Transactional Information Systems: Theory, Algorithms, and the...

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 872 pages
• Published by: Morgan Kaufmann
• Edition: 1st Edition May 24, 2001
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1558605088
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1558605084
• Book Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 1.8 inches
• Weighs: 3.8 pounds

Product Review
"This book is a major advance for transaction processing. It gives an in-depth presentation of both the theoretical and practical aspects of the field, and is the first
to present our new understanding of multi-level (object model) transaction processing. It's likely to become the standard reference in our field for many years to come."
--Jim Gray, Microsoft

Product Review
"This book is a major advance for transaction processing. It gives an in-depth presentation of both the theoretical and practical aspects of the field, and is the first
to present our new understanding of multi-level (object model) transaction processing. It's likely to become the standard reference in our field for many years to come."
--Jim Gray, Microsoft

Reader Reviews
Before this book was published my primary reference and personal favorite TP book was "Transaction Processing: Concepts and Techniques" by Jim Gray and Andreas Reuter. At over 1100 pages that book thoroughly covered the basics and drilled down into the nuances of transaction processing in a way unmatched by other books on the topic since it was first published in 1993. This book changes that by going far beyond transaction processing. It starts with the same fundamentals as the older book, and even covers many of the same topics, such as concurrency control, but it addresses each topic from a much wider perspective. For example, the discussion of concurrency goes far beyond the issues of transaction processing as a middleware component. It extends into application, database and search issues. Another indication that this book is more up-to-date is the material on queue managers. While they are at the opposite end of the spectrum from transaction processing monitors, they are integral to any discussion of transactional information systems. More importantly, both transaction processing monitors and queue managers are used in modern enterprise architectures. Having both topics discussed in great detail is a major point in this book's favor. Personally I intend to keep my copy of the older "Transaction Processing: Concepts and Techniques" because it does cover some of the subject matter more deeply. However, this book has replaced it as my principal reference and if I had to choose between them this is the one I'd go with. Comment | | (Report this)