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We have referred to “reliability” and “availability” of the database a number of times so far without defining these terms precisely. Specifically, we mentioned these terms in conjunction with data replication, because the principle method of building a reliable system is to provide redundancy in system components. We also claimed in Chapter 1 that the distribution of data enhances system reliability. However, the distribution of the database or the replication of data items is not sufficient to make the distributed DBMS reliable. A number of protocols need to be implemented within the DBMS to exploit this distribution and replication in order to make operations more reliable.
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Özsu, M.T., Valduriez, P. (2011). Distributed DBMS Reliability. In: Principles of Distributed Database Systems, Third Edition. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8834-8_12
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