The following are most important advantages of a client/server architecture:
· It reduces the load on the workstation on which the application is running because queries are processed, tables are scanned, etc., on another computer that is specially equipped for these operations.
· It reduces the load on the network because only the result of a search is transported to the workstation and not all the data that was scanned.
· As the scope of the database grows, the workstations do not have to be equipped with additional disks or memory. These changes affect only the computer on which the server database runs.
Migration to a client/server architecture can significantly improve the performance of an application without requiring that workstations on which the client is executed be modified. Certain requirements for multi-user operation, such as the selective locking of individual data rows, only become possible when ADABAS is used as a server database.
Using ADABAS as a server database opens up the application to multiple users and large amounts of data. You are provided with all the options available with a professional database management system with regard to availability, scalability, permissions, support for data backup and many other features.