Data Replication: Tools and Techniques for Managing Distributed Information

OVERVIEW OF REPLICATION TECHNOLOGY. Why Businesses Need a Replication Service. Establishing a Technical Baseline. Vendor Approaches to Replication. BUILDING THE REPLICATION SERVICES. Application Partitioning and Placement Alternatives. Data Distribution Methodology. Designing and Configuring Databases for Replication. Advanced Replication Topics. Implementing the Replication Infrastructure. Implementing Applications Using a Replication Service. CASE STUDIES. Case Study 1--Using Replication Within an OLTP Environment. Case Study 2--Using Replication with an OLAP Operational Data Store. Case Study 3--Using Replication Within a Mobile Computing Environment. Case Study 4--Using Replication for a Fault-Tolerant Warm-Standby. Appendices. Glossary. Index.