DECOUPLED LOGICAL AND PHYSICAL DATA STORAGE WITHIN A DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

摘要

The subject matter herein relates to database management systems and, more particularly, to decoupled logical and physical data storage within a database management system. Various embodiments provide systems, methods, and software that separate physical storage from logical storage of data. These embodiments include a mapping of logical storage to physical storage to allow data to be moved within the physical storage to increase database responsiveness.