Database Solutions

A Step-by-Step Guide to Building Databases

Thomas Connolly, Carolyn Begg

426 pages, parution le 10/12/1999

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Résumé

The methodology we present in this book for relational Database Management Systems (DBMSs) - the predominant system for business applications at present - has been tried and tested over the years in both industrial and academic environments. The methodology is divided into two phases:

a logical database design phase, in which we develop a model of what we're trying to represent while ignoring implementation details;
a physical database design phase, in which we decide how we're going to realize the implementation in the target DBMS, such as Access, Paradox, Oracle, Informix, or SQL Server.

We present each phase as a series of simple-to-follow steps. For the inexperienced designer, we expect that the steps will be followed in the order described, and guidelines are provided throughout to help with this process. For the experienced designer, the methodology can be less prescriptive, acting more as a framework or checklist.

L'auteur - Thomas Connolly

Thomas Connolly

was a designer of RAPPORT, the world's first commercial protable DBMS, and of the LIFESPAN configuration management tool-winner of the British Design Award.

L'auteur - Carolyn Begg

Carolyn Begg

specializes in the application of database systems in biological research. They are both authors of the best-selling book Database Systems, also published by Addison-Wesley.