Implementing Message Oriented Transaction Processing for Distributed Database Management Systems (Classic Reprint): May 1989 - Softcover

Subhash Bhalla

 
9781332264933: Implementing Message Oriented Transaction Processing for Distributed Database Management Systems (Classic Reprint): May 1989

Synopsis

Dive into a practical, message-based approach to coordinating updates across distributed databases.

This book presents a feasible method for implementing queued transactions in a distributed database system. It explains how a central coordinator and shared data pools help manage commits, histories, and recovery while allowing read-only operations to run with minimal interference. The approach emphasizes replication, fault tolerance, and scalable coordination to reduce overhead and improve performance.


  • Understand the idea of queued, message-based transaction processing and its benefits over traditional locking.

  • Learn how committed transaction lists and commit sequence numbers support consistent updates across sites.

  • See how blocking and coordination strategies can improve throughput for time-critical or long transactions.

  • Explore recovery, site failures, and backup concepts that help maintain a robust distributed DBMS.



Ideal for database professionals and students seeking a clear, structured view of distributed transaction processing and replication strategies presented in this edition.

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About the Author

About the Editor:
Stuart E. Madnick is Associate Professor of Management Science at the Sloan School of Management, M.I.T., and the principal investigator of a major research effort, funded by DOD and Citibank, to identify the key strategic, organizational, and technology issues in large-scale information systems.

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