Joe Celko's Analytics and OLAP in SQL (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems) - Softcover

Celko, Joe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0123695120 ISBN 13: 9780123695123

Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann, 2006

Synopsis

Joe Celko's Analytics and OLAP in SQL is the first book that teaches what SQL programmers need in order to successfully make the transition from On-Line Transaction Processing (OLTP) systems into the world of On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP). This book is not an in-depth look at particular subjects, but an overview of many subjects that will give the working RDBMS programmers a map of the terra incognita they will face - if they want to grow.

It contains expert advice from a noted SQL authority and award-winning columnist, who has given ten years of service to the ANSI SQL standards committee and many more years of dependable help to readers of online forums. It offers real-world insights and lots of practical examples. It covers the OLAP extensions in SQL-99; ETL tools, OLAP features supported in DBMSs, other query tools, simple reports, and statistical software.

This book is ideal for experienced SQL programmers who have worked with OLTP systems who need to learn techniques-and even some tricks-that they can use in an OLAP situation.

• Expert advice from a noted SQL authority and award-winning columnist, who has given ten years of service to the ANSI SQL standards committee and many more years of dependable help to readers of online forums
• First book that teaches what SQL programmers need in order to successfully make the transition from transactional systems (OLTP) into the world of data warehouse data and OLAP
• Offers real-world insights and lots of practical examples
• Covers the OLAP extensions in SQL-99; ETL tools, OLAP features supported in DBMSs, other query tools, simple reports, and statistical software

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Review

The first book that teaches what SQL programmers need in order to successfully make the transition from transactional systems (OLTP) into the world of OLAP.

Synopsis

Before SQL programmers could begin working with OLTP (On-Line Transaction Processing) systems, they had to unlearn procedural, record-oriented programming before moving on to SQLs declarative, set-oriented programming. This book covers the next step in your growth. OLAP (On-Line Analytical Processing), Data Warehousing and Analytics involve seeing data in the aggregate and over time, not as single transactions. Once more it is time to unlearn what you were previously taught. This book is not an in-depth look at particular subjects, but an overview of many subjects that will give the working RDBMS programmers a map of the terra incognita they will face if they want to grow. It includes expert advice from a noted SQL authority and award-winning columnist, who has given ten years of service to the ANSI SQL standards committee and many more years of dependable help to readers of online forums. It is the first book that teaches what SQL programmers need in order to successfully make the transition from transactional systems (OLTP) into the world of data warehouse data and OLAP.

It offers real-world insights and lots of practical examples; and covers the OLAP extensions in SQL-99; ETL tools, OLAP features supported in DBMSs, other query tools, simple reports, and statistical software.

Edition details

• Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0123695120
• ISBN 13: 9780123695123
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 208