Fundamentals of Database Design. Understanding and Implementing Modern Databases

This book is about designing and supporting a wide range of relational and non-relational databases on any hardware platform and in cross-platform environments. It describes how to deploy and use databases on corporate servers and in the cloud. The basic principles of scalability, replication, data consistency, reliability, and security of cloud, corporate, and hybrid solutions are laid out. No specific database knowledge is required to read this book; it can be used both for designing a database from scratch and for enhancing a legacy product.