Understanding Database Management: An Insider's Guide to Architectures, Products, and Design

Understanding Database Management: An Insider's Guide to Architectures, Products, and Design

by Robert M. Mattison
     
 

This practical guide offers a detailed examination of database architectures,including relational,pre-relational,distributed,and object-oriented designs. The book discusses the fine points of each architecture and explores the specific configurations of current database products offered on UNIX,mainframe,and PC platforms. It also outlines a methodology for the… See more details below

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This practical guide offers a detailed examination of database architectures,including relational,pre-relational,distributed,and object-oriented designs. The book discusses the fine points of each architecture and explores the specific configurations of current database products offered on UNIX,mainframe,and PC platforms. It also outlines a methodology for the systematic appraisal of database products using a commonly definable set of profiles covering: architecture,programming issues,data storage techniques,administration utilities,and distributed capabilities. Using this approach,readers will have a complete set of benchmarks for choosing the optimum system to meet their unique needs.

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Acknowledging that new demands on database systems are requiring a deeper knowledge of the growing number of database products, Mattison provides professionals in the field with a comprehensive, straightforward way of evaluating the many database products currently on the market, focusing on the creation of five commonly definable sets of characteristics or profiles--involving programming issues, architectures, data storage techniques, administration utilities, and distribution capabilities. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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ISBN-13:
9780070409736
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date:
10/01/1992
Pages:
537
Product dimensions:
6.25(w) x 9.34(h) x 1.05(d)

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