Практически любой пользователь компьютера, да и в принципе любой человек, сталкивался с необходимостью систематизировать и упорядочить различные данные, будь то список фильмов в домашней видеотеке, результаты игры любимой футбольной команды или же финансовая отчетность крупной компании. Безусловно, с появлением и широким распространением персональных компьютеров делать это стало гораздо проще.
Данная книга посвящена самой популярной и востребованной на сегодня системе управления базами данных - Microsoft Access. Несмотря на кажущуюся сложность, овладеть этой программой совсем просто. Если вы держите в руках эту книгу, то первый шаг уже сделан.

Get the guide that makes learning Microsoft Access 2010 plain and simple! This full color, no-nonsense book shows you the quickest ways to build a database and sort information, using easy-to-follow steps and concise, straightforward language. You'll learn how out-of-the-box templates and reusable components make Access 2010 a fast and simple database solution.
Here's WHAT you'll learn:
Design and build your own database quickly
Use Access forms to collect information with ease
Create and modify tables to organize your data
Store files such as documents and images
Exchange data with other databases and documents
Bring your data alive with colorful reports
Here's HOW you'll learn it:
Jump in whenever you need answers
Easy-to-follow STEPS and SCREENSHOTS show exactly what to do
Handy TIPS teach new techniques and shortcuts
Quick TRY THIS! exercises help apply what you learn right away

Produced by the award-winning maranGraphics Group, "Maran Illustrated™ Microsoft® Access 2003" is a valuable resource for all readers, regardless of experience. Clear, step-by-step instructions walk the reader through each operation from beginning to end. Helpful topic introductions and useful tips provide additional information and advice to enhance the readers’ Access 2003 experience and help meet their individual needs. "Maran IllustratedTM Microsoft® Access 2003" is packed with information useful to readers who have purchased their first computer and are learning Access 2003 for the first time. Readers who have experience with older versions of Access will find this book an excellent guide to help them take command of their computing experience, by way of the easy-to-use maranGraphics format. Readers have the option of reading the book from cover to cover, or simply reading the individual topics they are interested in.

Database systems and database design technology have undergone significant evolution in recent years. The relational data model and relational database systems dominate business applications; in turn, they are extended by other technologies like data warehousing, OLAP, and data mining. How do you model and design your database application in consideration of new technology or new business needs?
In the extensively revised fourth edition, you'll get clear explanations, lots of terrific examples and an illustrative case, and the really practical advice you have come to count on — with design rules that are applicable to any SQL-based system.

This book assumes no prior knowledge of relational modeling or programming constructs. It’s aimed at anyone who has a need for an easy-to-read, practical guide to relational data modeling. To that end, it has a broad appeal not only for developers and DBAs taking their first steps into database design but also for people such as data architects, information officers, and knowledge managers who simply want a greater understanding of how to analyze their data efficiently. To follow along with this book, there are no specific software needs since it shies away from a specific database platform. Access to a computer with a version of Solitaire, or even a pack of playing cards, may aid your understanding of the Solitaire example, but it isn’t essential.

Ever wished for a tool that can turn enterprise data into meaningful reports that could be shared easily with co-workers, customers, and partners?
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services is the “magic wand” you need to unleash the hidden power of data. The author, who has worked closely with the Reporting Services Development Team, takes you on an insightful tour that provides an authoritative yet independent view of the technology.

This book is designed to teach application developers all of the skills they need to use SQL to work with a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 database. But it's also a great first book for developers who are on the path to becoming a DBA.

Unlike most SQL Server 2008 books, this one starts by showing you how to use SQL queries to extract and update the data in a database, because that's what every application developer needs to know first. Then, it shows how to design and implement a database, how to use powerful backend database features like views, stored procedures, functions, triggers, cursors, transactions, locking, security, and how to work with BLOB and XML data. Finally, it shows how to use the CLR integration feature to create database objects using a .NET language such as C# or Visual Basic.

MySQL is the most popular open-source database and is also known for its easy set up feature. However, proper configuration beyond the default settings still is a challenge, along with some other day-to-day maintenance tasks such as backing up and restoring, performance tuning, and server monitoring. These tasks have not been covered thoroughly in the default documentation.

This book provides both step-by-step recipes and relevant background information on these topics and more. It covers everything from basic to advanced aspects of MySQL administration and configuration. One of the things you are really going to love about this book is that all recipes are based on real-world experience and were derived from proven solutions used in an enterprise environment.

Your Complete Example-Rich Guide to Using and Extending LINQ to Objects and PLINQ

Using LINQ to Objects, .NET developers can write queries over object collections with the same deep functionality that was once available only with SQL and relational databases. Now, for the first time, developers have a comprehensive and authoritative guide to applying LINQ to Objects in real-world software. Microsoft MVP Troy Magennis introduces state-of-the-art techniques for working with in-memory collections more elegantly and efficiently—and writing code that is exceptionally powerful, robust, and flexible.

Drawing on his unsurpassed experience coding software using LINQ and hosting the popular HookedOnLINQ.com site, Magennis presents timely, realistic solutions to a wide spectrum of development challenges, such as combining data from multiple sources, and achieving optimal performance with extremely large sets of data. You’ll begin with brief quick-starts that walk you through LINQ to Objects’ key features and query syntax. Next, you’ll drill down to detailed techniques for applying and extending these features with C# 4.0 and C# 3.0—including code examples that reflect the realities of production development.

With Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services you can quickly deliver relevant business intelligence data wherever it’s needed–across the entire enterprise, and through the entire reporting lifecycle. SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed gives you all the authoritative information you’ll need to make the most of Microsoft’s most powerful reporting platform as a database professional, manager, or user. In-depth coverage makes this book an ideal reference, and its extensive set of practical examples help you address virtually any challenge in deployment, configuration, administration, or report building.