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Distributed Database Systems

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Encyclopedia of Database Systems

Synonyms

Homogeneous distributed database systems; Heterogeneous distributed database systems; Federated database systems; Multidatabases

Definition

A distributed database (DDB) is an integrated collection of databases that is physically distributed across sites in a computer network. A distributed database management system (DDBMS) is the software system that manages a distributed database such that the distribution aspects are transparent to the users. To form a distributed database system (DDBS), the files must be structured, logically interrelated, and physically distributed across multiple sites. In addition, there must be a common interface to access the distributed data.

Historical Background

There are many reasons that motivated DDBS. First, distributed databases reflect organizational structure. In many organizations, the data are naturally distributed across departments/branches where each department/branch maintains its own local data. Moreover, it is not always possible to...

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  1. National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Kian-Lee Tan

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  1. College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, 266 Ferst Drive, 30332-0765, Atlanta, GA, USA

    LING LIU (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Database Research Group David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, ON, Canada

    M. TAMER ÖZSU (Professor and Director, University Research Chair) (Professor and Director, University Research Chair)

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Tan, KL. (2009). Distributed Database Systems. In: LIU, L., ÖZSU, M.T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Database Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-39940-9_701

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