The increased capabilities of a collection of logically interrelated databases distributed over a computer network enable scalable data processing. The course discusses concepts and techniques for the management of distributed data using distributed database management systems. This course also addresses the components of these systems, covering the following main topics:
- distributed database architectures
- distributed data storage and indexing
- distributed query processing/optimization
- reliability, distributed data and access control
The aims of this course are:
- To build on the previous background of database systems by deepening the understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of the database technologies, showing the need for distributed database technology.
- To tackle deficiencies of the centralized database systems.
- To introduce the concepts and techniques of distributed database including principles, architectures, design, implementation.
