In the modern world of business, databases are a major pillar in the infrastructure of companies and how they run their operations. Every website you browse and every mobile application you download has to have a database running on the back-end in order to support the functionality you see on your computer or phone.
A large portion of enterprises rely on relational database management systems (RDBMS), although newer object-oriented models have gained popularity and usage in recent years. Even though Oracle remains one of the leading vendors of database services, more and more organizations are looking to open source solutions to meet their needs.