SQL Programming and MySQL

A warm welcome to the SQL Programming and MySQL course by Uplatz.

What is SQL?

Structured Query Language (SQL) is a standard language for storing, manipulating and retrieving data in databases. It is used to manipulate data in relational databases.

In simple words, SQL is the standard programming language used to design, create and manage relational databases. Relational systems are made up of a set of tables containing rows and columns of data. Each column in a table represents a category of data, such as a customer name or address, and each row contains a data value for the intersecting column. Some of the major ways in which SQL is used in conjunction with a relational database are for the purposes of storing, retrieving, and manipulating data stored in a relational database.

We live in a data–driven world where people search through data to find insights to form the basis for strategy, marketing, operations, and implementation. There are a lot of businesses that use large, relational databases, which makes a basic understanding of SQL a great employable skill for anyone interested including data scientists, data analysts, data engineers, business analysts, consultants, and so on. Used since the 1970s, SQL will be a technology staple for the foreseeable future. It’s a universal coding language that will help you transition into learning other computer languages, including JavaScript and Python.