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When Database Systems Meet the Grid
Maria A. Nieto-Santisteban, Alexander S. Szalay, Aniruddha R. Thakar +3
We illustrate the benefits of combining database systems and Grid technologies for data-intensive applications. Using a cluster of SQL servers, we reimplemented an existing Grid ap…
TerraServer SAN-Cluster Architecture and Operations Experience
Tom Barclay, Jim Gray
Microsoft TerraServer displays aerial, satellite, and to-pographic images of the earth in a SQL database available via the Internet. It is one of the most popular online at-lases,…
Consensus on Transaction Commit
Jim Gray, Leslie Lamport
The distributed transaction commit problem requires reaching agreement on whether a transaction is committed or aborted. The classic Two-Phase Commit protocol blocks if the coordin…
Web Services for the Virtual Observatory
Alexander S. Szalay, Tamas Budavari, Tanu Malika +2
Web Services form a new, emerging paradigm to handle distributed access to resources over the Internet. There are platform independent standards (SOAP, WSDL), which make the develo…