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What is an SQL Server?

Timothy Valihora is an experienced technology management consultant who has held positions with South California Edison, Merck, and the American Medical Association. He currently serves as the president of TVMG Consulting, Inc. Over the course of his 17-year career, Timothy Valihora has established himself as an expert in the management and operation of SQL servers.

Pronounced “ess-cue-ell server” or “sequel server,” an SQL server can refer to any database server that employs Structured Query Language. Used to request and access information within the database, this particular form of query language was invented by IBM in the 1970s. It was accepted by the American National Standards Institute in 1987 and is currently used in a great many database management systems.

As a tool for managing and storing information, the SQL server acts as both a relational database and a management system. The relational database stores information in a structure called a “table,” which is laid out like a spreadsheet using rows and columns. The SQL server’s management system allows users to structure, manage, and manipulate all stored data.