The text has been revised and updated to reflect changes in the field. This comprehensive text focuses on concepts and technical issues while exploring the development of distributed database management systems. Principles of Distributed Database Systems presents distributed database systems within the framework of distributed data processing in general, rather than as a problem in isolation. New to this Edition Relationship of distributed DBMSs with the new networking technologies. Discussion of advanced transaction models and workflows has been added to the transaction management chapters.
Full chapters are devoted to parallel DBMSs and distributed object DBMSs.
Current issues are discussed in a new chapter, including sections on data warehousing, Word Wide Web and databases, push-based technologies, and mobile DBMSs. Authors' Web site contains presentation slides, instructor helps, and direct communication with the authors. All rights reserved.