A quick and reliable way to build proven databases for core business functionsIndustry 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 1st Edition, while adding a companion volume to take care of more specific requirements of different businesses.

This third volume of the best-selling "Data Model Resource Book" series revolutionizes the data modeling discipline by answering the question "How can you save significant time while improving the quality of any type of data modeling effort?" In contrast to the first two volumes, this new volume focuses on the fundamental, underlying patterns that affect over 50 percent of most data modeling efforts. These patterns can be used to considerably reduce modeling time and cost, to jump-start da...

"If you're looking for solid, easy-to-follow advice on estimation, requirements gathering, managing change, and more, you can stop now: this is the book for you." --Scott Berkun, Author of The Art of Project ManagementWhat makes software projects succeed? It takes more than a good idea and a team of talented programmers. A project manager needs to know how to guide the team through the entire software project. There are common pitfalls that plague all software projects and...

Managing Writers is a practical guide to managing documentation projects in the real world. It is informal, but concise, using examples from the author's experience working with and managing technical writers. It looks beyond big project, big team methodologies to the issues faced by smaller, less well-funded projects.Managing Writers is for technical writers, both freelancers and employees, documentation managers, and managers in other disciplines who are respons...

“This text should be required reading for everyone in contemporary business.”--Peter Woodhull, CEO, Modus21“The one book that clearly describes and links Big Data concepts to business utility.”--Dr. Christopher Starr, PhD“Simply, this is the best Big Data book on the market!”--Sam Rostam, Cascadian IT Group“...one of the most contemporary approaches I’ve seen to Big Data fundamentals...”--Joshua M. Davis, PhDThe Definitive...

“Automated decisions systems are probably already being used in your industry, and they will undoubtedly grow in importance. If your business needs to make quick, accurate decisions on an industrialized scale, you need to read this book.” Thomas H. Davenport, Professor, Babson College, Author of Competing on Analytics   The computer-based systems most organizations rely on to suppor...

Updated new edition of Ralph Kimball's groundbreaking book on dimensional modeling for data warehousing and business intelligence!The first edition of Ralph Kimball's The Data Warehouse Toolkit introduced the industry to dimensional modeling, and now his books are considered the most authoritative guides in this space. This new third edition is a complete library of updated dimensional modeling techniques, the most comprehensive collection ever. It covers ...

“If the purpose is to create one of the best books on requirements yet written, the authors have succeeded.”—Capers JonesSoftware can solve almost any problem. The trick is knowing what the problem is. With about half of all software errors originating in the requirements activity, it is clear that a better understanding of the problem is needed.Getting the requirements right is crucial if we are to build systems that best meet our needs. ...

Find the right big data solution for your business or organizationBig data management is one of the major challenges facing business, industry, and not-for-profit organizations. Data sets such as customer transactions for a mega-retailer, weather patterns monitored by meteorologists, or social network activity can quickly outpace the capacity of traditional data management tools. If you need to develop or manage big data solutions, you'll appreciate how these four ...

The Accidental Taxonomist is the most comprehensive guide available to the art and science of building information taxonomies. Heather Heddenone of todays leading writers instructors and consultants on indexing and taxonomy topicswalks readers through the process displaying her trademark ability to present highly technical information in straightforward comprehensible English. Drawing on numerous real-world examples Hedden explains how to create terms and relationships select taxonomy mana...

Data warehousing is one of the hottest business topics, and there’s more to understanding data warehousing technologies than you might think. Find out the basics of data warehousing and how it facilitates data mining and business intelligence with Data Warehousing For Dummies, 2nd Edition.Data is probably your company’s most important asset, so your data warehouse should serve your needs. The fully updated Second Edition of Data Warehousing For Dummies he...

The latest techniques for building a customer-focused enterprise environment"The authors have appreciated that MDM is a complex multidimensional area, and have set out to cover each of these dimensions in sufficient detail to provide adequate practical guidance to anyone implementing MDM. While this necessarily makes the book rather long, it means that the authors achieve a comprehensive treatment of MDM that is lacking in previous works." -- Malcolm Chisholm, Ph.D., Pre...