3 Reasons why a Business Analyst should Know SQL

As Business Analysts you may ask the question as to why should you learn SQL. Here are three reasons why a Business Analyst should know SQL. This is a list as to why you should learn SQL as a Business Analyst.

So let’s understand What is SQL?

SQL is a query language used to get data from databases. Although it cannot be used to build applications, it can communicate with the relational database systems built into many apps. All software interacts with data in one way or another, so the increasing demand for apps of all sorts means that this language is very popular right now, and that’s one of the reasons you why you should learn SQL.

Reason 1. Agile has led to an overlap of roles.

With agile stories and requirements guide your role, but you may be asked to step into the role of a tester or as a data analyst.

Reason 2. Largest Programming Language in Demand.

This is an age of data and data is gold. SQL is widely used to query the data and SQL databases tend to fit a lot of solutions quite well; they are tested, stable and scalable. It is a common standard for all relational databases. All major Database Management System (DBMS) platforms support SQL. If you know SQL you can easily switch from one database to another.

Here are some statistics on the usage of SQL:

Reason 3. SQL is versatile

Almost every organization needs SQL-fluent pros. This knowledge is essential for database professionals, like developers and administrators, but even if you’re not aiming to become an admin or a developer, SQL skills will certainly be worthwhile. Data analysts, data scientists, Big Data engineers, and even marketing specialists can use SQL. For example, with a bit of SQL knowledge, marketers can extract specific information from huge amounts of data. That’s why “Should I learn SQL?” seems an almost rhetorical question.

Are you a Business Analyst that wants to learn SQL. I will be posting a series of articles on learning SQL in the coming weeks.

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To learn more about SQL outside of this post, click on the links below on recommended books on Amazon:

SQL Quickstart Guide

Practical SQL