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Zusatztext "I thought the models in the books were well thought out and adequately explained." (Computer Shopper! February 2002) Informationen zum Autor LEN SILVERSTON (lsilverston@univdata.com) is founder and owner of Universal Data Models, LLC (www.universaldatamodels.com), a Colorado-based firm providing consulting and training for helping enterprises customize and implement "universal data models" and develop holistic, integrated systems. Mr. Silverston has over 20 years' experience in delivering data integration, database and data warehouse solutions to organizations. Klappentext "These books are a must for any company implementing data models. They contain practical insights and templates of universal data models which can be used by all enterprises, regardless of their level of experience."-Ron Powell, Publisher, DM ReviewIf you've relied on The Data Model Resource Book, Revised Edition, Volume 1 (0-471-38023-7) to jump-start your system development efforts, then you know that using a library of proven data models and data warehouse designs can produce huge savings in development costs. But what about the unique needs of your industry?The Data Model Resource Book, Revised Edition, Volume 2, provides data models specifically tailored to your industry. It includes both brand-new models for each industry and generic models that the author customizes. The result is a comprehensive library of the industry's core data models and applications, including models for:* Financial services* Professional services* E-commerce* Manufacturing* Health care* Insurance* Travel* TelecommunicationsYou not only get the data models themselves, you also learn to:* Apply reusable data designs across a broad variety of industries* Integrate databases and data warehouses across your organization* Combine models from different applications for your specific needs* Use the data structures to provide quality assurance for your own models* Employ the book's star schema designs to develop data analysis solutionsYou can save even more time and money with the Data Model Resource Book, Revised Edition, Volume 2, CD-ROM, which:* Provides the SQL code you'll need to implement the models described in the book or to reverse-engineer them into your CASE tool* Allows you to view for free the demonstration of data models from both Volume 1 and Volume 2* Allows you to purchase online the downloadable models by industry type-directions inside Zusammenfassung Datenmodelle für Kernfunktionen, die in nahezu allen Geschäftsbereichen eine Rolle spielen: Dieses zweibändige, überarbeitete Handbuch in der 2. Auflage zeigt Datenbankprogrammierern, wie sie zwei Drittel der üblichen Entwicklungszeit sparen können! Im Mittelpunkt dieses 2. Bandes steht die Erstellung von Datenmodellen für verschiedenste Anwendungsgebiete - von der Finanzdienstleistung über das Versicherungswesen bis zu Bildungsangeboten. Dabei wird jeweils analysiert, wie die im ersten Band des Werkes vorgestellten generischen Modelle auf die spezielle Anwendung zuzuschneiden sind. Eine separat erhältliche CD-ROM beinhaltet sämtliche Datenmodelle in einer Form, die leicht in gebräuchliche kommerzielle Datenbanken zu integrieren ist. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword xiii Acknowledgments xv About the Author xvii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Why is There a Need for This Book? 1 To Integrate or Disintegrate? That is the Question 2 Approach of This Book 4 Who is the Intended Audience for This Book? 5 General Industry Models versus More Specific Industry Models 5 Industry Data Models versus Data Model Applications 7 The Volume 2 Models: Customized and New Models for Each Industry 8 Conventions and Standards Used in This Book 8 Entities 8 Subtypes and Supertypes 15 Non-Mutually Exclusive Sets of Subtypes 16 Attributes 17<...
