Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

5-1995

Abstract

A key problem in providing enterprise-wide information is the integration of databases that have been independently developed. An important requirement is to accommodate heterogeneity and maintain the autonomy of component databases. Myriad is a federated database prototype developed at the University of Minnesota, to provide a testbed for investigating alternatives in architecture and algorithms for database integration, query processing and optimization, and concurrency control and recovery. The system incorporates our group's research results in these areas. This paper describes our experiences in the design and implementation of Myriad, and in the project management. Special emphasis is given to discussing design alternatives and their impact on Myriad. This paper also presents the software engineering principles and the project management techniques we used in developing Myriad and the lessons we learned. We believe these lessons would be useful for practitioners who wish to develop a similar system. Handling heterogeneity and autonomy were prime objectives throughout the prototyping effort. We are convinced that a prototype federated database is an important infrastructural requirement for the overall goal of ‘enterprise-integration’, and believe Myriad to be a significant contribution towards this.

Keywords

Enterprise integration, federated database, schema integration, query processing, transaction management

Discipline

Databases and Information Systems

Research Areas

Data Science and Engineering

Publication

Software: Practice and Experience

Volume

25

Issue

5

First Page

553

Last Page

562

ISSN

0038-0644

Identifier

10.1002/spe.4380250505

Publisher

Wiley

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1002/spe.4380250505

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