Modular Architectures for Distributed and Database Systems
Summary: Argues modularity as a core principle for distributed/database systems and enumerates drivers making systems more modular. Presents two strawman hierarchical architectures illustrating modular decomposition and maps the model to familiar layered systems. (summarized by gpt-5-mini on Feb 09 2026)
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- 1. Alfred Z. Spector (Carnegie Mellon University)
BibTeX Citation
@inproceedings{spector_pods89,
address = {New York, NY, USA},
series = {{PODS} '89},
title = {{Modular Architectures for Distributed and Database Systems}},
url = {https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/73721.73743},
doi = {10.1145/73721.73743},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the {ACM} {SIGMOD} Symposium on {Principles} of {Database} {Systems}},
publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
author = {Spector, Alfred Z.},
year = {1989}
}
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