{"product_id":"data-modeling-for-quality-paperback","title":"Data Modeling for Quality - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGraham Witt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is for all data modelers, data architects, and database designers―be they novices who want to learn what's involved in data modeling, or experienced modelers who want to brush up their skills. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novice will not only gain an overview of data modeling, they will also learn how to follow the data modeling process, including the activities required for each step. The experienced practitioner will discover (or rediscover) techniques to ensure that data models accurately reflect business requirements. This book describes rigorous yet easily implemented approaches to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emodeling of business information requirements for review by business stakeholders before development of the logical data model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enormalizing data, based on simple questions rather than the formal definitions which many modelers find intimidating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enaming and defining concepts and attributes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emodeling of time-variant data\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edocumenting business rules governing both the real world and data\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edata modeling in an Agile project\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emanaging data model change in any type of project\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e transforming a business information model to a logical data model against which developers can code\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eimplementing the logical data model in a traditional relational DBMS, an SQL:2003-compliant DBMS, an object-relational DBMS, or in XML.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1 describes business information models in-depth, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe importance of modeling business information requirements before embarking on a logical data model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebusiness concepts (entity classes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eattributes of business concepts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eattribute classes as an alternative to DBMS data types\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erelationships between business concepts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etime-variant data\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egeneralization and specialization of business concepts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enaming and defining the components of the business information model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebusiness rules governing data, including a distinction between real-world rules and data rules.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2 journeys from requirements to a working data resource, covering: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esourcing data requirements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edeveloping the business information model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecommunicating it to business stakeholders for review, both as diagrams and verbally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emanaging data model change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etransforming the business information model into a logical data model of stored data for implementation in a relational or object-relational DBMS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eattribute value representation and data constraints (important but often overlooked)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emodeling data vault, dimensional and XML data.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735332982847,"sku":"9781634629133","price":53.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/07010e7fe8e179bd97546d324792cc47.webp?v=1765143083","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/data-modeling-for-quality-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}