as in information
a collection of pieces of information that is organized and used on a computer
All of our customers' information was kept in a database. an online database
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Recent Examples of databases
By just relying on airline databases, which often are not immediately updated, AI can hallucinate and make poor recommendations.
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William Bain, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Use middleware to allow your AI agents to directly access platforms like SAP, Salesforce and other databases, enriching the AI with relevant data points.
—Michael Wegmüller, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Ukraine government databases, described as critically important infrastructure, have been hit by a cyber attack that's being blamed on Russia.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
In essence, this approach makes information about individuals and businesses—often already available on the public web or in the databases of digital platforms—more accessible.
—Christian Catalini, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The integration of Carbon’s technology will enable Perplexity’s platform to draw information from internal databases, cloud storage and document repositories, creating a more comprehensive and personalized search experience.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
This involves preventing unauthorized users from gaining system privileges or accessing confidential information in databases.
—Hessie Jones, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Morris ran Garrido’s cars through license plate tracking databases.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
After facing criticism last year for seemingly prioritizing AI investments at the expense of its foundational cloud services—compute, networking, storage and databases—AWS has taken a decisive turn.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
William Bain, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Use middleware to allow your AI agents to directly access platforms like SAP, Salesforce and other databases, enriching the AI with relevant data points.
—Michael Wegmüller, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Ukraine government databases, described as critically important infrastructure, have been hit by a cyber attack that's being blamed on Russia.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
In essence, this approach makes information about individuals and businesses—often already available on the public web or in the databases of digital platforms—more accessible.
—Christian Catalini, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The integration of Carbon’s technology will enable Perplexity’s platform to draw information from internal databases, cloud storage and document repositories, creating a more comprehensive and personalized search experience.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
This involves preventing unauthorized users from gaining system privileges or accessing confidential information in databases.
—Hessie Jones, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Morris ran Garrido’s cars through license plate tracking databases.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
After facing criticism last year for seemingly prioritizing AI investments at the expense of its foundational cloud services—compute, networking, storage and databases—AWS has taken a decisive turn.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Databases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/databases. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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