Write a brief report according to the given requirements:

 

1. Provide a brief description of the database (approximately 0.25 page). You should not consider replication here, but some issues you may wish to consider in formulating an answer include: What is the database used for and what kind of data does it store? Is it widely used or does it have a restrictive list of applications? Why? What are its advantages and disadvantages compared to other databases? What are the conditions of the license of the database? 2. What support does the database provide for replication and what are the consequences of that replication? (approximately 0.5 page) Issues you may wish to consider in formulating an answer include: Are there any technical requirements before replication can be used, e.g., installation requirements, configuration requirements, storage requirements, etc. Are there any additional software modules (plugins etc.) that are required to support the replication function? Are these included with the base package or are they provided by a third party, require additional license fees, etc.? Is there any additional configuration that needs to be provided to enable replication? Is it simple or complicated? Are there any limits to the support for replication? For example, are there storage limits, object size limits, a maximum number of replicas, any requirements to filter objects for replication or similar? Are there any implications on the performance of the database depending on how the replicas are used? 3. Discuss implications of usin this base with replication to the software development fort (approximately 0.25 page). For example, if you were to consider using this database in a replicated configuration for your network service, would there be any implications for the design of your application? Would the selection of a microservices approach or a more simplistic load balanced/replicated front end provide reasonable performance benefits? And so on.