Distributed Processing over Stand-alone Systems and Applications.

Gustavo Alonso, Claus Hagen, Hans-Jörg Schek, Markus Tresch: Distributed Processing over Stand-alone Systems and Applications. VLDB 1997: 575-579

@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/vldb/AlonsoHST97,
  author    = {Gustavo Alonso and
               Claus Hagen and
               Hans-J{\"o}rg Schek and
               Markus Tresch},
  editor    = {Matthias Jarke and
               Michael J. Carey and
               Klaus R. Dittrich and
               Frederick H. Lochovsky and
               Pericles Loucopoulos and
               Manfred A. Jeusfeld},
  title     = {Distributed Processing over Stand-alone Systems and Applications},
  booktitle = {VLDB'97, Proceedings of 23rd International Conference on Very
               Large Data Bases, August 25-29, 1997, Athens, Greece},
  publisher = {Morgan Kaufmann},
  year      = {1997},
  isbn      = {1-55860-470-7},
  pages     = {575-579},
  ee        = {db/conf/vldb/AlonsoHST97.html},
  crossref  = {DBLP:conf/vldb/97},
  bibsource = {DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de}
}

Abstract

This paper describes the architecture of OPERA, a generic platform for building distributed systems over stand alone applications. The main contribution of this research effort is to propose a ``kernel'' system providing the ``essentials'' for distributed processing and to show the important role database technology may play in supporting such functionality. These include a powerful process management environment, created as a generalization of workflow ideas and incorporating transactional notions such as spheres of isolation, atomicity, and persistence and a transactional engine enforcing correctness based on the nested and multi-level models. It also includes a tool-kit providing externalized database functionality enabling physical database design over heterogeneous data repositories. The potential of the proposed platform is demonstrated by several concrete applications currently being developed.

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References

[AAE96]: Gustavo Alonso, Divyakant Agrawal, Amr El Abbadi: Process Synchronization In Workflow Management Systems. SPDP 1996: 0-
[AAEM97]: Gustavo Alonso, Divyakant Agrawal, Amr El Abbadi, C. Mohan: Functionality and Limitations of Current Workflow Management Systems. submitted to IEEE Expert : (1997)
[ABFS97]: Gustavo Alonso, Stephen Blott, Armin Fessler, Hans-Jörg Schek: Correctness and Parallelism of Composite Systems. PODS 1997: 197-208
[AH97]: Gustavo Alonso, Claus Hagen: Geo-Opera: Workflow Concepts for Spatial Processes. SSD 1997: 238-258
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