An overview of data classification and data concepts

At some point in the design and implementation of your application, the developer or architect needs to determine the type, format, and location of the data to collect.

Data is a strategic, valuable asset. A holistic approach to data storage and data processing and an openness to new ideas can lead to incredible possibilities for taking applications to a new level and ensuring a stable and organized data stock.

Data is a set of collected information and facts, which can be numbers, character strings, and/or observations, to help us in decision-making. We can classify data into two classes, structured and semi-structured (unstructured):

• Structured data: This is tabular data that follows a schema, which implies that all data has the same properties, called fields. Structured data can be stored in a database table. To search for data inside a table that shares the same schema, we have query languages such as Structured...