Data Base Administration

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 1981
ISBN: 978-1-4684-3871-0
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 393 g

Reihe: Applications of Modern Technology in Business

In modem organizations, data has been added to the classical economic assets of land, labor, and capital. Data on company products, finances, and operations are gathered into data bases that are used to support management reporting and decision making. Effective use of these data bases requires control over their design and development and coordination among the various users. The exercise of these management functions is called data base administration (DBA). DBA is an evolutionary area. In many organizations, it was formed as a response to the problems created by the installation of sophisticated systems for data base management. As a result, the practice of DBA has been strongly influ­ enced by its technological and organizational environment. The size, organiza­ tional position, staffing, and defined role of DBA vary from firm to firm. How­ ever, certain fundamental tasks and responsibilities are, or should be, recognized as the province of DBA. To date, literature on the DBA function is sparse. Most texts on data base management systems (Date, 1975; Kroenke, 1977; Martin, 1978; Sprowls, 1976; Tsichritzis and Lochovsky, 1977)* discuss DBA as one aspect of that technology.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weldon, Jay-Louise

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I · The Organization of Data Base Administration.- 1 · Managing the Data Resource.- 2 · The DBA Function.- 3 · DBA within the Organization.- 4 · DBA Organization and Staff.- 5 · Organizational Dynamics.- II · Data Base Planning.- 6 · Components of Data Base Planning.- 7 · Evaluation and Selection of Data Base Management Systems.- III · Data Base Design.- 8 · The Data Base Design Process.- 9 · Logical Data Base Design.- 10 · Physical Data Base Design.- IV · Data Base Operation and Control.- 11 · Maintaining Data Base Integrity.- 12 · Controlling Data Base Access.- 13 · Monitoring Data Base Performance.- V · Managing The User Interface.- 14 · Data Administration.- 15 · Data Base Standards.- VI · Case Histories.- 16 · The DBA in Practice.- Appendix A · Data Base Management System Packages.- Model 204.- Appendix B · Data Dictionary/Directory Packages.- Data Catalogue 2.- The Model 204 Data Dictionary.