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Database: Introduction to problems

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SOFSEM '95: Theory and Practice of Informatics (SOFSEM 1995)

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Database Systems have come a long way in the 30 years or so of their existence. However, despite the relative success, there are large areas of end-user requirements that current systems just cannot address. This paper identifies key features of database technology, analyses the end-user requirement against these key features and thus highlights inadequacies. The opportunities of distribution and parallelism are discussed and the interoperation problem addressed. The major required features of future database systems are discussed and a way forward proposed.

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  1. Systems Engineering Division, Computing and Information Systems Department, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, OX11 0QX, Chilton, Didcot, UK

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Jeffery, K.G. (1995). Database: Introduction to problems. In: Bartosek, M., Staudek, J., Wiedermann, J. (eds) SOFSEM '95: Theory and Practice of Informatics. SOFSEM 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1012. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-60609-2_6

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