false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185644490m/1596172.jpg 1596172 1 Before SQL programmers could begin working with OLTP (On-Line Transaction Processing) systems, they had to unlearn procedural, record-oriented programming before moving on to SQLs declarative, set-oriented programming. This book covers the next step in your growth. OLAP (On-Line Analytical Processing), Data Warehousing and Analytics involve seeing data in the aggregate and over time, not as single transactions. Once more it is time to unlearn what you were previously taught. <br> <br>This book is not an in-depth look at particular subjects, but an overview of many subjects that will give the working RDBMS programmers a map of the terra incognita they will faceif they want to grow.<br><br>* Expert advice from a noted SQL authority and award-winning columnist, who has given ten years of service to the ANSI SQL standards committee and many more years of dependable help to readers of online forums. <br><br>* First book that teaches what SQL programmers need in order to successfully make the transition from transactional systems (OLTP) into the world of data warehouse data and OLAP. <br><br>* Offers real-world insights and lots of practical examples. <br><br>* Covers the OLAP extensions in SQL-99; ETL tools, OLAP features supported in DBMSs, other query tools, simple reports, and statistical software. 1589273 24 7 2006 Joe Celko's Analytics and OLAP in SQL (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems) total:2|3:2| 2 6 4 0 0 0 false false Wed Jan 21 07:22:33 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 07:22:33 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jun 12 00:33:56 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 00:33:56 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Dec 08 10:15:14 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 08 10:15:14 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Mon Aug 20 20:03:16 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 20:03:16 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1596172