Introduction to Databases: From Biological to Spatio-Temporal

by Peter Revesz

Introduced forty years ago, relational databases proved unusually succe- ful and durable. However, relational database systems were not designed for modern applications and computers. As a result, specialized database systems now proliferate trying to capture various pieces of the database market. Database research is pulled into di?erent directions, and speci- ized database conferences are created. Yet the current chaos in databases is likely only...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849960941
• ISBN13: 9781849960946
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 743 Pages
• Weight: 5.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.5" x 11.1"