https://philliant.com/tags/databases/Recent content in Databases on philliantHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 philip mathew hernSat, 28 Mar 2026 05:48:02 -0700https://philliant.com/posts/20260328-what-is-sql-and-why-it-still-works/Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:48:02 -0700https://philliant.com/posts/20260328-what-is-sql-and-why-it-still-works/i break down sql in plain language: what it is, how it evolved over five decades, which problems it solves best, and the core features that keep it relevanthttps://philliant.com/posts/20260328-the-difference-between-snowflake-and-the-other-databases/Sat, 28 Mar 2026 04:49:27 -0700https://philliant.com/posts/20260328-the-difference-between-snowflake-and-the-other-databases/when you first step into data engineering, the sheer number of database options can be overwhelming. i break down how snowflake compares to traditional relational databases like rds and nosql options like dynamodb, focusing on when to use each and how they scale.