Database Design for Mere Mortals

Brief

Book

Step by step, this book shows you how to design databases that are soundly structured, reliable, and flexible, even in modern web applications. The author guides you through everything from database planning to defining tables, fields, keys, table relationships, business rules, and views. You’ll learn practical ways to improve data integrity, how to avoid common mistakes, and when to break the rules. This edition has been updated to reflect the current landscape for databases and their prevalent uses in the world. Coverage includes Understanding database types, models, and design terminology  Discovering what good database design can do for you—and why bad design can make your life miserable  Setting objectives for your database, and transforming those objectives into real designs  Analyzing a current database so you can identify ways to improve it  Establishing table structures and relationships, assigning primary keys, setting field specifications, and setting up views  Ensuring the appropriate level of data integrity for each application Identifying and establishing business rules