APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARED DATABASE ENVIRONMENT TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO DATABASES ON A SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE
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1. A database application system comprising:
- a back end, the back end comprising data storage and engine;
a plurality of front end units, said front end units configured to support database user applications requiring data storage, the content and format of the data to be stored being defined by the respective database user application, wherein the plurality of front end units are connected to share said back end for common storage of their respective application-defined data.
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Abstract
A database system includes a back end and a front end. The back end contains data storage and a database engine, and the front end contains front end units, each of which allows an application developer to support a database user application requiring data storage. The application developer gets its own instance where it may define the content and format of data storage required by the application, and the front end units are connected to share the back end for common storage of their respective application data so that the developer does not have to provide the actual data storage. The system is useful for cloud-based computing paradigms.
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1. A database application system comprising:
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a back end, the back end comprising data storage and engine; a plurality of front end units, said front end units configured to support database user applications requiring data storage, the content and format of the data to be stored being defined by the respective database user application, wherein the plurality of front end units are connected to share said back end for common storage of their respective application-defined data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A database application method on an electronic network, comprising:
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providing a plurality of front end units; at each of said front end units supporting a database application requiring data storage, at said front end units allowing defining of content and format of application data to be stored by said database application; connecting a database back-end commonly to each of said front end units; and retrievably storing respective application data from each of said front end units in said common database back end. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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