Concise Guide to Databases

丛 书 名：Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science

版本说明：1

作     者：Peter Lake Paul Crowther 

I S B N：(电子) 9781447156017 

出 版 社：Springer London 

出 版 年：1000年

页      数：XIX, 307页

主 题 词：Database Management Information Storage and Retrieval Data Structures and Information Theory Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems 

摘      要：This easy-to-read textbook/reference presents a comprehensive introduction to databases, opening with a concise history of databases and of data as an organisational asset. As relational database management systems are no longer the only database solution, the book takes a wider view of database technology, encompassing big data, NoSQL, object and object-relational and in-memory databases. The text also examines the issues of scalability, availability, performance and security encountered when building and running a database in the real world.;Topics and features: presents review and discussion questions at the end of each chapter, in addition to skill-building, hands-on exercises; introduces the fundamental concepts and technologies in database systems, placing these in an historic context; describes the challenges faced by database professionals; reviews the use of a variety of database types in business environments; discusses areas for further research within this fast-moving domain.