डेटाबेस सिस्टम लगभग हर एप्लिकेशन के केंद्र में हैं। ये पुस्तकें संबंध मॉडल, SQL, क्वेरी प्रोसेसिंग, लेनदेन, वितरित डेटाबेस, और आधुनिक NoSQL और NewSQL सिस्टम को कवर करती हैं।

Foundational Database Textbooks

The standard database systems textbooks used in undergraduate and graduate courses.

BookAuthorYearLevelDescription
Database System Concepts
7th Edition, McGraw-Hill
Abraham Silberschatz, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan2019IntermediateThe most widely used database textbook covering the relational model, SQL, database design, transactions, and distributed databases. The 'Korth book'.
Database Management Systems
3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill
Raghu Ramakrishnan, Johannes Gehrke2002Intermediate-AdvancedComprehensive database systems textbook with strong coverage of query processing and transaction management.
Fundamentals of Database Systems
7th Edition, Pearson
Ramez Elmasri, Shamkant B. Navathe2015IntermediateBroad introductory textbook with accessible presentation of relational theory and SQL.

SQL and Practical Database Design

Hands-on SQL and database design guides.

BookAuthorYearLevelDescription
SQL and Relational Theory
3rd Edition, O'Reilly
C.J. Date2015Intermediate-AdvancedTheoretical SQL from the field's foremost thinker. Clarifies what SQL does right and wrong relative to relational theory.
Designing Data-Intensive Applications
O'Reilly
Martin Kleppmann2017Intermediate-AdvancedThe essential modern data systems book. Covers databases, stream processing, distributed systems, and data engineering. Required reading for backend engineers.
SQL Performance Explained
Markus Winand
Markus Winand2012IntermediateFocused, practical guide to SQL indexing and query performance across major database engines.

Internals and Implementation

How databases are implemented internally.

BookAuthorYearLevelDescription
Readings in Database Systems
5th Edition
Peter Bailis, Joseph M. Hellerstein, Michael Stonebraker (Eds.)2015AdvancedThe 'Red Book' - curated readings of the most important database systems papers. Free online.
Database Internals
O'Reilly
Alex Petrov2019AdvancedModern guide to how databases actually work internally, covering storage engines, B-trees, LSM-trees, consensus, and replication.
Transaction Processing: Concepts and Techniques
Morgan Kaufmann
Jim Gray, Andreas Reuter1992AdvancedThe classic reference on transaction processing by the field's pioneers. Still the definitive treatment of ACID properties.

Distributed and NoSQL Databases

Modern distributed database systems beyond traditional RDBMS.

BookAuthorYearLevelDescription
NoSQL Distilled
Addison-Wesley
Pramod J. Sadalage, Martin Fowler2012IntermediateConcise overview of NoSQL databases covering key-value, document, column-family, and graph databases.
Cassandra: The Definitive Guide
3rd Edition, O'Reilly
Jeff Carpenter, Eben Hewitt2020IntermediateComplete guide to Apache Cassandra covering architecture, data modeling, and operations.
MongoDB: The Definitive Guide
3rd Edition, O'Reilly
Shannon Bradshaw, Eoin Brazil, Kristina Chodorow2019IntermediateComprehensive guide to MongoDB from its core developers.

Data Warehousing and Analytics

Books on data warehousing, OLAP, and analytical databases.

BookAuthorYearLevelDescription
The Data Warehouse Toolkit
3rd Edition, Wiley
Ralph Kimball, Margy Ross2013IntermediateThe canonical guide to dimensional modeling and data warehouse design by its inventor.
Building the Data Warehouse
4th Edition, Wiley
W.H. Inmon2005IntermediateAlternative data warehousing approach from Inmon with emphasis on corporate information factory.
Star Schema: The Complete Reference
McGraw-Hill
Christopher Adamson2010IntermediateDetailed reference on dimensional modeling patterns.