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Supported by all major database systems, XML provides an easy, standardized method of transferring data between databases and to and from the Web, independent of the software in use Offers database programmers and data-driven Web developers detailed guidance on how to understand and work with XML as data Numerous hands-on, step-by-step examples help readers learn to simplify database work using XML ... (more)

Database Management Systems

by Johannes Gehrke, Raghu Ramakrishnan

Database Management Systems provides comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the fundamentals of database systems. Coherent explanations and practical examples have made this one of the leading texts in the field. The third edition continues in this tradition, enhancing it with more practical material. The new edition has been reorganized to allow more flexibility in the way the course is taught. Now,... (more)

Fundamentals of Database Systems, Fourth Edition

Fundamentals of Database Systems, Fourth Edition

by Ramez Elmasri, Sham Navathe

Clear explanations of theory and design, broad coverage of models and real systems, and an up-to-date introduction to modern database technologies result in a leading introduction to database systems. With fresh new problems and a new lab manual, students get more opportunities to practice the fundamentals of design and implementation. More real-world examples serve as engaging, practical illustrations of database... (more)

Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL, 2nd Edition

Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL, 2nd Edition

by Hugh E. Williams, David Lane

There are many reasons for serving up dynamic content from a web site:to offer an online shopping site, create customized information pages for users, or just manage a large volume of content through a database. Anyone with a modest knowledge of HTML and web site management can learn to create dynamic content through the PHP programming language and the MySQL database. This book gives you the background and... (more)

SQL For Dummies (Sql for Dummies)

by Allen G. Taylor

See how SQL interfaces with today's environments Start building and using relational databases with SQL's newest features The database may be the twenty-first century filing cabinet, but building one is a little more complex than sliding drawers into a metal box. With this book to guide you through all the newest features of SQL, you'll soon be whipping up relational databases, using SQL... (more)

Niche Envy: Marketing Discrimination in the Digital Age

Niche Envy: Marketing Discrimination in the Digital Age

by Joseph Turow

We have all been to Web sites that welcome us by name, offering us discounts, deals, or special access to content. For the most part, it feels good to be wanted—to be valued as a customer. But if we thought about it, we might realize that we've paid for this special status by turning over personal information to a company's database. And we might wonder whether other customers get the same deals we get, or... (more)

Professional SQL Server 2000 Database Design

Professional SQL Server 2000 Database Design

by Louis Davidson

SQL Server 2000 is the latest and most powerful version of Microsoft's data warehousing and relational database management system. Professional SQL Server 2000 Database Design provides an outline of the techniques that the designer can employ to make effective use of the full range of facilities that SQL Server 2000 offers. It attempts to move away from traditional texts on relational database design by... (more)

Beginning C# 2005 Databases

by Karli Watson

Providing beginners with the basics of databases, database design, and SQL programming, this book shows novice programmers how to use C# and ADO.NET to manipulate data in databases Includes hands-on examples, helpful tips, and real-world scenarios on accessing data from Windows applications, ASP.NET applications, and Web Services The SQL provider for accessing SQL Server databases, ADO.NET, and the new... (more)

Professional XML Databases

by Michael Brundage, Patrick Dengler, Jeff Gabriel, Andy Hoskinson, Michael Kay, Thomas Maxwell, Marcelo Ochoa, Johnny Papa, Mohan Vanmane

: In this book, we look at how to integrate XML into your current relational data source strategies. With the increasing amount of data stored in relational databases, and the importance of XML as a format for marking up data - whether it be for storage, display, interchange, or processing - you need to have command of four key skills: understanding how to structure, process, access, and store your data. By... (more)

Architecting Enterprise Solutions: Patterns for High-Capability Internet-based Systems

Architecting Enterprise Solutions: Patterns for High-Capability Internet-based Systems

by Paul Dyson

A practical, nuts-and-bolts guide to architectural solutions that describes step-by-step how to design robustness and flexibility into an Internet-based system Based on real-world problems and systems, and illustrated with a running case study Enables software architects and project managers to ensure that nonfunctional requirements are met so that the system won't fall over, that it can be maintained... (more)

Java Database Programming Bible

by John O'Donahue

Java Database Bible is a comprehensive approach to learning how to develop and implement a professional level Java 2 database program using the Java database connection API (JDBC 3.0). Includes an introduction to relational databases and designing database applications; covers interacting with a relational database using a Java program; and shows how to create and work with XML data storage using a Java... (more)

Special Edition Using SQL (SE Using)

by Rafe Colburn

Special Edition Using SQL provides a comprehensive walk through of the SQL language. At the same time, this book is a useful reference to someone who is already an experienced database user and SQL programmer. It includes lots of information that will help you build, maintain, and manage a database. Topics covered include Database Design, Aggregating Query Results, Organizing Query Results, Real World Issues,... (more)

Designing Relational Database Systems (Dv-Mps Designing)

Designing Relational Database Systems (Dv-Mps Designing)

by Rebecca Riordan

Because they're so complicated, many books on relational databases are either burdensomely academic ( Database Management Systems is the classic example of this mode--it's superb, but one practically needs a professor to help you decode it) or so practical-minded as to be overly simple. Designing Relational Database Systems has struck an attractive balance between the two extremes by providing enough theory to... (more)

Database in Depth: Relational Theory for Practitioners

Theory in Practice

Database in Depth: Relational Theory for Practitioners

by C. J. Date

This book sheds light on the principles behind the relational model, which is fundamental to all database-backed applications--and, consequently, most of the work that goes on in the computing world today. "Database in Depth: The Relational Model for Practitioners" goes beyond the hype and gets to the heart of how relational databases actually work. Ideal for experienced database developers and designers, this... (more)

Pro ActiveRecord for Ruby: Databases with Ruby and Rails

Pro ActiveRecord for Ruby: Databases with Ruby and Rails

by Kevin Marshall, Chad Pytel, Jon Yurek

Pro Active Record helps you take advantage of the full power of your database engine from within your Ruby programs and Rails applications. ActiveRecord, part of the magic that makes the Rails framework so powerful and easy to use, is the model element of Rails model/view/controller framework. Its an object-relational mapping library enabling you to interact with databases from both Ruby and Rails applications. ... (more)

Agile Database Techniques: Effective Strategies for the Agile Software Developer (Wiley Application Development)

Agile Database Techniques: Effective Strategies for the Agile Software Developer (Wiley Application Development)

by Scott W. Ambler

* Describes Agile Modeling Driven Design (AMDD) and Test-Driven Design (TDD) approaches, database refactoring, database encapsulation strategies, and tools that support evolutionary techniques * Agile software developers often use object and relational database (RDB) technology together and as a result must overcome the impedance mismatch * The author covers techniques for mapping objects to RDBs and for... (more)

SQL (Visual QuickStart Guide)

by Chris Fehily

As dynamic, database-driven Web sites become the standard, more and more nonprogrammers just like yourself are being forced to work with database information and create and edit database objects. With SQL and this task-based guide to it, you can do it too-- no programming experience required! After going over the relational database model and SQL syntax in the first few chapters, veteran author Chris... (more)

Mastering Access 97 (Mastering)

by Alan Simpson

Here's a comprehensive guide to Windows-savvy database management with the latest version of Access. Newcomers learn how to use and customize a contact-management database, and how to link complex sets of data. Complete coverage of database design shows readers how to create full-fledged custom applications, complete with switchboards, dialog boxes, toolbars, and menus. Intermediate-level users will... (more)

Grid Database Design

by April J. Wells

Grid Database Design investigates the origin, background, and components of this new computing model. This book presents new concepts and analyzes pre-existing ideas in the context of Grid, educating organizations as to how Grid can increase their computing power and strengthen their operations. Divided into three sections, the volume begins by laying the groundwork in the field, defining the concepts that led... (more)

Excel as Your Database

by Paul Cornell

Excel As Your Database guides those of you who need to manage facts and figuresyet have little experience, budget, or need for a full-scale relational database management system. Youll learn how to use Excel to enter, store, and analyze your data. This book is written and organized in a way that assumes you have some familiarity with Excel, but not with databases. The book features quick-start solutions,... (more)

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