of them, namely Oracle.

Do you know Oracle?

Many people already know Oracle. Moreover, if they are often involved in the IT world, they must already know Oracle.

The  Development of Oracle

Before proceeding to the understanding of Oracle, it is important to know the oracle starting from its development first. Oracle was developed by Larry Ellison in 1977 at Software Development Laboratories (SDL). Two years later, in 1979, SDL changed its name to Relational Software Inc. (RSI).

Not long after, Oracle version 2 was released. Since then, also known as the moment for the first time, Oracle began to be commercialized. Then, entering 1983, RSI changed its name to Oracle Corporation. The name Oracle Corporation is still used today.

Oracle

Oracle is an Oracle database, Oracle DB, or also known as Oracle. The name Oracle is a name taken from the CIA codename discovered by Larry Ellison in a project. This is indeed natural, because before being commercialized or used by the public, Oracle was a database software used in the United States military environment.

Oracle is a software for relational database management system (RDBMS) and not software for ordinary database management system (DBMS). Oracle is produced and marketed by the world’s leading software company, Oracle Corporation, headquartered in Redmond City, California.

Oracle is the first software to involve SQL (Structured Query Language) in database management. The existence of SQL allows other computer users to easily and quickly access information from a computer database using an RDBMS system.

Information stored in an Oracle relational database, usually in the form of a collection of data in the form of tables that can be accessed into information using SQL.

Oracle itself has various editions, such as Enterprise, Standard, Express, and Oracle Lite. In addition, Oracle can run on any operating system, such as Windows OS, UNIX, Linux, and MacOS.

With the understanding and explanation to get to know the oracle above, maybe it can help you a little to understand and get to know the oracle.

Oracle Function

The function of Oracle is almost the same as the function of ordinary database software (DBMS), namely as a manager of data stored in the database. However, Oracle is an RDBMS that has different functions from DBMS software. The difference in these functions, the point is in terms of database management. The following functions are offered by Oracle:

• Visualize
  Data Users can visualize data in the form of rows and columns in digital tables. This means that users can store all their data on a large scale digitally in the Oracle database. This means that users no longer need large shelves and space for the storage of piles of physical data. That way, users can save costs.
  Data visualization with rows and columns in a digital table. This is so that the data is easily identified according to its specifications. When the user is looking for data, the user will not be confused by piles of data and easily find the data in a fast time.
• Management Tools
  Oracle is easy-to-use database software that can be an important foundation for companies that want to build reliable information management systems to improve company performance.
• Access controller
  Monitor every user who will access data to the database system using SQL. SQL is a supporting technology that is included in every relational database management system software.
• Data Protection
  Oracle can prevent corruption or loss of corporate data by using Real Application Clusters (RAC). RAC is a technology that provides protection for company data/assets, in the event of a system failure on one of the database servers.
  The existence of RAC, system failure will not affect the performance of other database servers. Because, this technology makes database management centralized, neatly structured, and allows integrated servers.
  If one of the database servers is experiencing downtime, the other servers will recover quickly and automatically, so that downtime on one of these servers will not have any effect on all users.
• Scalability and Security
  Oracle has the potential to continue to be developed or can be scaled to a larger capacity, only by adding resources (servers and data storage). So, with this scalability, Oracle is able to manage ever-growing data easily and safely.
• User management
  Oracle can perform data access settings. So, not just anyone can access data freely to the database. Only certain users who have been granted access rights can access data into the database.