Pro SQL Server 2008 Relational Database Design and Implementation

Louis Davidson's book on database design is a solid, five-star book on Amazon that is reviewed and endorsed by leading lights such as Adam Mechanic and James Luetkehoelter. The book is technically and theoretically sound, and is grounded in best-practices. The previous two editions have sold in excess of 5000 units. There is no better book on database design catering to the SQL Server professional.

Reputation book and author enjoy a stellar reputation, as well as top-notch reviews by leading SQL Server professionals Sales prior editions have sold in excess of 5000 units Broad appeal everyone working with SQL Server needs to know about effective database design

Autorentext
Louis Davidson has been in the IT industry for more than 15 years as a corporate database developer and architect. He has spent the majority of his career working with Microsoft SQL Server, beginning from the early days of version 1.0. He has a bachelor s degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in computer science, with a minor in mathematics. Louis is the data architect for Compass Technology (Compass.net) in Chesapeake, Virginia, leading database development on their suite of nonprofit oriented CRM products, built on the Microsoft CRM platform and SQL Server technologies.

Inhalt
to Database Concepts.- The Language of Data Modeling.- Conceptual Data Modeling.- The Normalization Process.- Implementing the Base Table Structures.- Protecting the Integrity of Your Data.- Patterns and Query Techniques.- Securing Access to the Data.- Table Structures and Indexing.- Coding for Concurrency.- Considering Data Access Strategies.