Product Description

A quick and reliable way to build proven databases for core business functions
Industry experts raved about The Data Model Resource Book when it was first published in March 1997 because it provided a simple, cost–effective way to design databases for core business functions. Len Silverston has now revised and updated the hugely successful First Edition, while adding a companion volume to take care of more specific requirements of different businesses. Each volume is accompanied by a CD–ROM, which is sold separately. Each CD–ROM provides powerful design templates discussed in the books in a ready–to–use electronic format, allowing companies and individuals to develop the databases they need at a fraction of the cost and a third of the time it would take to build them from scratch.
With each business function boasting its own directory, this CD–ROM provides a variety of data models for specific implementations in such areas as financial services, insurance, retail, healthcare, universities, and telecom.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #124252 in Books
• Published on: 2001-04-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 576 pages

Computer Shopper, February 2002
"I thought the models in the books were well thought out and adequately explained."

Review
"I thought the models in the books were well thought out and adequately explained." (Computer Shopper, February 2002)

From the Back Cover
"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 Review

If 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
∗ Telecommunications

You 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 solutions

You 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

Customer Reviews

Is it worth buying a book for only one chapter?
Yes, it is. Because the other chapters have all sorts of useful content as well. This book covers Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Health Care, Insurance, Financial Services, Professional Services, Travel, and e-Commerce. Most companies, even if they aren't in those sectors, use the services of companies that are (or may do a little bit of them - offer insurance on their products, for example), and if you need to include these areas in your model, in more detail than was covered in volume 1 (the core Universal Data Model book), then this is the place to start. If you are in one of these areas, then the specific chapter has a lot of useful stuff (I have worked in Travel, Telecommunications and Professional Services), but it is well worth checking out the other models for ideas that can be re-used in your area.