RT Journal Article
T1 Preserving Long-Term Access to Decommissioned Database Systems With Immortal Database Access (iDA)
A1 Gutiérrez-Carrasco, Eladio Damián
A1 Rummelhoff, Ivar
A1 Romero-Montiel, Sergio
A1 Kristoffersen, Thor
A1 Tirado Domínguez, José A.
A1 López, María del Carmen
A1 Plata-González, Óscar Guillermo
K1 Control de acceso
AB When a database system is decommissioned, retaining its data, structure, and query capabilities is often crucial for future restoration and access.  The Immortal Database Access (\iDA) solution focuses on preserving decommissioned databases along with their stored information and retrieval functionalities.  Building upon the Immortal Virtual Machine (\iVM) technology, \iDA provides tools that ensure long-term preservation of databases on physical storage media. This includes not only safeguarding the stored content but also enabling its regeneration with functional search capabilities.  For this purpose, two innovative elements are introduced: {\it \dbspec}, a new language for managing the decommissioning process, and a {\it Read-Only Access Engine (ROAE)} which serves as an interface to future users who wish to retrieve the decommissioned information stored on the long-term substrate.  ROAE complements the SIARD (Software Independent Archiving of Relational Databases) standard.  Although SIARD is effective at preserving database data and metadata, it lacks the ability to capture the essential search and query functions necessary for meaningful information retrieval.  \iDA addresses this limitation, ensuring that decommissioned systems remain accessible and functional for future users.
PB IEEE
YR 2026
FD 2026-02-16
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/45676
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/45676
LA eng
NO E. Gutiérrez et al., "Preserving Long-Term Access to Decommissioned Database Systems With Immortal Database Access (iDA)," in IEEE Access, vol. 14, pp. 24496-24511, 2026, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3664594.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 28 feb 2026