{"product_id":"time-and-relational-theory-c-j-date-9780128006313","title":"Time and Relational Theory: Temporal Databases in the Relational Model and SQL","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime and Relational Theory\u003c\/i\u003e provides an in-depth description of temporal database systems, which provide special facilities for storing, querying, and updating historical and future data. Traditionally, database management systems provide little or no special support for temporal data at all. This situation is changing because: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCheap storage enables retention of large volumes of historical data in data warehouses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUsers are now faced with temporal data problems, and need solutions \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTemporal features have recently been incorporated into the SQL standard, and vendors have begun to add temporal support to their DBMS products \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on the groundbreaking text \u003ci\u003eTemporal Data \u0026amp; the Relational Model\u003c\/i\u003e (Morgan Kaufmann, 2002) and new research led by the authors, \u003ci\u003eTime and Relational Theory\u003c\/i\u003e is the only book to offer a complete overview of the functionality of a temporal DBMS. Expert authors Nikos Lorentzos, Hugh Darwen, and Chris Date describe an approach to temporal database management that is firmly rooted in classical relational theory and will stand the test of time. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book covers the SQL:2011 temporal extensions in depth and identifies and discusses the temporal functionality still missing from SQL.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. J. Date, Hugh Darwen, Nikos Lorentzos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0128006315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780128006313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Morgan Kaufmann Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 7.40w x 1.20d","brand":"C. J. Date","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44201684992255,"sku":"9780128006313","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bfd70a88-a4b1-412d-b025-ef2b432d1961.jpg?v=1691490813","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/time-and-relational-theory-c-j-date-9780128006313","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}