Patterns of Data Modeling (Emerging Directions in Database Systems and Applications)
Patterns of Data Modelingshould be on the shelf of every database, software, and systems architect. The book captures decades of experience, presenting distilled knowledge in a concise and easy-to-understand format. The breadth of coverage is enormous, ranging from basic data structures through star schema, archetypes for representing commonly found concepts, and canonical models for tough problems.—Paul C. Brown, Principal Software Architect, TIBCO Software Inc.Mike Blaha has written a clear book with precise definitions and excellent examples. All examples are presented in a graphical form that is easy to read and understand. Blaha assumes the reader has a basic understanding of data modeling, but gives his examples in such a way that if the reader needs some review, it is built in.—Toby Teorey, author ofDatabase Modeling and Design, Fourth EditionAlso endorsed by the Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect Community