Database Design for Software Architects

Master the art of database design, from fundamental concepts to modern data architectures, and build robust, scalable, and efficient solutions.

Fundamentals of Data Modeling

Unit 1: Introduction to Data Modeling

Unit 2: Core Data Modeling Concepts

Unit 3: Conceptual Data Modeling

Unit 4: Logical and Physical Data Modeling

Relational Database Model

Unit 1: Relational Model Fundamentals

Unit 2: Relational Algebra and SQL

Unit 3: Table Design and SQL Basics

Normalization Techniques

Unit 1: Understanding Normalization

Unit 2: First Normal Form (1NF)

Unit 3: Second Normal Form (2NF)

Unit 4: Third Normal Form (3NF) and BCNF

Unit 5: Normalization Trade-offs

NoSQL Database Models

Unit 1: Introduction to NoSQL

Unit 2: Key-Value and Document Databases

Unit 3: Column-Family and Graph Databases

Unit 4: CAP Theorem and NoSQL Selection

Graph Database Design

Unit 1: Introduction to Graph Databases

Unit 2: Graph Data Modeling

Unit 3: Graph Querying with Cypher

Unit 4: Neo4j and Graph Traversal

Database Design for Cloud-Native Applications

Unit 1: Cloud Database Fundamentals

Unit 2: Scalability, Availability, and Fault Tolerance

Unit 3: Cost Optimization, Security, and Compliance

Data Architectures and Database Integration

Unit 1: Modern Data Architectures

Unit 2: Database Design Considerations

Unit 3: Data Integration Techniques

Unit 4: Analytical Workloads and BI