Grid database design. (2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: April J. Wells.
• Other Names: Wells, April J
• Contents: IN THE BEGINNING; History; Computing; Early Mechanical Devices; Computing Machines; The 1960s; The 1970s; The 1980s; The 1990s; The 21st Century; ; Definition and Components; P2P; Types; Grid Scope; ; Early Adopters; Computational and Experimental Scientists; Bioinformatics; Corporations; Academia; Science; Industries; Benefits; ; THE PARTS AND PIECES; Security; Security; Database Security; ; The Hardware; Computers; Storage; I/O Subsystems; Underlying Network; Operating Systems; Visualization Environments; People; ; Metadata; Grid Metadata; Data Metadata; Application Metadata; External Metadata; Logical Metadata; User; Data; Resources; Metadata Services; Access; Metadata Formatting; MCAT; Conclusion; ; Drivers; Business; Technology; ; DATABASES IN THE GRID; Introducing Databases; Databases; Relational Database; Object Database; Object Relational Database; SQL; Database; Data Model; Schema; Relational Model; Anomalies; ; Parallel Database; Data Independence; Parallel Databases; Multiprocessor Architecture Alternatives; Disadvantages of Parallelism; Database Parallelization Techniques; Data-Based Parallelism; Parallel Data Flow Approach; Parallelizing Relational Operators; Data Skew; ; Distributing Databases; Advantages; Disadvantages; Rules for Distributed Databases; Fragmentation; Replication; Metadata; Distributed Database Failures; Data Access; ; Data Synchronization; Concurrency Control; Two-Phase Commit Protocol; Time Stamp Ordering; Heterogeneity; ; Conclusion
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : Auerbach Publications
• Publication Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 287 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 004/.36; Computational grids (Computer systems); Database design; COMPUTERS -- Client-Server Computing; Computational grids (Computer systems); Database design; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0203323564; 9780203323564; 9780849328008; 0849328004
• Related ISBNs: 0849328004
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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