This post is for the most recent #tsql2sday, a monthly exercise where a topic is proposed by a community member and everyone is invited to post their thoughts on the subject. This month Rob Volk has asked us “how would you explain database concepts to someone who’s not technologically savvy,” or relatedly, “explain databases like I’m five!”
I’m very excited to participate this month, because, as anyone who has seen my “Faster Transactions” presentation recently knows, I love using the analogy of SQL Server transactions as orders in a restaurant.
Let me tell you briefly about the “Le SQL Server” restaurant.