Database Design for Mere Mortals: 25th Anniversary Edition

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Step by step, Database Design for Mere Mortals®, 25th Anniversary, shows you how to design databases that are soundly structured, reliable, and flexible, even in modern web applications. Hernandez 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 includesUnderstanding database types, models, and design terminologyDiscovering what good database design can do for you-and why bad design can make your life miserableSetting objectives for your database, and transforming those objectives into real designsAnalyzing a current database so you can identify ways to improve itEstablishing table structures and relationships, assigning primary keys, setting field specifications, and setting up viewsEnsuring the appropriate level of data integrity for each applicationIdentifying and establishing business rules