An OWL-Based Specification of Database Management Systems

In the context of a proliferation Database Management Systems (DBMSs), we have envisioned and produced an OWL 2 ontology able to provide high-level machine-processable description DBMSs domain. This conceptualization aims facilitate proper execution various software engineering processes database-focused administration tasks. Also, it can be used improve decision-making process for determining/selecting appropriate DBMS, subject specific requirements. The proposed model describes most important features aspects regarding DBMS domain, including support paradigms (relational, graph-based, key-value, tree-like, etc.), query languages, platforms (servers), plus running environments (desktop, Web, cloud), contexts—i.e., focusing on optimizing queries, redundancy, security, performance, schema vs. schema-less approaches, programming languages/paradigms, others. populating with significant individuals (actual DBMSs) benefits from existing knowledge exposed by free open bases, using structured data Wikipedia related sources. pragmatic use our is demonstrated two educational solutions based current practices in Web application development, proving learning experimenting key actual semantic technologies tools. approach also example multiple database systems, technologies, areas.