Answers.Body: <p>I suggest setting some problems for yourself and solving them. Design a database that you find interesting, then create simple programs to update the data - ASP.Net can be very simple to use.</p>
  <p>Then do some reporting with crosstabs to drive tables or charts. All that should get you started.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>You can also read the book &quot;Database System Concepts&quot;-  Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan, Abraham Silberschatz. I hope it will help you to build the database concepts and the book simply describes the concepts!</p>
  
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Body: <h4>Books about database management systems</h4>
  <div class="s-table-container"><table class="s-table">
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  <th>Title</th>
  <th>Author(s)</th>
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  <td>Fundamentals of Database Systems</td>
  <td>Elmasri and Navathe</td>
  </tr>
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  <td>Database Systems:<br/>A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and Management</td>
  <td>Connolly and Begg</td>
  </tr>
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  <td>Database System Concepts</td>
  <td>Silberschatz, Korth, and Sudarshan</td>
  </tr>
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  <td>Database Management Systems</td>
  <td>Ramakrishnan and Gehrke</td>
  </tr>
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  <td>Database Design for Mere Mortals:<br/>A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design (2nd Edition)</td>
  <td>Hernandez</td>
  </tr>
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  <td>Database Systems:<br/>Design, Implementation, and Management</td>
  <td>Rob and Coronel</td>
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  <td>Joe Celko's Data and Databases:<br/>Concepts in Practice</td>
  <td>Celko</td>
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  <p>These are the books that I am planning to buy to learn about databases. (Books are really cheap in Nepal and I'm employed as a Linux admin).</p>
  <p>I am not a fan of books though. I like video courses.</p>
  <p>I already have hands-on SQL experience. But I feel learning SQL is the tip of the iceberg of knowledge about databases.</p>
  <p>But the only decent course that I could find is this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uikbtpVZS2s&amp;list=PLSE8ODhjZXjaKScG3l0nuOiDTTqpfnWFf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CMU Database Group YouTube video course</a></p>
  <p>I prefer reading ten different books to learn one concept rather than watching one to two hours of video.</p>
  <p>Do you have any ideas about other resources that I can buy to learn about databases? My goal is to learn about database fundamentals, I already know SQL to some extent.</p>
  <p>This is the syllabus I want to follow: <a href="https://ioesyllabus.blogspot.com/2015/05/database-management-systems-syllabus.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Database Management Systems - Syllabus</a></p>
  
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Title: How to learn about Database Management Systems?
ThreadText: # How to learn about Database Management Systems?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-09-29)
  
  #### Books about database management systems
  
  | Title | Author(s) |
  | --- | --- |
  | Fundamentals of Database Systems | Elmasri and Navathe |
  | Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and Management | Connolly and Begg |
  | Database System Concepts | Silberschatz, Korth, and Sudarshan |
  | Database Management Systems | Ramakrishnan and Gehrke |
  | Database Design for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design (2nd Edition) | Hernandez |
  | Database Systems: Design, Implementation, and Management | Rob and Coronel |
  | Joe Celko's Data and Databases: Concepts in Practice | Celko |
  
  These are the books that I am planning to buy to learn about databases. (Books are really cheap in Nepal and I'm employed as a Linux admin).
  
  I am not a fan of books though. I like video courses.
  
  I already have hands-on SQL experience. But I feel learning SQL is the tip of the iceberg of knowledge about databases.
  
  But the only decent course that I could find is this [CMU Database Group YouTube video course](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uikbtpVZS2s&list=PLSE8ODhjZXjaKScG3l0nuOiDTTqpfnWFf)
  
  I prefer reading ten different books to learn one concept rather than watching one to two hours of video.
  
  Do you have any ideas about other resources that I can buy to learn about databases? My goal is to learn about database fundamentals, I already know SQL to some extent.
  
  This is the syllabus I want to follow: [Database Management Systems - Syllabus](https://ioesyllabus.blogspot.com/2015/05/database-management-systems-syllabus.html)
  
  **Tags:** self-learning, databases, sql
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: "How to learn database management systems? " - The best way to learn anything is by first understand it, practice it, and apply it. There is no any magics involved here.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2024-12-31. Score: 0
  
  I suggest setting some problems for yourself and solving them. Design a database that you find interesting, then create simple programs to update the data - ASP.Net can be very simple to use.
  
  Then do some reporting with crosstabs to drive tables or charts. All that should get you started.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2023-09-30. Score: 0
  
  You can also read the book "Database System Concepts"- Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan, Abraham Silberschatz. I hope it will help you to build the database concepts and the book simply describes the concepts!
  
  
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