A relational database model and data migration plan for the student services department at the Marine Corps Institute
By: Aaron Tory Slaughter
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Number of pages: 236
Description: Today's business environment in the Depattment of Defense (DoD) demands that managers possess a clear understanding of the design, implementation, and maintenance of the databases used to store, organize, manipulate and return data. In response to shoncomings identified in their current legacy information system, the Marine Corps Institute (MCI) initiated a project to migrate from a file processing database system to a relational database using a client/server system based on an open hardware and software architecture. This research provides a relational data model and migration plan in response to MCI's request. It investigates data modeling and database design using the Integration Definition for Information Modeling (IDEFiX) methodology and the relational model. It also addresses the migration of data and databases from legacy to open systems. The application of the IDEFiX model, supported by CASE tools to facilitate data modeling and database maintenance, reveals strategies for dealing with the complex issues of database design, migration, and maintenance in DoD.
Notes: Thesis advisor, (s): Kamel, Magdi N.

Appendix H, I, and P are located in the back pocket of this Thesis.

"September 1997."

Thesis (M.S. in Information Technology Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-104).

"Approved for public release, distribution unlimited"--Cover.

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