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@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/vldb/Sheth91,
author = {Amit P. Sheth},
editor = {Guy M. Lohman and
Am\'{\i}lcar Sernadas and
Rafael Camps},
title = {Federated Database Systems for Managing Distributed, Heterogeneous,
and Autonomous Databases},
booktitle = {17th International Conference on Very Large Data Bases, September
3-6, 1991, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Proceedings},
publisher = {Morgan Kaufmann},
year = {1991},
isbn = {1-55860-150-3},
pages = {489},
ee = {db/conf/vldb/Sheth91.html},
crossref = {DBLP:conf/vldb/91},
bibsource = {DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de}
}
Many organizations need to deal with distributed, preexisting, heterogeneous, and autonomous databases. They need ways to have evolutionary database expansion to promote data sharing among users and applications, and easier application development. This requires a technology that provides selective and controlled integration of such databases. Federated database systems can provide different levels of integration, with different implications on the degree of control and the preservation of autonomy of the individual database systems.
The tutorial will cover the following main topics:
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