Distributed Databases (cont)
Application examples:
- bank with multiple branches
- local branch-related data (e.g. accounts) stored in branch
- corporate data (e.g. HR) stored on central server(s)
- central register of credit-worthiness for customers
- chain of department stores
- store-related data (e.g. sales, inventory) stored in store
- corporate data (e.g. customers) stored on central server(s)
- sales data sent to data warehouse for analysis
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