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Database Replication
Database replication is the copying a dataset across different server and making it available for all users. Database replication is done for boosting the performance and also for fault tolerance. Replication is a strategy for maintaining distributed databases which are efficient and consistent, allowing users to access databases independently (Wiesmann, Pedone, Schiper, Kemme & Alonso, 2000). There are three different types of database replication strategies namely:
Snapshot Replication: This is the simplest strategy that involves copying data from one server to another.
Transactional Replication: In this replication strategy a primary copy of the database from the main server is received which is followed by Continue reading...