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Transaction Processing: Concepts and Techniques (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)

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This is the bible for Transaction Processing!
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Showing its age, but still has a lot to offer
The bible of transaction processing

Transaction Processing: Concepts and Techniques (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)
Jim Gray , and Andreas Reuter
Manufacturer: Morgan Kaufmann
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Transactional Information Systems: Theory, Algorithms, and the Practice of Concurrency Control (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)
Principles of Transaction Processing (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)
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This is the one book you ought to have if you want to expand your knowledge of online transaction processing (OLTP) and learn how to apply it to the real world. Transaction Processing completely covers the problems faced by OLTP systems and discusses fault tolerance and recovery--the ability of a system to withstand failures of various kinds without dropping the ball. Additionally, Gray and Reuter cover system architecture decisions, monitoring, concurrence (including locks and isolation), scheduling (including deadlock resolution), and file systems. The book concludes with a discussion (circa 1993) of the merits of various hardware and software used in OLTP systems. Although there is no companion CD-ROM with Transaction Processing, the authors do illustrate many of the book's concepts with C source code. As this is a college textbook, you can expect some dry prose and academic approaches to certain problems. Nonetheless, the authors' writing is clear and easy to follow.

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The key to client/server computing.

Transaction processing techniques are deeply ingrained in the fields of
databases and operating systems and are used to monitor, control and update
information in modern computer systems. This book will show you how large,
distributed, heterogeneous computer systems can be made to work reliably.
Using transactions as a unifying conceptual framework, the authors show how
to build high-performance distributed systems and high-availability
applications with finite budgets and risk.

The authors provide detailed explanations of why various problems occur as
well as practical, usable techniques for their solution. Throughout the book,
examples and techniques are drawn from the most successful commercial and
research systems. Extensive use of compilable C code fragments demonstrates
the many transaction processing algorithms presented in the book. The book
will be valuable to anyone interested in implementing distributed systems
or client/server architectures.

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This is the bible for Transaction Processing!.......2006-03-24

This book is the base for all who want to be a Gurus in a bigs systems OLTP with hundreds of TPS and hundreds or thousands of customes conected doing transactions or using a terminals. This is a book that you mast have mandatorily.

This book is a revelation.......2006-01-14

God himself has spoken. You will understand what is the difference between real computer science (Jim Gray) and changing configuration values at random in your MySQL setup (Jeremy Zawodny style)

Perfect.......2003-02-14

Well organized, complete, nontrivial, wealth of sample code, interesting historical notes, good index. Magnificent work. Definitely worth the money.

Showing its age, but still has a lot to offer.......2002-07-21

For nearly a decade this book has been the definitive reference on transaction processing. Although the more recent, May 2001 book titled "Transactional Information Systems: Theory, Algorithms, and the Practice of Concurrency Control" by Gerhard Weikum and Gottfried Vossen will probably supplant this book as the standard reference, there is still much material that makes this book useful.

In particular, this book covers the following topics in more depth than the newer boom cited above:
- Fault tolerance and availability, both topics are covered in depth from hardware and software perspectives. This is unique for a book on transaction processing in that most books on the subject confine their scope to software and databases.

- A wide and complete survey of transaction models. True, some of this material is about models that are falling into disuse, but the value is the way the authors go deeply into the mechanics. I've always felt that this part of the book is the most valuable because the principles can be refactored into hybrid models. Moreover, comparing this material with the newer book by Weikum and Vossen shows that these principles are still employed in today's TP solutions.

Material about transaction processing monitors is obviously out of date, but, like the TP models, the principles still apply to contemporary systems. My recommendation is if you are going to buy a single book on the topic get the Weikum and Vossen I cited in the first paragraph. However, if your budget allows, I also highly recommend this book as well because of the depth in which fault tolerance and TP models are covered. If you want to just learn the basics of TP I recommend that you consider "Principles of Transaction Processing" by Philip A. Bernstein and Eric Newcomer because it is less daunting than this or the Weikum and Vossen book (both of which are 1100+ pages).

The bible of transaction processing.......2001-11-22

I used this book as a CS grad student in college
for a class on transaction based systems and it covers
how to do transactions from top to bottom. Although
it was published in 1993 the techniques described in this
book are actually more advanced than techniques
used in a lot of real world systems today so it is not
out dated. I have yet to see a book as comprehensive as
this on how to actually implement transactions. Good
book for software engineers to read. My only complaint
is that the book has a lot of typos and some bugs in the
source code listings. Also because the book is so damn big
(i.e. lot of pages) they chose to use very thin paper which
makes it not very good for using hilight markers on. Still
this is the definitive book on how to implement transaction
processing.

Multilevel Secure Transaction Processing (THE KLUWER INTERNATIONAL SERIES ON ADVANCES IN DATABASE)

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Obsolete and not interesting--not even for specialists

Multilevel Secure Transaction Processing (THE KLUWER INTERNATIONAL SERIES ON ADVANCES IN DATABASE)
Vijay Atluri , Sushil Jajodia , and Binto George
Manufacturer: Springer
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ASIN: 0792377028

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Information security is receiving a great deal of attention as computers increasingly process more and more sensitive information. A multilevel secure database management system (MLS DBMS) is designed to store, retrieve and process information in compliance with certain mandatory security requirements, essential for protecting sensitive information from unauthorized access, modification and abuse. Such systems are characterized by data objects labeled at different security levels and accessed by users cleared to those levels. Unless transaction processing modules for these systems are designed carefully, they can be exploited to leak sensitive information to unauthorized users. In recent years, considerable research has been devoted to the area of multilevel secure transactions that has impacted the design and development of trusted MLS DBMS products. Multilevel Secure Transaction Processing presents the progress and achievements made in this area. The book covers state-of-the-art research in developing secure transaction processing for popular MLS DBMS architectures, such as kernelized, replicated, and distributed architectures, and advanced transaction models such as workflows, long duration and nested models. Further, it explores the technical challenges that require future attention. Multilevel Secure Transaction Processing is an excellent reference for researchers and developers in the area of multilevel secure database systems and may be used in advanced level courses in database security, information security, advanced database systems, and transaction processing.

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Obsolete and not interesting--not even for specialists.......2001-03-22

Multilevel Secure Transaction Processing:

The second paragraph on page 1 begins with the statement "The primary purpose of a security mechanism is to control access to data." This is a typical view of security from the perspective of technologists, but it is an unsophisticated understanding of security in today's wired world of e-commerce. The defense-oriented experience of the authors is clear in this introduction. The third paragraph includes the most obtuse introduction to Mandatory Access Control that I've ever read. The distinction between DAC and MAC is a crucial concept towards understanding the limitations of DAC, which is what virtually all commercial products support, but unfortunately, this explanation would be incomprehensible to anyone who doesn't already understand the difference.

The subsequent section "Why DAC is not enough" is somewhat better, but it still misses one of the fundamental problems with DAC-that of authorized users explicitly making data available to people who aren't authorized to have it. While MAC can indeed prevent the Trojan horse attacks described in this book from succeeding, it is misleading to give the impression that Trojan horses are the only way to defeat DAC.

The section on MLS architectures is short, but useful in understanding multi-tier e-commerce architectures. Beyond that, the book becomes too technical for me, which is what I expected. Given that the authors have such a narrow vision of the field of security-that of the military and intelligence agencies with unlimited budges and insanely sensitive data-it isn't surprising that they lack a useful perspective from a business point of view.

The era of Multi-Level Secure systems is pretty much over, having been so complex that even the intelligence agencies avoided them like the plague. No commercial Unix vendors are currently selling an MLS platform, and if the database vendors mentioned in this book are still selling such products, they certainly are being quiet about it. MLS databases are basically a giant intellectual puzzle, and for those who are interested in this type of intellectual puzzle, there is some value here seeing obscure ways in which a complex system can inadvertently leak data, and clever work arounds to plug these theoretical holes. In the early 90s, a great deal of research was being conducted in this area both in North America and Europe. Today, there is virtually no work being done on this area (outside of the author's university), and it isn't the trendy place for PHd candidates in Computer Science to make their reputation.

This book is of some value to those who are deep into the functioning of highly-secure software (although I could suggest some other areas of research that would be of greater use to humanity). It is of no benefit to the casual reader, or even the CISSP candidate. If you are just looking to learn about the concept of multi-level security, which is an important concept for the security professional to understand, a more cogent explanation can be found in the still-useful text "Computer Security Basics" by Deborah Russell, and G. T. Gangemi.

This book is at least 9 years too late.

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Security of Data and Transaction

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ASIN: 0792377613

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Security of Data and Transaction Processing brings together in one place important contributions and up-to-date research results in this fast moving area. Security of Data and Transaction Processing serves as an excellent reference, providing insight into some of the most challenging research issues in the field.

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Electronic Transactions in Real Estate
SCHEIBLE
Manufacturer: Dearborn Real Estate Education
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0793176433
Release Date: 2003-08-20

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Author Ben Scheible draws on his experience as an attorney and computer applications instructor in this timely examination of electronic, or paperless, transactions in real estate. This first-of-its-kind continuing education title explores e-signatures, digital signatures and security issues. The text reviews fundamental contract law basics and how they apply to electronic transactions. The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA), the E-sign Act and state laws that affect electronic transactions are also discussed. Benefits: -Notarization and acknowledgment issues, as well as transferring, storing and accessing electronic documents are discussed -Learning Objectives and Glossary of key terms emphasize important concepts -Figures illustrate the steps involved with various types of electronic transactions -Practice Tips offer suggestions for using electronic transactions and overcoming the insecurity of using e-mail to create a contract -End-of-chapter quizzes reinforce the materil and identify topics requiring additional review -Instructor Resources include final exam with answer key and a PowerPoint presentation with lecture outlines

Legal aspects of financial transactions: Materials on payment-systems and systems for the settlement of securities transactions

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Legal aspects of financial transactions: Materials on payment-systems and systems for the settlement of securities transactions
Ian F. G Baxter
Manufacturer: University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
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HIPAA@IT Essentials : Health Information Transactions, Privacy, and Security

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EXCELLENT TOOL WORK
Great and easy to read HIPAA reference
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Streamlined version of HIPAA@IT Reference

HIPAA@IT Essentials : Health Information Transactions, Privacy, and Security
Roy Rada
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'HIPAA@IT Essentials' was updated in January 2002, is 158-pages long, and is published perfect-bound.

'HIPAA@IT Essentials' provides a distillation of the vital points from its companion volume 'HIPAA@IT Reference'. The two volumes have a similar structure, but the Reference volume is twice as long because it goes into more background and examples. The Table of Contents remains as:

Transactions and Codes

Administrative Simplification Transactions Codes and Identifiers

Privacy

Consent and Authorize Access and Amend Administration Others and Impact

Security

Compliance Life-Cycle Real-World Policy Computer Models Technical Mechanisms

The essential facts are here in 'HIPAA@IT Essentials'.

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HIPAA@IT Essentials provides a distillation of the vital points from its companion volume HIPAA@IT Reference. The two volumes have a similar structure, but the Reference volume is twice as long because it goes into more background and examples. The essential facts are here in HIPAA@IT Essentials.

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EXCELLENT TOOL WORK.......2002-06-28

Dr. Rada addressed every item of HIPAA in a easy way and understandable for the lay people. It is written in plain language. I strongly recommend this book for all of those providers and health plan officials that has to comply with HIPAA regulation.

Great and easy to read HIPAA reference.......2002-05-28

HIPAA@IT Essentials book is about half as long as Roy Rada's other HIPAA book - HIPAA@IT Reference: Health Information Transactions, Privacy, and Security
ISBN: 1901857050

And, as its name implies, covers the essentials of HIPAA. Those needing to get a quick look at HIPAA should definitely read HIPAA@IT Essentials.

Those who need a more in depth look at HIPAA should read this title in addition to HIPAA@IT Reference.

One Stop Shopping.......2002-02-26

I have spent most of my day reading HIPAA@IT and although my eyes are a bit sore, it is the best material I have come across on the subject yet. Very comprehensive, well organized, easy to understand. It's one stop shopping! I was trying to pull together all that material from dozens of other sources. Thanks!

Streamlined version of HIPAA@IT Reference.......2001-09-18

This book is a streamlined version of HIPAA@IT Reference by the same author. At roughly half the page count as the "Reference" edition, this book covers the same material but in a more abbreviated manner. It leaves out non-essential information provided in the bigger book, such as history, theory and examples. It also does not include two sections that go into detail about the 'Insurance Portability' and the 'Accountability' portions of HIPAA related to IS and administrative simplification.

As an IT consultant who works with health care clients (among other industries) this book or the more comprehensive one upon which it's based are invaluable guides. Both address HIPAA from an IT perspective; both cut through thousands of pages of sometimes confusing text associated with NPRMs and law to expose the key issues.

There are three main areas covered: (1) Transactions and Codes (from the perspective of payments between providers and payers and includes transactions, code sets, identifiers and impact), (2) Privacy (patient-health care relationship covering key HIPAA requirements) and (3)Security (compliance life cycle, real-world security policy, computer security models and technical security mechanisms).

The book is focused, fluff-free (to the point of being terse) and up-to-date as of Sep 2001. If you are an IT consultant or a health care IT staff member, especially with direct HIPAA support responsibilities, this is an essential reference.

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