Very Large Database

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What Does Very Large Database Mean?

A very large database (VLDB) is a type of database that consists of a very high number of database records, rows and entries, which are spanned across a wide file system.

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VLDB is similar to a standard database but contains a very large amount of data. As such, it requires special management, maintenance and technologies to operate.

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VLDB is primarily an enterprise class database. Although there is no specific limitation of a VLDB, it can consist of billions of records and have a cumulative size in thousands of gigabytes, or even some hundred terabytes. A VLDB is generally a repository for big data, a transactional processing system or a combination of the two. A VLDB is maintained through standard relational database management system (RDBMS) software and requires capable hardware computing and storage resources. Moreover, a VLDB also requires the underlying system to be capable enough to scale up to address its ever-increasing size.

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