The whole aim of this series is not only to make you aware of the database gorillas but also educate you little about database. So lets cover one more point on database.

SQL or Structured Query Language is the language for database for doing all the operations like creation, updation, retrieve and delete or commonly called as CURD. It has been standardized by both ISO and ANSI. This forms the heart of any database management system. After all we need a language to run it!!! Now the next in series is Ingres and Firebird

Ingres- The Business Open Source

INGRES stands for INteractive Graphics REtrival System is said to be mother of all the databases. According to wikipedia “Ingres had spawned a number of commercial database applications, including Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server, Nonstop SQL and a number of others. Postgres (Post Ingres), a project which started in the mid-1980s, later evolved into PostgreSQL.” Ingres does not require customers to pay huge upfront or license fee but only pay for support which is available 24×7.Features of Ingres:

• Robust and Matured Product
• Used in mission critical applications.
• Multi-channel 24×7 support.
• $7995 per CPU or $160 per user.

Firebird – The RDBMS that’s going where you’re going

Firebird is another full feature and powerful open source database. The database is also called as FirebirdSQL which is maintained by project called as Firebird Project. The Firebird server comes in three editions: Classic, Super server, and embedded. Classic is recommended for SMP, while superserver cache its database connections. Embedded flavor is fully featured server packed.

Features of Firebird :

• ANSI and SQL 2003 standards.
• Handles multiple independent databases, each with multiple connections.
• They claim , the you dont require any specialized database manager. Check the FAQ’s

There are lot many open source databases available around the globe but these are majors and are called as “Gorillas” when it comes to database solutions. So what do you think got any ?

The two post in this series are :-

• “Database Bulls of Info-Storage on Linux – Oracle and IBM DB2″
• “Database Bulls of Info-Storage on Linux – MySql and PostgreSql”