Comments on: XML Databases and the Semantic Web http://bpelworld.com/1015/xml-databases-and-the-semantic-web/ BPEL SOA Web Services BPM Work Flow Business Process Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:43:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: James Carpenter http://bpelworld.com/1015/xml-databases-and-the-semantic-web/comment-page-1/#comment-2501 James Carpenter Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:41:46 +0000 http://bpelworld.com/?p=1015#comment-2501 This books covers a lot of topics very well. It starts with a discussion of web databases and semi-structured databases and then goes on to discuss XML, RDF and finally ties all the concepts together in a discussion of the semantic web. Semantic web is still evolving and the author clairifies the various concepts quite well. While this may not be at the right level for a technologist or a developer, this book will be quite appropriate for a manager or executive who wants to get a quick introduction to the semantic web and XML. Rating: 4 / 5 This books covers a lot of topics very well. It starts with a discussion of web databases and semi-structured databases and then goes on to discuss XML, RDF and finally ties all the concepts together in a discussion of the semantic web. Semantic web is still evolving and the author clairifies the various concepts quite well. While this may not be at the right level for a technologist or a developer, this book will be quite appropriate for a manager or executive who wants to get a quick introduction to the semantic web and XML.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: Arthur Davenport http://bpelworld.com/1015/xml-databases-and-the-semantic-web/comment-page-1/#comment-2500 Arthur Davenport Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:09:53 +0000 http://bpelworld.com/?p=1015#comment-2500 I am new to the field of web and databases and found this to be an excellent book. It is very well written and very easy to read. It does not hype up the area like some other books do and provides a very realistic picture. I am now eager to learn more about the field. Rating: 5 / 5 I am new to the field of web and databases and found this to be an excellent book. It is very well written and very easy to read. It does not hype up the area like some other books do and provides a very realistic picture. I am now eager to learn more about the field.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Mike Tarrani http://bpelworld.com/1015/xml-databases-and-the-semantic-web/comment-page-1/#comment-2499 Mike Tarrani Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:17:06 +0000 http://bpelworld.com/?p=1015#comment-2499 This is one of the most readable and unique books about XML and its real power that's available. There are others, but they are more academic in nature, such as "Internet Based Workflow Management: Towards a Semantic Web" by Dan Marinescu (an excellent book in its own right, but requires a significant amount of prior knowledge of agents, knowledge management and other topics).<p>What I like about this book is that it leads you through the details of XML, metadata related topics to ensure you have a good understanding of the key technical and business issues. You require little prior knowledge of XML to understand the introductory material. The author then addresses the semantic web aspect, including data mining, advanced XML concepts and semistructured databases. Next, the conceptual foundation is used to show you how to apply this information in practical ways.<p>This book is ideal for e-commerce architects because it covers both business and technical issues, and goes into more detail than one would expect given the wide range of topics covered. If you want to go further into intelligent agents and a truly semantic web using XML or any other technical building block I also recommend reading "Network Query Language" by David Pallmann and Harry Forsdick. That book is more oriented towards development using a specific tool set (NQL); however, it will augment this book if you are actually implementing web intelligence instead of exploring its potential. Rating: 5 / 5 This is one of the most readable and unique books about XML and its real power that’s available. There are others, but they are more academic in nature, such as “Internet Based Workflow Management: Towards a Semantic Web” by Dan Marinescu (an excellent book in its own right, but requires a significant amount of prior knowledge of agents, knowledge management and other topics).

What I like about this book is that it leads you through the details of XML, metadata related topics to ensure you have a good understanding of the key technical and business issues. You require little prior knowledge of XML to understand the introductory material. The author then addresses the semantic web aspect, including data mining, advanced XML concepts and semistructured databases. Next, the conceptual foundation is used to show you how to apply this information in practical ways.

This book is ideal for e-commerce architects because it covers both business and technical issues, and goes into more detail than one would expect given the wide range of topics covered. If you want to go further into intelligent agents and a truly semantic web using XML or any other technical building block I also recommend reading “Network Query Language” by David Pallmann and Harry Forsdick. That book is more oriented towards development using a specific tool set (NQL); however, it will augment this book if you are actually implementing web intelligence instead of exploring its potential.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Anonymous http://bpelworld.com/1015/xml-databases-and-the-semantic-web/comment-page-1/#comment-2498 Anonymous Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:25:52 +0000 http://bpelworld.com/?p=1015#comment-2498 I am a manager of an IT group for an Insurance company and we are employing web applications. I found this book extremely useful. It takes a step-by-step approach starting from the very basics. It gave me a lot of information about the web and data management. As the author himself points out that the book does not intend to discuss XML in any depth. Each of the chapters could be expanded into a more detailed book. I would like to read more on web services, briefly discussed in this book. The author also gives several useful references for a more in-depth analysis of the topics. The author also points out that ideas surrounding the semantic web are preliminary. I also read a recent but very interesting article in Information Week about the semantic web and it is at least a few years away. Nevertheless web services, XML, RDF and Ontologies are the emerging technologies needed for the semantic web. This book has really motivated me to read more on this topic. Rating: 5 / 5 I am a manager of an IT group for an Insurance company and we are employing web applications. I found this book extremely useful. It takes a step-by-step approach starting from the very basics. It gave me a lot of information about the web and data management. As the author himself points out that the book does not intend to discuss XML in any depth. Each of the chapters could be expanded into a more detailed book. I would like to read more on web services, briefly discussed in this book. The author also gives several useful references for a more in-depth analysis of the topics. The author also points out that ideas surrounding the semantic web are preliminary. I also read a recent but very interesting article in Information Week about the semantic web and it is at least a few years away. Nevertheless web services, XML, RDF and Ontologies are the emerging technologies needed for the semantic web. This book has really motivated me to read more on this topic.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Anonymous http://bpelworld.com/1015/xml-databases-and-the-semantic-web/comment-page-1/#comment-2497 Anonymous Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:17:43 +0000 http://bpelworld.com/?p=1015#comment-2497 I wasn't very happy with the book. Although I am not an expert in the XML and semantic web-related issues, the book appeared shallow to me. The writing style is rather good, but content seems suboptimal. Rating: 3 / 5 I wasn’t very happy with the book. Although I am not an expert in the XML and semantic web-related issues, the book appeared shallow to me. The writing style is rather good, but content seems suboptimal.
Rating: 3 / 5

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