books about: database (international fundamentals professional)

books about: database

books:

Modern Database Management (9th Edition)

17 reviews
Jeffrey A. Hoffer, Mary Prescott, ...

Prentice Hall, 2008

Good content overall
I used this book in graduate school while taking the Database Management System course. The book has usefull information. It help me understand and practice normalization. Some unfamiliar concepts also were learnt from the book. I can recommend this book to anyone getting into the database world.

Database Modeling and Design: Logical Design, 4th Edition (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management ...

6 reviews
Toby J. Teorey

Morgan Kaufmann, 2005

Excellent introduction to data modeling
I also am a reviewer of the book and an interested colleague. I've used this book since its first edition as my main reference on basic data modeling, and I have been happy to comment on its newer editions. This 4th edition improves on earlier ones by including the Unified Modeling Language (UML), my own first choice for a design language for data modeling. The chapter on the UML includes ...

Databases Demystified (Demystified)

22 reviews
Andrew Oppel

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2004

Great book
Thumbs up. There are lots of reviews there already, and what they say are mostly true in my opinion. It is a good book to read to get general basic knowledge of Database. However might not be as good if you want to learn a specific database software. The book is written in simple and clear words, and is very organized, which is a huge bonus in my rating.

Beginning Database Design: From Novice to Professional

10 reviews
Clare Churcher

Apress, 2007

Great for the nuts and bolts of DB design
The more I get into database design, the more I keep coming back to this book, as well as Database Design Demysified. The two books are oriented toward small to medium databases, and that's the best way to learn the fundamentals. In my work for the government, I've only seen one or two decently designed databases. The true examples in the book of databases gone wrong are amazing and oh so common. ...

Database Systems: Design, Implementation, and Management, Eighth Edition

2 reviews
Peter Rob, Carlos Coronel

Course Technology, 2007

MIssing Material
Book does not come with the student content that it is suppose to come with. It is supposed to come with online appendices A though L and downloads for files used in each chapter. I would not advise to by a 130 dollar incomplete book. It was release in December of 2007 unprepared for people to use because it makes references to sites and files that don't exist but are supposed to. Signed Cheated ...

Concepts of Database Management, Sixth Edition

8 reviews
Philip J. Pratt, Joseph J. Adamski

Course Technology, 2007

I taught this book at university....
. If you need a book for certification, this isn't it....it is so much more than that. This was the consensus choice of the faculty for the database foundations class when I taught information systems at university. Of late, when I interview entry level database developers, I can tell whether or not they used this book or a recent version when they started to study database design. If ...

The Manga Guide to Databases
Mana Takahashi

No Starch Press, 2008

Want to learn about databases without the tedium? With its unique combination of Japanese-style comics and serious educational content, The Manga Guide to Databases is just the book for you. Princess Ruruna is stressed out. With the king and queen away, she has to manage the Kingdom of Kod's humongous fruit-selling empire. Overseas departments, scads of inventory, conflicting prices, and so many customers! It's all such a confusing mess. ...

Database Design for Mere Mortals(R): A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design (2nd Edition) (For Mere ...

122 reviews
Michael J. Hernandez

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2003

Excellent Reading
This is an excellent book for the average person who wants to know more about database design. The author has an excellent way of explaining the not so obvious and bringing it down to layman's terms. Great learning tool.

The Database Hacker's Handbook: Defending Database Servers

7 reviews
David Litchfield, Chris Anley, ...

Wiley, 2005

Attacking Database Servers
My review relates only to the Oracle chapters. This is the first book to actually expose real Oracle hacks. Most security books are just glorified papers on Oracle security, written by people in grey suits with image consultants. The real fun of this book is in the "Attacking Oracle" chapter. These guys gave the phrase "thinking outside of the box" real meaning. They look for a feature or ...

Database Systems: Design, Implementation, and Management, Seventh Edition

25 reviews
Peter Rob, Carlos Coronel

Course Technology, 2006

Decent book
This text covers database theory and some SQL (two chapters or so). I think it's generally good book as an intro to database systems. It will not make you into DBA or programmer, but you'll feel better grip of database concepts you may encounter in other more 'practical' books (like DB programming, or administration). To learn SQL for example, you'll need to get couple more books. This is not ...

Beginning VB 2008 Databases: From Novice to Professional (Beginning: from Novice to Professional)

2 reviews
Vidya Vrat Agarwal, James Huddleston

Apress, 2008

Excellent Book for an Introduction to Databased using VB
This book was more than I expected. The layout of the book makes it very easy to grasp the concepts the author is presenting. He explains a topic and then there is a simple exercise to reinfoce the concept. It is basic and doesn't go very deeply into the topics, but that's what I liked. I liked having a few hundred page book instead of a 1000 or 1500 page monster. Eventually you may have to ...

Hands-On Oracle Database 10g Express Edition for Windows (Osborne Oracle Press)

3 reviews
Steve Bobrowski

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2006

Oracle DB 10g
I started with the book and the CD due to the thought of getting a ground rules idea of what Oracle is about. I did notice several areas where SQL code was used but other than that it is a powerful tool. The "Express" edition really gives you an idea of how powerful this database is. Once you complete the Express edition, go to Oracles website and download the Personal Edition for free and get ...

Database System Concepts

19 reviews
Abraham Silberschatz, Henry F. Korth, ...

McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., 2005

Ground Up Knowledge
I read some of the reviews here. The comments varies from a good book to a worthless one. If you are really interested in making a career out of databases, then this is a book you got to read. An analogy that comes to mind is "You got to have a strong foundation to build a sky craper". This is exactly what this book is. It helps you build a strong foundation. I got hold of this book when I was ...

Oracle Database 10g Performance Tuning Tips & Techniques

11 reviews
Richard Niemiec

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2007

Fantastic Reference - Very Comprehensive!
I highly recommend this book as a handy reference to keep at your desk. It is full of handy tips and a great assessment for reviewing your own environnment.

Refactoring Databases: Evolutionary Database Design (Addison-Wesley Signature Series)

22 reviews
Scott W. Ambler, Pramodkumar J. Sadalage

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006

Good for developers
On smaller projects where you can't have a dedicated DBA this book offers just the kind of expert advice for dealing with existing DBs that you need. Highly recommended for such teams.

RMAN Recipes for Oracle Database 11g: A Problem-Solution Approach (Expert's Voice in Oracle)

10 reviews
Darl Kuhn, Sam R. Alapati, ...

Apress, 2007

Excellent Practical Version
This is an excellent book that I ever had. This book provides us what we need to do in a step by step method for all imaginable scenarios. This may look repetitive but it provides the complete solution in that fashion rather making us to scrape through different chapters and leaving us in doubt on what to do. If some one is looking for rman internal algorithms, they can search elsewhere. But if ...

Fundamentals of Database Systems (5th Edition)

51 reviews
Ramez Elmasri, Shamkant B. Navathe

Addison Wesley, 2006

There are some scratches on the cover
although I ordered a new book, There are some scratches on the cover, and it's looked like is not new

Database Processing: Fundamentals, Design, and Implementation (10th Edition)

22 reviews
David Kroenke

Prentice Hall, 2005

A good book
It is an excellent book. I would recommend this book for everybody who is interested in learning database

DataBase Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation and Management (4th Edition) (International ...

38 reviews
Thomas M. Connolly, Carolyn E. Begg

Addison Wesley, 2004

Excellent, for practitioners and beginners. Other reviews are a puzzle
I was almost put off buying this book by some of the very negative reviews. I bought the book. I have designed a few databases but that is not my main job, and I wanted to get up to speed on database design and use for a short project that I am leading. I have bought several books on the subject, and this is one of the most useful. The book is detailed, which means that if you want to go into ...

Oracle Database 11g PL/SQL Programming (Oracle Press)

5 reviews
Michael McLaughlin

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2008

Mike Farmer
Michael McLaughlin has delivered the most comprehensive book on PL/SQL on the market. No matter where you are, novice or master, you will find this book helpful. The book is loaded with practical, working examples and detailed descriptions that will help you from getting lost. Even the most complex topics are covered thoroughly and comprehensively in a way that makes them feel simple. Even if ...