Advantages and Disadvantages of Distributed Database

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Distributed database has been acting as a configured database that helps in storing data
that are loosely coupled in nature. The storage devices are attached to the same servers. This
connection of the servers increases the communication tenacity of servers. Distributed database
function as a single database despite the fact that there are more than one hardware in the
processing of the database.
Advantages of distributed database
Advantages of distributed database are as follows: -
 Need of sharing data: need of sharing data has been acting as one of the major reason to
use distributed database over general database management. Distributed data base uses
synchronised manner of connectivity which increases the efficiency in communication if
the servers.
 Supports OLTP and OLAP: Online Transaction Processing and Online Analytical
Processing is supported in distributed database. This ensures the fact that the distributed
database supports synchronized data management.
 Distributed nature of organizational units: Organizations in today’s society is
diversified in many parts, hence need of using distributed data is very important.
Requirement of local data for each sector is very important, leading to the fact that data
privacy in each sector is maintained. Distributed database ensures the fact that the data
that are stored in distributed database is not only secured with a proper robust
infrastructure but also the connectivity of the data that are present in distributed database
is very high and efficient in nature.
 Modular development: In case of expansion of the data from one location or computing
device to another in database management system, action that is required is substantial in