Get your first database running in minutes and perform basic tasks right away Catalog people, processes, and things with streamlined data entry and sorting tools Use your data to generate reports, correspondence, and other documents with ease Create, connect, and manage multiple tables and set up complex relationships that display just the data you need Crunch numbers, search text, or pin down dates and times with dozens of built-in formulas Outfit your database for the Web, and import and export data to other formats

You’ll also get objective advice on which features are really useful, and which aren’t. To make the most of this database, you need FileMaker Pro 10: The Missing Manual — the book that should have been in the box.

Let’s face it, SQL is a deceptively simple language to learn, and many database developers never go far beyond the simple statement: SELECT FROM WHERE . But there is “so” much more you can do with the language. In the “SQL Cookbook,” experienced SQL developer Anthony Molinaro shares his favorite SQL techniques and features. You’ll learn about:

Window functions, arguably the most significant enhancement to SQL in the past decade. If you’re not using these, you’re missing out

Powerful, database-specific features such as SQL Server’s PIVOT and UNPIVOT operators, Oracle’s MODEL clause, and PostgreSQL’s very useful GENERATE_SERIES function

Pivoting rows into columns, reverse-pivoting columns into rows, using pivoting to facilitate inter-row calculations, and double-pivoting a result set

“Bucketization,” and why you should never use that term in Brooklyn.

How to create histograms, summarize data into buckets, perform aggregations over a moving range of values, generate running-totals and subtotals, and other advanced, data warehousing techniques

The technique of “walking a string,” which allows you to use SQL to parse through the characters, words, or delimited elements of a string

Written in O’Reilly’s popular Problem/Solution/Discussion style, the “SQL Cookbook” is sure to please. Anthony’s credo is: “When it comes down to it, we all go to work, weall have bills to pay, and we all want to go home at a reasonable time and enjoy what’s still available of our days.” The “SQL Cookbook” moves quickly from problem to solution, saving you time each step of the way.

The Only Authorized Guide to IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence

Develop, deploy, and maintain a complete BI solution across your enterprise. IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence: The Official Guide shows you how to take full advantage of the robust service-oriented architecture and simplified role-based user interfaces. Learn how to create, share, and analyze data-rich reports that lead to increased productivity and better business decisions. Featuring real-world insight and expert tips, this is a must-have guide for IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence users of all levels, from administrators to end users.

• Measure and monitor performance using dashboards and scorecards    
• Assign user roles and privileges            
• Provide complete and consistent access to a broad range of data sources via Cognos Connection
• Use Cognos 8 Go! to extend BI to Office applications, mobile devices, and search engines
• Enable business users to create reports with Query Studio
• Develop new insights by exploring data in multiple dimensions and perspectives with Analysis Studio
• Build Dimensional Reports with Report Studio
• Use Event Studio to identify and deliver mission-critical information
• Create, modify, organize, and publish a model from Cognos Framework Manager        
• Implement sound security measures
• Take advantage of the management tools in Cognos Administration to ensure maximum reliability and availability