Data informs our lives, from checking the weather report to help us decide what to

wear, to looking at a bank balance to help us decide if we can afford a fancy meal.

Businesses rely on data too, to record sales, deliver products, and

to record customer and employee data.

Behind all of the data are the databases used to store and retrieve it.

Most databases are known as relational databases.

And the way you talk with them is with SQL, or Structured Query Language.

SQL is a powerful tool used in many different jobs.

Programmers use SQL to read, add, and remove information in their applications.

For example every e-commerce site needs a database to hold product information and

track sales.

Programmers add the code to make that happen.

Business analysts use SQL to learn about their businesses.

They have reports to see how sales are performing, how well an app

campaign is working, or simply to track their customers and clients.

Data scientists use SQL to dig deep into databases to create predictive models to

help them make well-informed data-driven decisions.

Most companies use SQL in some form or another.

Businesses in finance, health, and education couldn't work without SQL.

The number of jobs that require people to understand how to communicate with

databases are growing every day.

In this track, you'll learn the basics of SQL from the ground up.

No previous experience with databases or programming is required.

All you need is an eagerness to learn how to work with data, databases, and SQL.

Are you ready?

Let's get to it.