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1. |  Joe Celko’s Trees and Hierarchies in SQL for Smarties By: Joe Celko Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Publication Date: 07-MAY-2004 Insert Date: 22-AUG-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Joe Celko’s Trees and Hierarchies in SQL for Smarties Joe Celko's Trees and Hierarchies in SQL is an intermediate to advanced-level practitioner's guide to mastering the two most challenging aspects of developing database applications in SQL. In this book, Celko illustrates several major approaches to representing trees and hierarchies and related topics that should be of interest to the working database programmer. These topics include hierarchical encoding schemes, graphs, IMS, binary trees, and more. This book covers SQL-92 and SQL:1999....
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2. |  Information Modeling and Relational Databases, Second Edition By: Terry Halpin; Tony Morgan Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Publication Date: 03-MAR-2008 Insert Date: 09-JUL-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Information Modeling and Relational Databases, Second Edition Information Modeling and Relational Databases, second edition, provides an introduction to ORM (Object-Role Modeling)and much more. In fact, it is the only book to go beyond introductory coverage and provide all of the in-depth instruction you need to transform knowledge from domain experts into a sound database design. This book is intended for anyone with a stake in the accuracy and efficacy of databases: systems analysts, information modelers, database designers and administrators, and programmers. Terry Halpin, a pioneer in the development of ORM, blends conceptual information with...
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3. |  By: Toby Segaran; Jeff Hammerbacher Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 21-JUL-2009 Insert Date: 08-JUL-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Beautiful Data, 1st Edition
In this insightful book, you'll learn from the best data
practitioners in the field just how wide-ranging -- and beautiful
-- working with data can be. Join 39 contributors as they explain
how they developed simple and elegant solutions on projects ranging
from the Mars lander to a Radiohead video.
With Beautiful Data, you will:
Explore the opportunities and challenges involved in working
with the vast number of datasets made available by the WebLearn how to visualize trends in urban crime, using maps and
data mashupsDiscover the challenges of designing a data processing system
that works...
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4. |  The Real MCTS SQL Server 2008 Exam 70-433 Prep Kit: Database Design By: Mark Horninger Publisher: Syngress Publication Date: 15-APR-2009 Insert Date: 01-JUL-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Real MCTS SQL Server 2008 Exam 70-433 Prep Kit: Database Design SQL Server 2008 is the latest update to Microsoft's flagship database management system. This is the largest update since SQL Server 2005, and it brings increased ability to deliver data across more platforms, and thus many different types of devices. New functionality also allows for easy storage and retrieval of digitized images and video. These attributes address the recent explosion in the popularity of web-based video and server and desktop virtualization. The Real MCTS SQL Server 2008 Exam 70-433 Prep Kit prepares readers for the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist exam: SQL...
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5. |  The Real MCTS SQL Server 2008 Exam 70-432 Prep Kit: Database Implementation and Maintenance By: Mark Horninger Publisher: Syngress Publication Date: 13-APR-2009 Insert Date: 01-JUL-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Real MCTS SQL Server 2008 Exam 70-432 Prep Kit: Database Implementation and Maintenance SQL Server 2008 is the latest update to Microsoft?s flagship database management system. This is the largest update since SQL Server 2005, and is schedule to be released to manufacturing in September 2008. SQL Server 2008 is a much more significant update than SQL Server 2005, because it brings increased ability to deliver data across more platforms, and thus many different types of devices. New functionality also allows for easy storage and retrieval of digitized images and video. These attributes address the recent explosion in the popularity of web-based video and server and desktop...
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6. |  Joe Celko’s Thinking in Sets: Auxiliary, Temporal, and Virtual Tables in SQL By: Joe Celko Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Publication Date: 22-JAN-2008 Insert Date: 01-JUL-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Joe Celko’s Thinking in Sets: Auxiliary, Temporal, and Virtual Tables in SQL Perfectly intelligent programmers often struggle when forced to work with SQL. Why? Joe Celko believes the problem lies with their procedural programming mindset, which keeps them from taking full advantage of the power of declarative languages. The result is overly complex and inefficient code, not to mention lost productivity. This book will change the way you think about the problems you solve with SQL programs.. Focusing on three key table-based techniques, Celko reveals their power through detailed examples and clear explanations. As you master these techniques, you'll find you are able...
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7. |  Master Data Management: Rapid Deployment Package for MDM By: Nagraj Alur; Alex Baryudin; Mike Carney; Priyanka Deswal; Tim Davis; Elizabeth Dial; Norbert Eschle; Clive Hannah; Patrick Owen; Barry Rosen; Torben Skov Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 20-APR-2009 Insert Date: 19-MAY-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Master Data Management: Rapid Deployment Package for MDM IBM InfoSphere Rapid Deployment Package (RDP) for MDM provides a
rapid deployment approach to implementing MDM solutions that
provide immediate return on investment. It provides a seamless
upgrade path to IBM InfoSphere MDM Server which provides the
complete range of MDM functionally in the market today.
In this IBM® Redbooks® publication, we use a simple
financial services MDM scenario to describe in detail the RDP for
MDM offering and show how it can deliver a return on investment in
a short timeframe using a phased approach that ensures minimal
risk.
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Transition Testing: Cornerstone of Database Agility By: Max Guernsey III Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 30-APR-2009 Insert Date: 07-MAY-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Transition Testing: Cornerstone of Database Agility This is the Safari online edition of the printed book.
Transition Testing
presents a practical solution framework for application developers
working in a database environment. This short cut enables the
reader to implement the latest in agile thinking into their
day-to-day work. It is a resource that teaches the practitioner how
to effectively maintain and improve the structure and integrity of
their organization’s data. By focusing on validating
individual changes rather than finished products, the tenets
presented in this valuable resource will enable any data-driven
organization to...
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9. |  Beginning Database Design: From Novice to Professional By: Clare Churcher Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 15-JAN-2007 Insert Date: 05-MAY-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Beginning Database Design: From Novice to Professional
Beginning Database Design: From Novice to Professional provides short, easy-to-read explanations of how to get database design right the first time. This book offers numerous examples to help you avoid the many pitfalls that entrap new and not-so-new database designers. Through the help of use cases and class diagrams modeled in the UML, youll learn how to discover and represent the details and scope of the problem in question.
Database design is not an exact science, and solid database design principles and examples help demonstrate the consequences of simplifications and pragmatic...
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10. |  Oracle Database 10g DBA Handbook Publisher: Oracle Press Publication Date: 24-MAR-2005 Insert Date: 28-APR-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Oracle Database 10g DBA Handbook
Everything a DBA needs to know in one volume--this is the must-have reference for anyone working with the Oracle database, and it's been fully revised and updated for Oracle Database 10g. Co-author Kevin Loney is the all-time, best-selling Oracle Press author.
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