Publisher's Synopsis
All organisations need to store and manipulate data and system designers have always recognised the importance of data storage and of data management for any commercial computer system. Applications portability is one of the most advertised features of open systems and is the key reason that data is so often portable between hardware systems. However application portability does not imply portability of data between software products. To achieve a really effective portable environment any definition of application portability must include the aspect of the portability of the data. This is the vital issue tackled by this practical guide to data management and access. Sections are included on file transfer, access and management, database management systems and data interchange.;The guide is aimed at IT directors, DP managers, communications managers, business development managers and systems development managers.
