Database software can be tailored for specific application domains and their required functionality, for specific hardware and its characteristics, or for other purposes. This bri...
In the context of multidimensional databases implemented on relational DBMSs through star schemes, the most effective technique to enhance performances consists of materializing re...
We design and implement FD-Buffer, a buffer manager for database systems running on flash-based disks. Unlike magnetic disks, flash media has an inherent read-write asymmetry: w...
Sai Tung On, Yinan Li, Bingsheng He, Ming Wu, Qion...
Cluster-based multi-tier systems provide a means for building scalable Internet services. Building adaptive Internet services that are able to apply appropriate system sizing and ...
: We consider the use of a cluster system with a shared nothing architecture for update-intensive autonomous databases. To optimize load balancing, we use optimistic database repli...