If you want to learn how to gain insights from data but are too intimidated by databases to know where to start, then this course is for you. This course is a gentle but comprehensive introduction to MySQL, one of the most highly in-demand skills in the business sector today.
Whether you work in sales or marketing, run your own company, or want to build your own apps or websites, mastering MySQL is crucial to answering complex business problems and questions using insights from data.
Why Learn MySQL
Consistently ranked the most in-demand skill in recent employer surveys, SQL is a fantastic way to increase your income and boost your professional development. So many companies today use MySQL, including Twitter, Uber, Airbnb, Dropbox, Github, Kickstarter, Udemy, Slack, and many others. Unsure about the difference between SQL and MySQL? MySQL is the most popular open-source SQL database out there, so it’s a great choice to begin your learning journey. We’ll talk a lot more about the difference between SQL and MySQL in the course, but 95% of what you learn about MySQL in this course will apply to other databases such as Postgres, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server.
What Can SQL do?
•SQL can execute queries against a database
•SQL can retrieve data from a database
•SQL can insert records in a database
•SQL can update records in a database
•SQL can delete records from a database
•SQL can create new databases
•SQL can create new tables in a database
•SQL can create stored procedures in a database
•SQL can create views in a database
•SQL can set permissions on tables, procedures, and views
