Grid Database Design

Oracle recently announced that the next big release of their relational database management system will be 10g and that it will leverage grid-computing technology. This book fills the need for a book discussing the considerations that need to be taken into account for this new concept in databases. The initial chapters delve into the history and theory of grid computing, giving a general background in concepts, terminology, types, and issues surrounding the evolving technology. The book then examines design issues inherent in taking advantage of Grid and the highly distributed computing model. It will address issues and opportunities for administrators and management facing the new paradigm.