Solutions for Networked Databases
How to Move from Heterogeneous Structures to Federated Concepts
Published on 10. May 2014
350 pages
978-1-4832-1750-5 (ISBN)
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Solutions for Networked Databases: How to Move from Heterogeneous Structures to Federated Concepts reviews developments in standards and ad hoc solutions aimed at providing cross-database connectivity for networked databases. The emphasis is on how to move from heterogeneous structures to federated concepts. The advent of the multidatabase is discussed, along with schemata, dictionaries, and protocols. Applications with federated databases are also considered. Comprised of 18 chapters, this book begins with an introduction to database and knowledge bank concepts; reliability and availability characteristics; and the synergy necessary to create and sustain federated databases. Centralized and distributed databases are then compared, and the different ways of managing distributed databases are outlined. Subsequent chapters focus on the importance of treating the networked database as a corporate resource; the use of schemata to solve cross-database problems; the Information Resource Dictionary System; and application programming interface and remote data access. A solution to heterogeneous distributed databases, the Data Access Integrated Services (DAIS), is described. This monograph is written for specialists in computers and communications.
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Dimitris N. Chorafas | Heinrich Steinmann
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How to Move from Heterogeneous Structures to Federated Concepts
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Dr Chorafas has served on the faculty of the Catholic University of America and as visiting professor at Washington State University, George Washington University, University of Vermont, University of Florida, and Georgia Institute of Technology. Also, the University of Alberta, Technical University of Karlsruhe, Ecole d'Etudes Industrielles de l'Université de Genève, Ecole Polytechnic Fédérale de Lausanne, Polish Academy of Sciences and Russian Academy of Sciences. More than 8,000 banking, industrial and government executives have participated in his seminars in the United States, England, Germany, Italy, other European countries, Asia and Latin America.Financial institutions which sought his assistance include the Union Bank of Switzerland, Bank Vontobel, CEDEL, the Bank of Scotland, Credit Agricole, Österreichische Länderbank (Bank Austria), First Austrian Bank, Commerzbank, Dresdner Bank, Demir Bank, Mid-Med Bank, Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura, Istituto Bancario Italiano, Credito Commerciale and Banca Provinciale Lombarda.Dr Chorafas is the author of 161 books, translated into several languages.
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¿PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I Advent of the Multidatabase Chapter 1 Developing a Corporate Database Concept 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Fundamental Notions for the 1990s 1.3 What Is the Sense of Database Operations? 1.4 The Concept of Corporate Databases and Knowledgebanks 1.5 Information Solutions in a Knowledge Society 1.6 The Reliability of Large Databases 1.7 Networked Databases and Reliability Measures 1.8 Fault Tolerance Means Availability Chapter 2 Distributed Versus Centralized Database Solutions 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The Increasing Complexity of Database Applications 2.3 Is Cultural Change a Prerequisite? 2.4 Distributing the Information Elements 2.5 Standards for Data Management 2.6 Adopting an Open Architecture 2.7 Open Architectures and Interface Standards Chapter 3 Managing the Networked Database 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The Need for Distributed Databases 3.3 The Growing Challenge of Long Transactions 3.4 Design Principles with Distributed Databases 3.5 A Two-Tier System: Common Denominator and Added Value 3.6 Distributed Data Management Beyond the Simple Pass-Through 3.7 What Is the Added Value of Message Passing? Chapter 4 Treating the Networked Database as a Corporate Resource 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Optimizing Our Database Perspectives and Action Plans 4.3 Evolving Goals in a Dynamic Organization 4.4 Avoiding the Beaten Path and the Data Propagator 4.5 New or Old Database Technology? 4.6 Multidatabase Requirements with Networked Resources 4.7 Beyond the Simplest Multidatabase Links Chapter 5 Computer Professionals and Database Challenges 5.1 Introduction 5.2 New Areas of Expertise for Database Professionals 5.3 The Sense of Object-Oriented Solutions 5.4 Toward Integrated Databases 5.5 Preparing for Database Mining 5.6 Visualization Policies with Databases 5.7 Cultural Change in Database Management 5.8 Understanding Database Contents and RequirementsPart II Schemata, Dictionaries, and Protocols Chapter 6 Schemata, Metaphors, and Distributed Databases 6.1 Introduction 6.2 External Schema and Global Schema 6.3 Alleviating the Problems of Heterogeneity through Export Schemata 6.4 Driving for Schema Compatibility through Object Orientation 6.5 Metaphors and User Profiles 6.6 Enduser Control with External Schemata Chapter 7 Can We Solve Cross-Database Problems through Schemata? 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Multidatabase Approaches During the Last Decade 7.3 Reflecting on the Major Classes of Cross-Database Solutions 7.4 Capitalizing on the Use of Schemata 7.5 How Far Can Message Passing Go? 7.6 Proceeding with Schema Integration 7.7 The Semantics of Schema Integration Chapter 8 The Increasingly Sophisticated Data Dictionary 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Evolving Nature of a Data Dictionary 8.3 Looking at the Data Dictionary from a Systems Viewpoint 8.4 The Japanese Electronic Dictionary 8.5 Word and Concept Dictionaries 8.6 Placing Emphasis on Reusable Software Chapter 9 Information Resource Dictionary System (IRDS) 9.1 Introduction 9.2 A Reference Model That Might Become Repository Norm 9.3 Basic Notions about IRDS 9.4 A Four-Layered Approach to IRDS Architecture 9.5 Handling Entity Names 9.6 Customizing and Maintaining IRDS 9.7 Adding to IRDS Capabilities Chapter 10 ANSI SQL and the SQL Access Group 10.1 Introduction 10.2 A Family of SQL Standards 10.3 Standardization Efforts with the Relational Model 10.
