"I highly recommend Physical Database Design by Lightstone, Teorey, andNadeau. The book covers fine aspects of physical design -- issues suchas the effects of different approaches to indexes, tradeoffs inmaterializing views, and details of physical data layout. Unlike otherbooks, it does not focus on a particular product, but instead coversthe deep principles that cut across products. The book addresses bothtransaction intensive applications (OLTP) as well as data warehouses(OLAP). Their new book is a welcome addition to the literature."
--Michael Blaha, OMT Associates, Inc.

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