“What is SQL?” That’s a true FAQ in the world of databases.
Also known as Structured Query Language, SQL is a standardized programming language that’s used to manage and manipulate relational databases. Users that wield SQL can perform powerful operations like querying, updating, inserting, and deleting data, manage database structures like tables and relationships, and much more.
As a distributed SQL database, CockroachDB is built on a massive store of SQL know-how – and we are NOT keeping all that knowledge to ourselves! We’ve gone to great lengths to share it: with our popular video series, "SQL and Database Essentials."
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Join the thousands of viewers who have tapped into these informative SQL tutorials. Mostly in the 3-4 minute range (the longest is 6:14), each video gets to the heart of what SQL can do for you. SQL indexing best practices | How to make your database FASTER! promises to speed up your performance, while What is a Foreign Key Constraint? Understanding Primary & Foreign Keys tackles a popular question about relational databases.
Alleviating SQL Anxiety
Rob Reid, Technical Evangelist for Cockroach Labs, sees “SQL and Database Essentials” as an effective stress-reliever for those who are new to SQL.
“People want to know that they’re using a technology in the most effective way possible; especially when they’re just starting out with that technology,” he says. “A major blocker of learning a new technology is being fearful of getting it wrong. It’s also tempting to assume that people coming to CockroachDB have also been on our journey of having used multiple legacy/monolithic technologies in the past. However, CockroachDB might be the first database they’ve ever used – so we shouldn’t overlook sharing the fundamentals.” For Reid, two titles stand out as his personal favorites:
What is the true cost of a cloud database? More than you think. – “This is a succinct response to the question, ‘Why should I pay for CockroachDB when Postgres is free?’”
Expand your business FASTER with CockroachDB – “This focuses on my favorite customer story: Hard Rock Digital. CockroachDB – when compared to the available CSP databases – is the only database that can solve this problem.”
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