Evolution of the High Performance Database (Prentice Hall Informix Press Series) - Hardcover

Informix Software, Inc.

 
9780135947302: Evolution of the High Performance Database (Prentice Hall Informix Press Series)

Synopsis

A compilation of articles from Informix Software Inc.'s technical journal Informix Tech Notes , overviewing trends in database technology and their potential impact on organizations, for users, developers, and managers of databases. Looks at developments such as databases on the Web, data warehousing, and object relational DBMSs, and explores issues of relational database performance including scalability, extensibility, migration, optimization, and GUI design. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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From the Publisher

Industry gurus present their views on the evolution of the high-performance database. A guide to the newest and most exciting trends in database technology. These essays present the newest and most exciting trends in database technology, from the perspective of experts and industry leaders uniquely positioned to know. Marc Andreessen takes you to the frontiers of the World Wide Web, where Informix database technology is being integrated with Web sites to deliver customer benefits of extraordinary value. W.H. Inmon considers how data warehousing will benefit from parallel processing technologies. Michael Stonebraker previews the next wave of object-relational DBMSs and explains why they are well suited for the problems that will be most important in the coming years. Other essays from Informix Tech Notes cover high-performance databases and GUI design in a database environment.

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