Databases and cloud

Gain a systems-based understanding of data, data modelling, storage, access, retrieval and protection.

You’ll learn to:

Understand the nature of data
Capture data, provide formal descriptions and represent data and its processing
Be conversant with emerging data exchange and database developments, such as big data, data mining, meta data and the semantic web
Critically review the migration towards cloud-based data storage in the context of its professional, legal and ethical implications
Practically demonstrate how programs and users can interact with databases through query languages