Abstract: An administrator of an enterprise storage set may be tasked with storing a large number and variety of data sets on a large number and variety of storage components. However, the manual selection of a physical schema by an administrator may be time-consuming, may generate inefficient physical schemata, and may not be easily reevaluated as the data sets and storage set change. Presented herein are techniques for automatically determining a physical schema by comparing the storage factors of each data set (e.g., data size, relationships with other data sets, and usages of the data set by users) with the storage capabilities of the storage components, selecting a suitable storage component, and implementing the storage of the data set on the storage component. An embodiment of these techniques may thereby achieve an automated identification of a physical schema with improved efficiency and flexibility of the physical schema while conserving administrative resources.

Abstract: If a response is with a threshold of the predicted response, then the contradictory response is classified as being independent and it is not truly contradictory. If a response is beyond a threshold, the response is classified as not being independent and is likely worthy of further investigation.

Abstract: A method of identifying, correcting and displaying application website and device compatibility issues is disclosed. An agent framework is started that host compatibility agents. The compatibility agents are used to analyze an operating system user such as a device, an application or an update. The results of the compatibility agents are communicated to a database and the results of the compatibility agents are displayed using a user interface.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for receiving objects is provided. Embodiments provide for receiving, from a source database server, at a target database server, an object. If the object type of the object is involved in an inheritance hierarchy, then the target database server inspects the object to determine a source identifier that identifies to a source database server the object type associated with the object. The target database determines a target identifier that identifies to the target database server the object type associated with the object based on a mapping that associates source identifiers to target identifiers. Alternately, if the object type of the object is not involved in an inheritance hierarchy, then the target database server inspects the object to determine a set of characteristics of the object. The target database server determines the target identifier for the object based on the characteristics of the object.

Abstract: A method and system for use with object oriented databases provides schema evolution with deferred propagation of schema changes. The method and system provide a schema that persistently maintains class objects by storing an initial class definition, and shape objects associated with particular class objects and storing subsequent class definitions. The shape objects associated with a particular class object form a shape chain, the last shape object in the shape chain being the current shape object, and maintaining the current class definition. Client objects representing actual instances of data in the database, are instantiated from whichever client object or shape object is current at the time of instantiation, so the all newly created client objects always have the current class definition.