preface to the first edition
1 1 ntroduction
1.1 distributed data processing
l.2 what is a distributed database system?
1.3 promises of ddbss
1.3.1 transparent management of distributed and replicated data
1.3.2 reliability through distributed transactions
1.3.3 improved performance
1.3.4 easier system expansion
1.4 complicating factors
1.5 problem areas
l.5.1 distributed database design
1.5.2 distributed query processing
l.5.3 distributed directory management
1.5.4 distributed concurrency control
1.5.5 distributed deadlock management
1.5.6 reliability of distributed dbms
1.5.7 operating system support
1.5.8 heterogeneous databases