Existing federated database systems (FDBS) provide uniform access to multiple heterogeneous DBS, but do not enable objects to move across the DBS while retaining global identity. ...
–A video-on-demand server must satisfy a large customer base and a diverse archive of movies under changing movie popularity and daily load peaks. These requirements must be sati...
We consider the use of a database cluster for Application Service Provider (ASP). In the ASP context, applications and databases can be update-intensive and must remain autonomous....
This paper presents a dependability oriented, fault tolerance based system design, development, and deployment approach. The approach relies on an architectural framework, which a...
Domenico Cotroneo, Nicola Mazzocca, Luigi Romano, ...
Structured peer-to-peer systems--also known as key-based routing protocols--offer a base for a broad range of applications. In the past, different topology adaptation mechanisms fo...