SQL in a Nutshell applies the eminently useful "e;Nutshell"e; format to Structured Query Language (SQL), the elegant--but complex--descriptive language that is used to create and manipulate large stores of data.
As part of the Microsoft Office suite, Access has become the industry's leading desktop database management program for organizing, accessing, and sharing information.
SQL (Structured Query Language) is a standard programming language for generating, manipulating, and retrieving information from a relational database.
Packed with practical, freely available backup and recovery solutions for Unix, Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X systems -- as well as various databases -- this new guide is a complete overhaul of Unix Backup & Recovery by the same author, now revised and expanded with over 75% new material.
Not a reference book, and not a tutorial either, the new second edition of the highly regarded Access Cookbook is an uncommonly useful collection of solutions to problems that Access users and developers are likely to face as they attempt to build increasingly complex applications.
Oracle system performance inefficiencies often go undetected for months or even years--even under intense scrutiny--because traditional Oracle performance analysis methods and tools are fundamentally flawed.
The books in O'Reilly's Oracle series are authoritative -- they tell the whole story about complex topics, ranging from performance tuning to the use of packages in PL/SQL to new technologies like Power Objects.
Whether you're running Access, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL, this book will help you push the limits of traditional SQL to squeeze data effectively from your database.
The vast majority of Oracle SQL books discuss some syntax, provide the barest rudiments of using Oracle SQL, and perhaps include a few simple examples.
Representation and Retrieval of Video Data in Multimedia Systems brings together in one place important contributions and up-to-date research results in this important area.
Representation and Retrieval of Visual Media in Multimedia Systems brings together in one place important contributions and up-to-date researcg results in this important area.
The growth of the Internet and the availability of enormous volumes of data in digital form have necessitated intense interest in techniques to assist the user in locating data of interest.
Identify data quality issues, leverage real-world examples and templates to drive change, and unlock the benefits of improved data in processes and decision-makingKey FeaturesGet a practical explanation of data quality concepts and the imperative for change when data is poorGain insights into linking business objectives and data to drive the right data quality prioritiesExplore the data quality lifecycle and accelerate improvement with the help of real-world examplesPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionPoor data quality can lead to increased costs, hinder revenue growth, compromise decision-making, and introduce risk into organizations.
Identify data quality issues, leverage real-world examples and templates to drive change, and unlock the benefits of improved data in processes and decision-makingKey FeaturesGet a practical explanation of data quality concepts and the imperative for change when data is poorGain insights into linking business objectives and data to drive the right data quality prioritiesExplore the data quality lifecycle and accelerate improvement with the help of real-world examplesPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionPoor data quality can lead to increased costs, hinder revenue growth, compromise decision-making, and introduce risk into organizations.
The new edition of the classic bestseller that launched the data warehousing industry covers new approaches and technologies, many of which have been pioneered by Inmon himself In addition to explaining the fundamentals of data warehouse systems, the book covers new topics such as methods for handling unstructured data in a data warehouse and storing data across multiple storage media Discusses the pros and cons of relational versus multidimensional design and how to measure return on investment in planning data warehouse projects Covers advanced topics, including data monitoring and testing Although the book includes an extra 100 pages worth of valuable content, the price has actually been reduced from $65 to $55
CUTTING-EDGE CONTENT AND GUIDANCE FROM A DATA WAREHOUSING EXPERT NOW EXPANDED TO REFLECT FIELD TRENDS Data warehousing has revolutionized the way businesses in a wide variety of industries perform analysis and make strategic decisions.
An easy-to-follow introduction to support vector machines This book provides an in-depth, easy-to-follow introduction to support vector machines drawing only from minimal, carefully motivated technical and mathematical background material.
This is the first book to provide in-depth coverage of star schema aggregates used in dimensional modeling-from selection and design, to loading and usage, to specific tasks and deliverables for implementation projects Covers the principles of aggregate schema design and the pros and cons of various types of commercial solutions for navigating and building aggregates Discusses how to include aggregates in data warehouse development projects that focus on incremental development, iterative builds, and early data loads
The explosive growth of e-commerce and online environments has made the issue of information search and selection increasingly serious; users are overloaded by options to consider and they may not have the time or knowledge to personally evaluate these options.
The advances in computer entertainment, multi-player and online games, technology-enabled art, culture and performance have created a new form of entertainment and art.
Data Mining for Business Applications presents the state-of-the-art research and development outcomes on methodologies, techniques, approaches and successful applications in the area.
Multimodal Processing and Interaction: Audio, Video and Text presents high quality, state-of-the-art research ideas and results from theoretic, algorithmic and application viewpoints.
In recent years, a new class of applications has come to the forefront { p- marily due to the advancement in our ability to collect data from multitudes of devices, and process them e ciently.
Advances in hardware technology have increased the capability to store and record personal data about consumers and individuals, causing concerns that personal data may be used for a variety of intrusive or malicious purposes.
Classifying objects into categories at different granularity levels, establishing links between known objects, and discovering clues between known and unknown objects are essential for new-generation semantic data models.
Machine Translation (MT) is both an engineering technology and a measure of all things to do with languages and computers-whenever a new theory of language or linguistics is offered, an important criteria for its success is whether or not it will improve machine translation.
Digital engineering methods and systems are vitally important for performing key technical and business functions of global enterprises in a distributed and collaborative manner.
Motivation for the book Database security has been gaining a great deal of importance as industry, military, and government organizations have increasingly adopted Internet-based techno- gies on a large-scale, because of convenience, ease of use, and the ability to take advantage of rapid advances in the commercial market.
