The Data Model Resource Book, Vol. 2: A Library of Data Models for Specific Industries

Advance Praise for The Data Model Resource Book, Revised Edition, Volume 2

“In addition to being an excellent resource for data modelers, this book will help managers, business analysts, and architects gain a high-level understanding of various industries and integration challenges facing IT professionals. Len’s concepts, insights, and models provide a valuable contribution to data architecture.”

Regina Pieper

Enterprise Architect, Sun Microsystems

“Len Silverston has produced an enormously useful two-volume compendium of generic (but not too generic) data models for an extensive set of typical enterprise subject areas, and for various industries that any data modeler will likely encounter at some point in his or her career. The material is clearly written, well organized, and goes below the obvious to some of the more perverse and difficult information requirements in an enterprise. This is an invaluable resource for doing one’s homework before diving into any modeling session; if you can’t find it here, there is certainly a very similar template that you can use for just about any situation with which you might be faced.”

William G.

Smith President, William G. Smith & Associates

“In today’s fast-paced e-oriented world, it is no longer acceptable to bury business constraints in hard-to-change data structures. Data architects must comprehend complex requirements and recast them into data architecture with vision for unforeseen futures. Len’s models provide an outstanding starting ...