On the Collaboration between Databases and Large Language Models: Creating Skills by Free Online Training Courses

Abstract

As they have been for decades, databases are a key component in various types of business applications. Nowadays, modern databases also include features that support the construction of applications based on artificial intelligence. The starting point of this paper is the questions of what are the typical use cases in which a database and generative artificial intelligence work together, what database features are used in these applications, and what other technologies the applications rely on. The results contribute to one of our practice-oriented research projects, in which we build an environment that supports AI experiments for participating companies. As input, we use open online learning materials provided by three database vendors. The databases we selected for review are all non-relational, representing three different genres, and are the most popular representatives of their genre. For each training program of the vendors, we will examine the structure and scope of the program, the courses on generative AI included in the program, and the use cases and technologies related to generative AI presented in them. Finally, we will prepare a summary of the use cases and technologies found.