eBooks List For Item Computer Books: Database
Physical Database Design: the database professional's guide to exploiting indexes, views, storage, and more (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)
- ISBN:
- 0123693896
- Authors:
- Sam S. Lightstone, Toby J. Teorey, Tom Nadeau
The rapidly increasing volume of information contained in relational databases places a strain on databases, performance, and maintainability: DBAs are under greater pressure than ever to optimize database structure for system performance and administration. Physical Database Design discusses the concept of how physical structures of databases affect performance, including specific examples, guidelines, and best and worst practices for a variety...
Marxism and Form
- ISBN:
- 069101311X
- Authors:
- Fredric Jameson
For more than thirty years, Fredric Jameson has been one of the most productive, wide-ranging, and distinctive literary theorists in the United States and the Anglophone world. Marxism and Form provided a pioneering account of the work of the major European Marxist theorists--T. W. Adorno, Walter Benjamin, Herbert Marcuse, Ernst Bloch, Georg Lukács, and Jean-Paul Sartre--work that was, at the time, largely neglected in the English-speaking...
Implementing SAP R/3 Sales and Distribution
- ISBN:
- 0072124040
- Authors:
- Glynn C. Williams
One of the world's leading SAP Sales & Distribution consultants delivers the first comprehensive and practical guide to implementing this new module in the R/3 system. Inside this book you'll get complete information on the ins and outs of the software, including basic functions, sales document flow, invoicing, and how the S&D module interfaces with other modules. Sales processes and delivery systems are crucial functions in today's businesses...
Effective Oracle Database 10g Security by Design
- ISBN:
- 0072231300
- Authors:
- David Knox, David Knox, McGraw-Hill
Oracle security expert David Knox explains how to design and develop an integrated, secure Oracle environment. In my experience in the security world, including 32 years at the Central Intelligence Agency, I've not found anyone with more experience in the theory and practice of protecting your data than David Knox. --Dave Carey, former Executive Director of the CIA
Hands-On Microsoft Access: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Access Skills
- ISBN:
- 0321245458
- Authors:
- Bob Schneider
Access is one of the most widely used pieces of software. Perhaps more so than any other common program, such as Word or Excel, though, many of its users find it more vexing to really understand and use well. This is because you can't use Access successfully without a framework in your head of how a relational database management system works, and almost none of us have that training. While there are many books on Access, most of them are either...
Text Mining: Classification, Clustering, and Applications (Chapman & Hall/Crc Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Series)
- ISBN:
- 1420059408
The Definitive Resource on Text Mining Theory and Applications from Foremost Researchers in the Field Giving a broad perspective of the field from numerous vantage points, Text Mining: Classification, Clustering, and Applications focuses on statistical methods for text mining and analysis. It examines methods to automatically cluster and classify text documents and applies these methods in a variety of areas, including adaptive information...
Secrets of the Oracle Database (Expert's Voice in Oracle)
- ISBN:
- 1430219521
- Authors:
- Norbert Debes
Secrets of the Oracle Database is the definitive guide to undocumented and partially documented features of the Oracle database server. Covering useful but little–known features from Oracle9 i Database through Oracle Database 11 g , this book will improve your efficiency as an Oracle database administrator or developer. Norbert Debes shines the light of day on features that help you master more difficult administrative, tuning, and...
Oracle Real Application Clusters
- ISBN:
- 1555582885
- Authors:
- Murali Vallath
Clustered configuration first hit the scene nearly 20 years ago when Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) introduced the VaxCluster. Until now, the topic of Real Application Clusters (RAC) implementation had never been fully explored. For the first time, Murali Vallath dissects RAC mysteries in his book Oracle Real Application Clusters to enlighten and educate readers on the internals of RAC operations, cache fusion, fusion recovery processes and...
Spss Programming And Data Management: A Guide for Spss And Sas Users
- ISBN:
- 156827355X
- Authors:
- Raynald Levesque
The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You
- ISBN:
- 1576754375
- Authors:
- Mike Song, Vicki Halsey, Tim Burress
Is email taking over your life? Meet Harold, an HR director so overwhelmed by email he feels like a hamster on a wheel. Just in time, Harold meets a coach--a leading expert on email efficiency and etiquette with a simple system that helps Harold eliminate needless emails, write better messages, and file and find info in a flash. He gets immediate results--and reclaims his life. The Hamster Revolution is chock-full of practical advice that really...
Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals (Expert's Voice)
- ISBN:
- 1590597451
- Authors:
- Lex de Haan, Toon Koppelaars
Relational databases hold data, right? They indeed do, but to think of a database as nothing more than a container for data is to miss out on the profound power that underlies relational technology. A far more powerful way of thinking lies in relational technologys foundation in the mathematical disciplines of logic and set theory. Databases contain truths or propositions describing some area of interest such as a business. Those truths are...
Mathematical Tools for Data Mining: Set Theory, Partial Orders, Combinatorics (Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing)
- ISBN:
- 1848002009
- Authors:
- Dan A. Simovici, Chabane Djeraba
The maturing of the field of data mining has brought about an increased level of mathematical sophistication. Such disciplines like topology, combinatorics, partially ordered sets and their associated algebraic structures (lattices and Boolean algebras), and metric spaces are increasingly applied in data mining research. This book presents these mathematical foundations of data mining integrated with applications to provide the reader with a...
Be a Successful Consultant: An Insider Guide to Setting Up and Running a Consultancy Practice (Small Business Start-ups)
- ISBN:
- 185703807X
- Authors:
- Susan Nash
This handbook aims to give you a complete understanding of the steps you need to take to create a successful consulting business. It shows you how to get started, how to get clients and how to stay organized. By reading this book you will be able to: define a clear strategic direction for your business; create an effective marketing strategy; raise finance, price your services and get paid; balance ongoing business with attracting new clients;...
Microsoft Access 2002 Bible BK+CD
- ISBN:
- 076453596X
- Authors:
- Cary N. Prague, Michael R. Irwin
If Access can do it, you can do it too! Client lists. Sales figures. Web research. Take charge of your data to better run your business or organization. With expert advice from Cary Prague and Michael Irwin, you'll quickly master Access 2002's top database management capabilities and its hot new Web features. Using step-by-step instructions and practical examples and advice, the authors demonstrate everything you need to know to organize,...
Final Cut Pro HD for Dummies
- ISBN:
- 0764577735
- Authors:
- Helmut Kobler
* Shows film and video makers new to Final Cut Pro how to get down to work with this complicated, professional-level video editing software * The Macintosh platform, which includes Final Cut Pro, owns 58 percent of the video editing software market * Topics covered include working with new program features, organizing media, using advanced editing tools, harnessing audio and video filters, applying transitions, creating motion effects,...
Adobe Premiere Elements for Dummies
- ISBN:
- 0764578812
- Authors:
- Keith Underdahl
Adobe Premiere Elements offers amateur and home moviemakers the opportunity to work with editing tools as powerful as those packed into Adobe Premiere Pro, one of the top tools on the market. Adobe Premiere Elements For Dummies offers these same users not only a guide through all the how-to steps of using the software, but also a valuable reference on how to best apply the tools to a great video project. Author Keith Underdahl, also author of...
Professional SQL Server Analysis Services 2005 with MDX (Programmer to Programmer)
- ISBN:
- 0764579185
- Authors:
- Sivakumar Harinath, Stephen R. Quinn
Written by the lead developers of Analysis Services at Microsoft, this book begins with an overview showing how Analysis Services and MDX can be used to build data warehouses and multidimensional databases The authors then describe the development processes for building dimensions and cubes from various data sources Demonstrating a variety of techniques in real-world scenarios, the book shows how MDX can be used to query databases to provide...
Beginning PHP5, Apache, and MySQL Web Development (Programmer to Programmer)
- ISBN:
- 0764579665
- Authors:
- Elizabeth Naramore, Jason Gerner, Yann Le Scouarnec, Jeremy Stolz, Michael K. Glass
This update to a Wrox bestseller dives in and guides the reader through the entire process of creating dynamic, data-driven sites using the open source "AMP" model: Apache Web server, the MySQL database system, and the PHP scripting language. The team of expert authors covers PHP scripting, database management, security, integration, and e-commerce functions and comes complete with a useful syntax reference. Showcases three fully functional Web...
Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (Programmer to Programmer)
- ISBN:
- 0764584359
- Authors:
- Brian Knight, Allan Mitchell, Darren Green, Douglas Hinson, Kathi Kellenberger, Andy Leonard, Erik Veerman, Jason Gerard, Haidong Ji, Mike Murphy
This book will help you get past the initial learning curve quickly so that you can get started using SSIS to transform data, create a workflow, or maintain your SQL Server. Offering you hands-on guidance, you'll learn a new world of integration possibilities and be able to move away from scripting complex logic to programming tasks using a full-featured language. What you will learn from this book Ways to quickly move and transform data How to...
Professional ADO.NET 2: Programming with SQL Server 2005, Oracle, and MySQL
- ISBN:
- 0764584375
- Authors:
- Wallace B. McClure, Gregory A. Beamer, IV John J. Croft, J. Ambrose Little, Bill Ryan, Phil Winstanley, David Yack, Jeremy Zongker
ADO.NET revolutionized the way data was accessed through SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL. With Microsoft's release of ADO.NET 2, ADO and the .NET Framework are integrated with SQL Server for the first time-enabling you to program .NET applications directly within the SQL Server database. Packed with sample code and recommended best practices for using ADO.NET 2, this code-intensive book explores the new data types that are available in the 2.0...
Professional SQL Server 2005 XML (Programmer to Programmer)
- ISBN:
- 0764597922
- Authors:
- Scott Klein
Discusses SQL Server 2005 XML from the server and client sides Examines using XSLT to render the XML data that is retrieved from SQL Server, particularly for ASP.NET Addresses SQL Server relationship with schemas, SOAP, XML security, and .NET Makes extensive use of examples to solve problems that programmers face on an everyday basis and features Server 2005 XML best practices
Launching a Successful eBay Store
- ISBN:
- 078973575X
- Authors:
- Ron Mansfield
Disregard the recent grumbling over recent eBay Store fee hikes. A well-run eBay Store is worth every penny, and can add considerably to your profitability! Recent enhancements to eBay's Store features make running a Store an essential part of successful eBay selling. Stores give you so many new ways to cross-promote your eBay items that running a Store gives you an almost unfair advantage over sellers without one. When shoppers enter your...
Database Developer's Guide With Visual C++ 4.0 (Sams Developer's Guide)
- ISBN:
- 0672309130
- Authors:
- Peter D. Hipson, Roger Jennings
This title shows developers how to optimize their applications for desktop and client/server databases.
MySQL Certification Study Guide
- ISBN:
- 0672326329
- Authors:
- Paul DuBois, Stefan Hinz, Carsten Pedersen
With more than 4 million active installations, MySQL is the world's most popular open-source database. Known for its speed, high reliability, and ease of use, MySQL is rapidly becoming a low-cost alternative to database systems from Oracle, IBM, and Microsoft. MySQL AB intends to agressively improve the feature set and performance of MySQL, making it more suitable for enterprise-level applications and uses. The MySQL certification tests,...
Starting a Successful Business: Start Up and Grow Your Own Company (Business Enterprise)
- ISBN:
- 074945105X
- Authors:
- Michael Morris, M. J. Morris
Starting a business from scratch is an exciting but daunting endeavor. Starting a Successful Business is a one-stop reference for advice on getting a new business up and running. It shows readers how to make their business a success, how to avoid making costly mistakes, and how to save time and money in the process. The new sixth edition covers every aspect of running a business, including laying the basic foundations, controlling and raising...
Go It Alone!: The Secret to Building a Successful Business on Your Own
- ISBN:
- 0060731141
- Authors:
- Bruce Judson
There is an epidemic of unhappiness in the American workplace. A full 70 percent of workers in the United States report that they are disengaged from their jobs. When asked, "Do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day?" only 20 percent of nearly 2 million employees said yes. It is no wonder that 56 percent of all Americans dream of starting their own business. So why don't they do so? Because starting one's own business is seen...
OCP Oracle Database 11g Administration II Exam Guide: Exam 1Z0-053 (Osborne ORACLE Press Series)
- ISBN:
- 0071597093
- Authors:
- Bob Bryla
A Fully Integrated Study System for OCP Exam 1Z0-053 Prepare for the Oracle Certified Professional Oracle Database 11 g : Administration II exam with help from this exclusive Oracle Press guide. In each chapter, you'll find challenging exercises, practice questions, a two-minute drill, and a chapter summary to highlight what you've learned. This authoritative guide will help you pass the test and serve as your essential on-the-job reference. Get...
Microsoft Office Access 2003: The Complete Reference (Osborne Complete Reference Series)
- ISBN:
- 0072229179
- Authors:
- Virginia Andersen
Store, retrieve, and present information accurately and effectively with help from this comprehensive resource. Get the most out of Access, a straightforward but extremely versatile information management tool, including an understanding of basic database concepts as well as intermediate to advanced database design and programming.
Oracle Database 10g: A Beginner's Guide (Osborne ORACLE Press Series)
- ISBN:
- 0072230789
- Authors:
- Ian Abramson, Michael Abbey
Provides beginning DBAs and developers with a solid foundation in the database administration and programming basics needed to embark on an Oracle career. The focus is on Oracle Database 10g, but you'll get the fundamentals applicable to all Oracle database releases.
Crystal Reports 9 on Oracle
- ISBN:
- 0072230797
- Authors:
- Marie Annette Harper
Explore connectivity options, then delve into optimization methods that can be implemented in the Crystal environment, including the use of SQL Expressions and SQL Commands. Coverage includes an execution plan, optimization of indexes, and reduction of parsing, and Oracle-specific features such as external tables, Heterogeneous Connectivity, and Oracle Flashback. Common difficulties when using Oracle are described, and solutions provided.
Finding Fertile Ground: Identifying Extraordinary Opportunities for New Ventures
- ISBN:
- 0131423983
- Authors:
- Scott A. Shane
The first complete framework for successful high-tech entrepreneurship! Most efforts at starting a new business fail. But yours can succeed if you find the right market and understand the key success factors. This book shows how. Drawing on compelling new research, Dr. Scott Shane reveals the drivers behind the world's successful knowledge-intensive startups, and helps you align the same drivers behind yours. Discover how to identify business...
The Top Ten Algorithms in Data Mining (Chapman & Hall/Crc Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery)
- ISBN:
- 1420089641
The Best-Known Algorithms Currently Used in the Data Mining Community Contributions from recognized leaders in the field Identifying some of the most influential algorithms that are widely used in the data mining community, The Top Ten Algorithms in Data Mining provides a description of each algorithm, discusses its impact, and reviews current and future research. Thoroughly evaluated by independent reviewers, each chapter focuses on a...
Monitoring and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 (HP Technologies)
- ISBN:
- 1555583024
- Authors:
- Mike Daugherty
This authoritative book teaches IT professionals responsible for Exchange messaging systems how to efficiently manage the program's many and complex system capabilities and features. Once you've designed and implemented a messaging system, the bulk of the day-to-day work involves monitoring to ensure an optimum traffic flow, accomplished by continuously reviewing and fine-tuning dozens of system specifications and components. Monitoring and...
Unit Testing in Java: How Tests Drive the Code (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Software Engineering and Programming)
- ISBN:
- 1558608680
- Authors:
- Johannes Link
Software testing is indispensable and is one of the most discussed topics in software development today. Many companies address this issue by assigning a dedicated software testing phase towards the end of their development cycle. However, quality cannot be tested into a buggy application. Early and continuous unit testing has been shown to be crucial for high quality software and low defect rates. Yet current books on testing ignore the...
Oracle Distributed Systems
- ISBN:
- 1565924320
- Authors:
- Charles Dye
Oracle provides many tools for designing, developing, administering, and securing distributed database systems. With these tools, data in multiple databases is accessible just as if it were stored in a single database. This book describes how you can use multiple databases and both Oracle8 and Oracle7 distributed system features to best advantage. Aimed at both DBAs and developers, it covers: Benefits and tradeoffs of distributed database...
Oracle Security
- ISBN:
- 1565924509
- Authors:
- William Heney, Marlene L. Theriault
Security in a relational database management system is complex, and too few DBAs, system administrators, managers, and developers understand how Oracle implements system and database security. This book gives you the guidance you need to protect your databases. Oracle security has many facets: Establishing an organization's security policy and planProtecting system files and passwordsControlling access to database objects (tables, views, rows,...
SQL Server Security Distilled, Second Edition
- ISBN:
- 1590592190
- Authors:
- Morris Lewis
SQL Server is the dominant relational database in the Windows market and data security is a huge and growing concern for all businesses. Securing SQL Server is one of the most important responsibilities of the SQL Server professional. SQL Server Distilled, Second Edition is a very carefully researched, clearly explained book on securing SQL Server, by an author who knows SQL Server inside and out. If you follow the practical guidelines that are...
SQL Server 2000 Stored Procedures Handbook (Expert's Voice)
- ISBN:
- 1590592875
- Authors:
- Tony Bain, Louis Davidson, Robin Dewson, Chuck Hawkins, Tony Bain, Louise Davidson, Robin Dewson, Chuck Hawkins
Stored procedures are compiled T-SQL statements that reside on the database. They are the cornerstones of successful data manipulation, and data-handling operations of every complexity make use of them. This book is an in-depth guide to a key area of database development. This book tackles real-world problems faced by developers when working with stored procedures, showing you how to solve these problems, avoid the common pitfalls, and produce...
Pro VS 2005 Reporting using SQL Server and Crystal Reports
- ISBN:
- 1590596889
- Authors:
- Kevin Goff, Rod Paddock
Pro VS 2005 Reporting Using SQL Server and Crystal Reports offers a proven methodology for building reporting solutions. The authors focus on SQL Server 2005 and Crystal Reports, but also cover other popular technologies like Oracle and ActiveReports, to give you a thorough grounding in the reporting field. The book presents the requirements for a real-world reporting application in a distributed environment, and covers all the phases of...