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Distributed Data Processing: Business Data Communications, 5e

Distributed data processing (DDP) involves dispersing computers and processing throughout an organization for greater flexibility and redundancy compared to centralized processing. Key factors in the rise of DDP include reduced workstation costs, improved desktop power, and ability to share data across servers. DDP offers benefits like responsiveness, availability, customization to organizational patterns, and incremental growth, but also challenges like increased complexity, points of failure, and difficulty controlling information resources. Client/server architecture and intranets are forms of DDP that combine advantages of centralized and distributed computing. Distributed applications can involve vertical or horizontal partitioning of work. Networking implications of DDP include connectivity, availability, and performance requirements.

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Distributed Data Processing: Business Data Communications, 5e

Distributed data processing (DDP) involves dispersing computers and processing throughout an organization for greater flexibility and redundancy compared to centralized processing. Key factors in the rise of DDP include reduced workstation costs, improved desktop power, and ability to share data across servers. DDP offers benefits like responsiveness, availability, customization to organizational patterns, and incremental growth, but also challenges like increased complexity, points of failure, and difficulty controlling information resources. Client/server architecture and intranets are forms of DDP that combine advantages of centralized and distributed computing. Distributed applications can involve vertical or horizontal partitioning of work. Networking implications of DDP include connectivity, availability, and performance requirements.

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Chapter 3 :

Distributed Data Processing

Business Data Communications, 5e


Centralized Data Processing
• Centralized computers, processing, data,
control, support
• What are the advantages?
– Economies of scale (equipment and personnel)
– Lack of duplication
– Ease in enforcing standards, security
• What are the disadvantages???
Distributed Data Processing
• Computers are dispersed throughout
organization
• Allows greater flexibility in meeting
individual needs
• More redundancy
• More autonomy
Why is DDP Increasing?
• Dramatically reduced workstation costs
• Improved user interfaces and desktop
power
• Ability to share data across multiple
servers
DDP Pros & Cons
• There are no “one-size-fits-all” solutions
• Key issues
– How does it affect end-users?
– How does it affect management?
– How does it affect productivity?
– How does it affect bottom-line?
Benefits of DDP
• Responsiveness • End-user Productivity
• Availability • Distance & location
• Correspondence to independence
Org. Patterns • Privacy and security
• Resource Sharing
• Vendor independence
• Incremental Growth
• Flexibility
• Increased User
Involvement &
Control
Drawbacks of DDP
• More difficulty test & • More complex
failure diagnosis management & control
• More components and • Difficulty in control of
dependence on corporate information
communication means resources
more points of failure • Suboptimal procurement
• Incompatibility of • Duplication of effort
components
• Incompatibility of data
Client/Server Architecture
• Combines advantages of distributed and
centralized computing
• Cost-effective, achieves economies of
scale
• Flexible, scalable approach
Intranets
• Uses Internet-based standards & TCP/IP
• Content is accessible only to internal users
• A specialized form of client/server
architecture
• Can be managed (unlike Internet)
Extranets
• Similar to intranet, but provides access to
controlled number of outside users
– Vendors/suppliers
– Customers
Distributed applications
• Vertical partitioning
– One application dispersed among systems
– Example: Retail chain POS, inventory,
analysis
• Horizontal partitioning
– Different applications on different systems
– One application replicated on systems
– Example: Office automation
Other forms of DDP
• Distributed devices
– Example: ATM machines
• Network management
– Centralized systems provide management and
control of distributed nodes
Distributed data
• Centralized database
– Pro: No duplication of data
– Con: Contention for access
• Replicated database
– Pro: No contention
– Con: High storage and data reorg/update costs
• Partitioned database
– Pro: No duplication, limited contention
– Con: Ad hoc reports more difficult to assemble
Networking Implications
• Connectivity requirements
– What links between components are
necessary?
• Availability requirements
– Percentage of time application or data is
available to users
• Performance requirements
– Response time requirements

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