This course provides a comprehensive introduction to relational databases, which are designed, built and used based on relational technology – the state-of-the-art approach to organizing and accessing data. This technology is used on workstations, servers of all sizes and large mainframe computers.

You leave the course with an understanding of:

• What relational means
• The strengths and weaknesses of relational databases
• A development process for designing and building a relational database
• The techniques for logical and physical database design
• The tradeoffs of normalizing vs. denormalizing data
• Basic SQL verbs and what they do
• What’s different about working with a relational database management system (RDBMS) in a client/server environment
• The use of stored procedures on the server and their impact on applications
• How the Internet/intranet is affecting the use of a relational database

 Who will benefit from this course?

This course is for anyone whose work involves relational databases. Typical participants include:

• Programmers or analysts who have some application development experience, but may not have had recent work experience with databases
• Technology professionals who have experience with proprietary or other database architectures and are now converting to a relational database
• Managers and technical planners responsible for implementing a relational database
• Non-computer professionals such as business analysts or users involved in implementing or maintaining a database for their organization, or who need to assist in defining requirements for a database development project
• Contract managers responsible for overseeing development of a relational database and/or the applications using a relational database by a contracting organization

FEE: 64,000

DURATION: 3 Day