Database Design for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Relati

ISBN: 0321884493

Author: Hernandez, Michael

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The #1 Easy, Commonsense Guide to Database Design! Michael J. Hernandezs best-selling Database Design for Mere Mortals has earned worldwide respect as the clearest, simplest way to learn relational database design. Now, hes made this hands-on, software-independent tutorial even easier, while ensuring that his design methodology is still relevant to the latest databases, applications, and best practices. Step by step,Database Design for Mere Mortals, Third Edition, shows you how to design databases that are soundly structured, reliable, and flexible, even in modern web applications. Hernandez guides you through everything from database planning to defining tables, fields, keys, table relationships, business rules, and views. Youll learn practical ways to improve data integrity, how to avoid common mistakes, and when to break the rules.Coverage includesUnderstanding database types, models, and design terminologyDiscovering what good database design can do for youand why bad design can make your life miserableSetting objectives for your database, and transforming those objectives into real designsAnalyzing a current database so you can identify ways to improve itEstablishing table structures and relationships, assigning primary keys, setting field specifications, and setting up viewsEnsuring the appropriate level of data integrity for each applicationIdentifying and establishing business rulesWhatever relational database systems you use, Hernandez will help you design databases that are robust and trustworthy. Never designed a database before? Settling for inadequate generic designs? Running existing databases that need improvement? Start here.