Relational database problems

Abstract

The relevance of this article lies in the fact that today's databases are the basis of numerous information systems. The information accumulated in them is extremely valuable material, and today database processing methods are widely spread in terms of extracting additional methods, knowledge from them, which are interconnected with generalization and various additional methods of information processing.The object of research in this work is relational databases and DBMS, the subject of research is the features of their use in applied programming.In accordance with the set goal, it is necessary to solve the following tasks:1) to consider the concept and essence of a relational database;2) to analyze the problematic aspects of relational databases in modern conditions. Relational databases are among the most widespread due to their simplicity and clarity at the creation stage and at the user level. It should also be noted that the main advantage of RDB is its compatibility with the main query language SQL, which is intuitive for users.Nevertheless, with all the variety of approaches, there are still some canons, violation of which greatly affects both the design of the database and its operation. For example, the problem of database normalization is very relevant. Neglecting normalization makes the database structure confusing and the database itself unreliable.Promising directions include the development of queries to a relational database using heuristic methods, as well as the method of accumulating previously optimized queries with subsequent verification of the derivability of the current query from the accumulated ones.Finally, a very slow decline in relational databases is probably happening. While they are still the primary storage medium, especially in large enterprise projects, they are gradually being replaced by non-relational solutions that will become the majority over time.