Scalability and Performance Hints

We now look at various stategies for designing efficient databases. Note that none of these has to do with JDBC or SQL—we will get to that in Chapter 11. Instead, our present focus is on higher-level issues, such as effective data modeling and the use of stored procedures and triggers.

Understand How to Use the Database

As a software product, a database is complex. If you've ever installed something like Oracle or DB2, you know that there are many, many related subproducts and installation options from which to choose. Some of the subproducts are targeted at reporting or mobile data management. As for installation, ...

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