SearchDatabase Member, This week's letter centers on the design and development of the database. If you're involved in the database design process, then we're sure that book-marking these highlighted resource pages will make your life easier! * Book of the Week: Database Design for Mere Mortals * Best Web Links: Database Design * Ask the Database Design Expert: Pat Phelan * Database Developer Tip Exchange and Library * Best Web Links: Database Languages & Development * Special Giveaway: TDWI Industry Study 2000 * IDUG Braves an Ill Wind of Economic Uncertainty * DBA Tip: Restoring SQL Server Databases from .mdf Files * Live Event This Week: Spotlight on Compensation * Real-Time Salary Survey: Are You Paid What You're Worth? DATABASE DESIGN FOR MERE MORTALS Database design expert Michael J. Hernandez introduces the core concepts of design theory and method without the technical jargon. Database Design for Mere Mortals will provide any developer with a common-sense design methodology for developing databases that work. Buy this popular title in the SearchDatabase Learning Zone Bookstore and save 15% off the cover price: http://www.digitalguru.com/dgstore/product.asp?isbn=0201694719&ac_id=58 BEST WEB LINKS: DATABASE DESIGN Bookmark this page for a quick reference leading you to dozens of web sites offering solutions on topics such as customization, table relationships, normalization and more: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid13_tax283234,00.html ASK THE DATABASE DESIGN EXPERT: PAT PHELAN Data Modeler Pat Phelan has an eclectic background that dates back to when the field was still called Data Processing and used punched cards. Get free advice on database design, and get tips from the dozens of questions from your peers that Pat has already answered: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/ateExperts/0,289622,sid13,00.html DATABASE DEVELOPER TIP EXCHANGE AND LIBRARY Check out our ever-growing aggregation of database development tips, and submit your own tip to be eligible for prizes: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid13_tax282457,00.html BEST WEB LINKS: DATABASE LANGUAGES & DEVELOPMENT Looking for shortcuts in SQL, XML, Java and more? Then here are some more pages you might want to check out and bookmark - we've found language-specific resources from around the Web to help make your job easier: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid13_tax281563,00.html SPECIAL REPORT GIVEAWAY Data Warehousing. Business Intelligence. CRM. Three terms that should ultimately translate into return on the bottom line. On sister site SearchDataWarehousing.com, we have a new resource to help you on the ROI road: A free download of the Executive Summary of The Data Warehousing Institute's Industry Study 2000: "Harnessing Customer Information for Strategic Advantage". Get the executive summary and be eligible to win a copy of the full report - a $2495 value! http://www.searchDataWarehousing.com IDUG BRAVES AN ILL WIND OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY The International DB2 Users Group doesn't have a near-death experience to match that of a keynote speaker at its 13th annual North American conference last week. It does claim to qualify as a survivor, however. Read on: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid13_gci554159,00.html?Exclusive=True DBA TECH TIP It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand the importance of backups, especially considering how critical data is to most companies. There are many fine reference materials available about restoring SQL Server data from valid backups. But what if you don't have a valid backup? Then what? http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci554375,00.html LIVE EVENT THIS WEEK: SPOTLIGHT ON COMPENSATION Join us this Thursday, May 31st at 2:00 EDT (18:00 GMT) for a Live Expert Q&A with David Foote, managing partner of Foote Partners, LLC and former META Group and Gartner analyst. This week's discussion topic is "Spotlight on Compensation and Careers: Hot Technical Skills." Mark your calendar and be sure to participate in this exclusive event: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid13,00.html ARE YOU PAID WHAT YOU'RE WORTH? Take our salary survey and get real-time aggregated results from 2,000 SearchDatabase members. Find out if you're due for a raise by measuring your skills and salary against your peers: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/salarySurvey/0,,sid13_cid361112,00.html If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter simply reply to this message with "REMOVE" in the subject line. Or, visit http://searchDatabase.techtarget.com/register and adjust your subscriptions accordingly. If you choose to unsubscribe using our automated processing, you must send the "REMOVE" request from the email account to which this newsletter was delivered. Please allow 24 hours for your "REMOVE" request to be processed.
