Database Development for Dummies - Softcover

Taylor, Allen G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764507524 ISBN 13: 9780764507526

Publisher: For Dummies, 2000

Synopsis

Powerful, low-cost database development tools make it possible for virtually anybody to create their own database―and this hands-on guide makes it fun and easy

Databases permeate every nook and cranny of our highly connected, information-intensive world, from ATMs to personal finance, online shopping, and networked information management. Databases have become so integral to the business environment that, nowadays, it's next to impossible to stay competitive without the assistance of some sort of database technology―no matter what type or size of business you run. But developing your own database can be tricky. Whether you want to keep records for a small business or run a large e-commerce website, developing the right database system can be a major challenge. Which is where Database Development For Dummies comes in.

From data modeling methods and development tools to Internet accessibility and security, this comprehensive guide shows you, step-by-step and with illustrations, everything you need to know about building a custom system from the ground up. You'll learn to:

• Model data accurately
• Design a reliable functional database
• Deliver robust relational databases on time and on budget
• Build a user-friendly database application
• Put your database on the Web

The book acquaints you with the most popular data modeling methods and shows you how to systematically design and develop a system incorporating a database and one or more applications that operate on it. Here's more of what you'll discover in the book:

• Database architecture and how it has evolved
• How database technology affects everyday life
• A structured approach to database development
• How to create an appropriate data model
• How to develop a reliable relational design
• The complexities that you're likely to encounter in designing a database and how to simplify them
• Implementing your design using Microsoft Access 2000, SQL Server, and other powerful database development tools
• Database security
• Ten rules to know when creating a database
• Another ten rules to know when creating a database application

If you need a database tailored to you and your company's current and future data storage and management needs, this is the book for you. Get Database Development For Dummies and discover what it takes to design, develop, and implement a sophisticated database system.

About this title

About the Author

Allen G. Taylor is a 28-year veteran of the computer industry and the author of 17 computer-related books, including SQL For Dummies. In addition to writing, he is a databaseconsultant and seminar leader in database design and application development. Allen lives withhis family on a small farm outside of Oregon City, Oregon.

From the Back Cover

The key to successful database development is accurate and appropriate modelling of the real-world system that will be placed on the computer. Database Development For Dummies describes in detail two popular modelling methods, the entity-relationship model and the semantic object model. Once the model of a system is complete, the book describes how to convert the model into a database design, then implement the model on the target platform.

Databases on intranets and the Internet are covered, as are the issues that arise when multiple users simultaneously access the same database. A chapter is devoted to the emerging enterprise database market, including data warehousing. Another chapter covers the new object-relational technology.

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764507524
• ISBN 13: 9780764507526
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 364