Database modeling

The Data Model Resource Book, Vol. 3: Universal Patterns for Data Modeling
by Len Silverston, Paul Agnew
Average Customer Review: based on 10 reviews.
Customer Review: As an analyst for a large manufacturing company's ERP implementation, I was responsible for a very complex and critical area called Classifications. Classifications was the place where all products, vendors, or customers were grouped into buckets based on similar behavior. For example, if this company manufactured vehicles, there co...

Data Modeling Made Simple: A Practical Guide for Business and IT Professionals, 2nd Edition
by Steve Hoberman
Average Customer Review: based on 3 reviews.
Customer Review: I have taught data modeling at local colleges from thick, expensive books. I wish I had used this one instead. The examples begin with business cards and ice cream cones -- things people know -- instead of dropping the reader into the middle a major corporation. The writing style is simple, clean and chatty. Each chapter ends with a ...

Data Modeling Essentials, Third Edition
by Graeme Simsion, Graham Witt
Average Customer Review: based on 24 reviews.
Customer Review: Data Modeling Essentials scores a perfect 10 on the subject of data modeling. The topic is difficult and yet this book makes it possible for any aspiring data modeler to be effective if he or she is willing to put in the time. The book is easy to read. The examples are very good. The topic is challenging but with this tutorial you h...

Agile Data Warehousing: Delivering World-Class Business Intelligence Systems Using Scrum and XP
by Ralph Hughes
Average Customer Review: based on 2 reviews.
Customer Review: This book brings together a lot of ideas about agile DW that have only been touched on in other books and journals. It is an excellent 'how to' book for anyone interested in introducing agility to the decidedly 'waterfall' world of mainstream BI practices and methods. The book goes beyond being an agile polemic by providing deep thin...

Data Modeling for the Business: A Handbook for Aligning the Business with IT using High-Level Data Models
by Steve Hoberman, Donna Burbank, Chris Bradley
Average Customer Review: based on 4 reviews.
Customer Review: Good handbook on Data Modeling High Level or Conceptual Data Model. The emphasis is on starting out with clear and concise High Level Data Models, which closely match the business requirements. Very useful book that not only gives you best practices but leaves you with a step-by-step methodology you could start using immediately. The...

Data Modeling Made Simple: A Practical Guide for Business & Information Technology Professionals
by Steve Hoberman
Average Customer Review: based on 18 reviews.
Customer Review: I have purchased several of these books for use in my position as a Data Architect and Database Designer. It is the perfect tool to give to both technical and business people who are new to data modeling. Steve has a way of explaining the complexities and fundamentals of data modeling in a way that people from diverse experiences an...

Predictive Modeling With SAS Enterprise Miner: Practical Solutions for Business Applications
by Kattamuri S. Sarma
Average Customer Review: based on 1 review.
Customer Review: Excellent book with detailed illustration of steps using Eminer. Great for users of Eminer with understanding of data mining methods.

Database Modeling and Design: Logical Design, 4th Edition (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)
by Toby J. Teorey, Sam S. Lightstone, Tom Nadeau, H.V. Jagadish
Average Customer Review: based on 9 reviews.
Customer Review: This book is clear, concise, and to the point. The language is in such a way as to pack the maximum information into the minimum space and yet remain fully intelligible. The techniques and methods described are top rate. If your desire is to not simply learn database design and implementation but to "understand" it, this is the book ...

Agile Database Techniques: Effective Strategies for the Agile Software Developer (Wiley Application Development)
by Scott Ambler
Average Customer Review: based on 13 reviews.
Customer Review: If you are an application developer that has ever worked with a system that is difficult and convoluted because of fear of touching the Database then you owe it to yourself to read this book. This book will provide you with the insight and techniques to make changes to your Database with confidence. I also recommend Refactoring Data...

The Multidimensional Data Modeling Toolkit: Making Your Business Intelligence Applications Smart with Oracle OLAP
by John Paredes
Average Customer Review: based on 3 reviews.
Customer Review: I thought this book was definitely worthwhile. It gave a good explanation of the multidimensional data framework and what can be done with it. Even though I don't use Oracle, I found the discussion interesting and the concepts useful. I do web marketing as a profession and have been curious about what kinds of analyses can be done wi...