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.
Updating the data models from the First Edition CD–ROM, this resource allows database developers to quickly load a core set of data models and customize them to support a wide range of business functions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #95138 in Books
• Published on: 2001-04-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 542 pages

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

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

Industry experts raved about The Data Model Resource Book when it first came out––and no wonder. This book arms you with a powerful set of data models and data warehouse designs that you can use to jump–start your database development projects. You get proven models for common business functions such as ordering and managing products, handling shipments, invoicing, accounting and budgeting, managing human resources, contact management, and project management. You′ll save countless hours and thousands of dollars in database development costs.

This updated edition, fully edited and revised by Len Silverston, includes many new and expanded data models, including models for call center management, product customization, shipping and receiving, budgeting scenarios, and employee qualifications and performance. Plus, there are new data mart designs, including financial analysis, inventory management, and shipping logistics.

With this book, you′ll learn how to:
∗ Customize enterprise and logical data models that meet the specific needs of your organization
∗ Convert logical data models to data warehouses and data marts
∗ Develop physical data designs and evaluate design options based on the universal data models
∗ Integrate databases and data warehouses across the enterprise
∗ Validate your organization′s existing data models

You′ll also want to check out the companion volume, The Data Model Resource Book, Revised Edition, Volume 2 (0–471–35348–5), which provides universal data models that have been tailored for various industries and applications.

See how you can save even more time and money with the Data Model ResourceBook, Revised Edition, Volume 1 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
∗ Can be purchased separately by unlocking the enclosed CD–ROM via phone or online–directions inside

Customer Reviews

There's more to this than a set of models
You might be tempted (as I was, at first) to just dip into this book and use it as a source of patterns for producing data models. And if you do that, then you will find some very useful patterns as well as saving a lot of time. But that would be a shame, because by starting at the beginning and reading the whole book, I found that as well as a very comprehensive, rigourous and coherent set of models, I also got an understanding of the underlying structures and approach. And this approach has proved to be extremely useful when dealing with any new data structures. Someone described this as 'the second data modelling book you should buy', and I agree with that.

Great Modelling Support!
These books are just great and I'm impressed how the parts build up a consistent whole. I've studied volume one in detail and modelled most of it in a CASE tool. And used it as major outline for an (real) Enterprise Logical Datamodel. When compared with some commercial package's models Mr Silverstone's structures seem to have had quite a bit of influence.
Not only I have learnt a lot from these two books :)