Schema and Database Evolution in the O2 Object Database System
Summary: Automatic schema evolution in O2 via a deferred update strategy that preserves schema-data consistency after changes. Describes an automated approach in O2 release, extending the screening algorithm to ensure a consistent DB state after a schema update. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)
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Authors
- 1. Fabrizio Ferrandina (Goethe University Frankfurt)
- 2. Thorsten Meyer (Goethe University Frankfurt)
- 3. Roberto Zicari (Goethe University Frankfurt)
- 4. Guy Ferran (O2 Technology)
- 5. Joëlle Madec (O2 Technology)
BibTeX Citation
@article{ferrandina_vldb95,
title = {{Schema and Database Evolution in the O2 Object Database System}},
author = {Ferrandina, Fabrizio and Meyer, Thorsten and Zicari, Roberto and Ferran, Guy and Madec, Joëlle},
journal = {PVLDB},
series = {{VLDB} '95},
pages = {170--181},
year = {1995}
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| 599 | Semantics and Implementation of Schema Evolution in Object-Oriented Databases | 1987 | SIGMOD | 0.00015910762 |
| 13,037 | Implementing Lazy Database Updates for an Object Database System | 1994 | VLDB | 5.093636e-05 |
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