Occasionally one may hear that a data model is “over-normalized,” but just what does that mean? Normalization is intended to analyze the functional dependencies across a set of data. The goal is to ...
The Rise of Logical Data Management by Christopher Gardner is a thoroughly researched and timely guide for understanding how ...
A surrogate is, “One appointed to act in place of another.” A surrogate key is appointed to act in place of a natural key. Why? Well, one could argue that surrogate keys existed since the beginning of ...