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The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems

3 total works

Cover of Information Modeling and Relational Databases
"Information Modeling and Relational Databases" provides an introduction to ORM (Object Role Modeling) - and much more. In fact, it's 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. Inside, ORM authority Terry Halpin blends conceptual information with practical instruction that will let you begin using ORM effectively as soon as possible. Supported by examples, exercises, and useful background information, his step-by-step approach teaches you to develop a natural-language-based ORM model and then, where needed, abstract ER and UML models from it. This book will quickly make you proficient in the modeling technique that is proving vital to the development of accurate and efficient databases that best meet real business objectives. It offers the most in-depth coverage of Object Role Modeling available anywhere - written by a pioneer in the development of ORM. It provides additional coverage of Entity Relationship (ER) modeling and the Unified Modeling Language - all from an ORM perspective.
It is intended for anyone with a stake in the accuracy and efficacy of databases: systems analysts, information modelers, database designers and administrators, instructors, managers, and programmers. It explains and illustrates required concepts from mathematics and set theory. Via a companion Web site, it provides answers to exercises, appendices covering the history of computer generations, subtype matrices, and advanced SQL queries, and links to downloadable ORM tools.

Cover of Database Modeling with Microsoft® Visio for Enterprise Architects
This book is for database designers and database administrators using Visio, which is the database component of Microsoft's Visual Studio .NET for Enterprise Architects suite, also included in MSDN subscriptions. This is the only guide to this product that tells DBAs how to get their job done. Although primarily focused on tool features, the book also provides an introduction to data modeling, and includes practical advice on managing database projects. The principal author was the program manager of VEA's database modeling solutions.

Cover of Database Modeling with Microsoft Visio for Enterprise Architects