Journal of Database Management articles

Recent articles from Journal of Database Management

A conceptual design methodology for fuzzy relational databases.(Research Note)(data modeling)
April 1, 2005... ABSTRACT Computer applications in the nontraditional area have put requirements on conceptual data modeling. Some conceptual data models, being the tools of design databases, have been proposed. However, information in real-world applications is often vague or ambiguous. Currently,...

Intelligent cache management for mobile data warehouse systems.(Research Note)
April 1, 2005... ABSTRACT This research proposes an intelligent cache mechanism for a data warehouse system in a mobile environment. Because mobile devices can often be disconnected from the host server and due to the low bandwidth of wireless networks, it is more efficient to store query results from a...

Evaluating the dynamic behavior of database applications.(research)
April 1, 2005... ABSTRACT This paper explores the effect that changing access patterns has on the performance of database management systems. Changes in access patterns play an important role in determining the efficiency of key performance optimization techniques, such as dynamic clustering,...

Experimental study of a self-tuning algorithm for DBMS buffer pools.(database management system)
April 1, 2005... ABSTRACT The tasks of configuring and tuning large database management systems (DBMSs) have always been both complex and time-consuming. They require knowledge of the characteristics of the system, the data, and the workload, and of the interrelationships between them. The increasing...

Editorial preface: supporting knowledge management in organizations with conversational technologies: discussion forums, weblogs, and wikis.
April 1, 2005... ABSTRACT The article reviews requirements and tool availability for knowledge management in virtual communities and other knowledge sharing environments, where professionals wish to quickly and easily share knowledge and information. The article compares the characteristics of several...