Information Modeling and Relational Databases

Information Modeling and Relational Databases, Third Edition introduces ORM (Object-Role Modeling), and much more. In fact, it is the only book to go beyond introductory coverage and provide all of the in-depth instruction readers need to transform knowledge from domain experts into sound database design. This all-new Third Edition includes coverage of advances and improvements in ORM and UML, nominalization, relational mapping, SQL, XML, data interchange, NoSQL databases, ontological modeling, and post-relational databases. Supported by examples, exercises, and useful background information, the authors' step-by-step approach teaches how to develop a natural-language-based ORM model, and then, where needed, abstract ER and UML models. This book will quickly make users proficient in the modeling technique that is proving vital to the development of accurate and efficient databases that best meet real business objectives. It is intended for anyone with a stake in the accuracy and efficacy of databases: systems analysts, information modelers, database designers and administrators, and programmers. Dr. Terry Halpin and Dr. Tony Morgan, pioneers in the development of ORM, blend conceptual information with practical instruction that will let readers begin using ORM effectively as soon as possible.