HiRDB is a database management system (DBMS) that enables you to construct relational databases appropriate to the scale of your operations.

Interlinking enables HiRDB to connect independently-operating server machines. HiRDB offers a high degree of flexibility, thanks to the adoption of the Shared Nothing method, in which a processor works exclusively on a database residing on a single disk. HiRDB can be adapted to a broad range of architectures, from a single-node configuration in which HiRDB runs on a single server machine, to a parallel processor configuration in which HiRDB runs on multiple server machines. HiRDB also makes it possible to expand your database system by adding server machines subsequently, which enables scalable system construction.

When HiRDB is configured for parallel processors, it is capable of executing data retrievals and update requests internally and in parallel, thus achieving high throughput and fast turnaround time.

Additionally, when used together with a middleware application suite (DataStage, HITSENSER, DATAFRONT, or other suite), HiRDB supports the building of database warehouses, which are needed for implementing leading-edge management systems.

Organization of this section

1.1.1 Overview of HiRDB systems

1.1.2 Advantages of using HiRDB