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Sign upData informs our lives, from checking the weather report to help us decide what to 0:00 wear, to looking at a bank balance to help us decide if we can afford a fancy meal. 0:04 Businesses rely on data too, to record sales, deliver products, and 0:09 to record customer and employee data. 0:13 Behind all of the data are the databases used to store and retrieve it. 0:16 Most databases are known as relational databases. 0:21 And the way you talk with them is with SQL, or Structured Query Language. 0:24 SQL is a powerful tool used in many different jobs. 0:29 Programmers use SQL to read, add, and remove information in their applications. 0:33 For example every e-commerce site needs a database to hold product information and 0:38 track sales. 0:43 Programmers add the code to make that happen. 0:44 Business analysts use SQL to learn about their businesses. 0:47 They have reports to see how sales are performing, how well an app 0:51 campaign is working, or simply to track their customers and clients. 0:55 Data scientists use SQL to dig deep into databases to create predictive models to 1:00 help them make well-informed data-driven decisions. 1:05 Most companies use SQL in some form or another. 1:08 Businesses in finance, health, and education couldn't work without SQL. 1:12 The number of jobs that require people to understand how to communicate with 1:16 databases are growing every day. 1:20 In this track, you'll learn the basics of SQL from the ground up. 1:23 No previous experience with databases or programming is required. 1:27 All you need is an eagerness to learn how to work with data, databases, and SQL. 1:32 Are you ready? 1:37 Let's get to it. 1:38
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