Distributed Databases, Cooperative Processing and Networking

This provides step-by-step methods for organizing and managing a distributed database system. Among the areas covered are: implementing a co-operative processing program within an IBM SAA environment; applications of distributed databases in service and manufacturing organizations; networking configurations and connectivity requirements for distributed databases; tactics for making trade-off between data integrity and synchronization in a distributed database environment; evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of database systems; establishing links between micros and mainframes; and implementing an effective client/server architecture. Atre is also author of "Data Base: Structured Techniques for Design, Performance, and Management" (published by McGraw-Hill).