SQL Is 43 Years Old: 8 Reasons We Still Use It Today — SQL came in as the 2nd most common language in Stack Overflow’s recent survey - remarkable for a language approaching 50 years old.

How to Stream Data from Amazon DynamoDB to Amazon Aurora — You might use DynamoDB for rapidly ingesting high-velocity data but then want to replicate it into Aurora for longer-term use. Here’s how to do that with AWS Lambda and Amazon Kinesis Firehose.

Don't Use the String Concatenation 'Trick' in SQL Predicates — When concatenating strings in SQL, take care that you’re including the right delimiters as well or unintended consequences could occur.

How to get started with MongoDB — We put together a hub of our most popular resources to help jump-start your understanding of MongoDB. Check it out today.

The Simplifying Power of SQL Views in Data Reporting — A powerful way to build an in-database reporting layer is to create views, an abstraction that can greatly simplify queries and enhance the accessibility of data.

Set Theory: The Method to Database Madness — If you’ve not formally studied math, you might find this primer on set theory (and how it relates to databases) useful.

Six Things to Know About Securing Your Database — Whether you store secret government information or standard user data, you don’t want some unknown person to access to your database.