Mimer SQL 11.0 Technical Description Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Product Strategy ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Technical Benefits Overview ................................................................................................................... 2 EASE-OF-USE ........................................................................................................................................... 8 Database Administration ......................................................................................................................... 8 Performance.............................................................................................................................................. 10 Database Server Architecture ............................................................................................................... 10 Server Architecture Benefits .................................................................................................................. 12 The Database Cache .............................................................................................................................. 12 Cleanup Handling ................................................................................................................................. 13 Stored Routines ...................................................................................................................................... 14 Triggers ................................................................................................................................................. 15 SQL Optimizer ....................................................................................................................................... 16 Collations .............................................................................................................................................. 17 Sequences .............................................................................................................................................. 18 Secondary Indexes ................................................................................................................................. 18 Transaction Management ...................................................................................................................... 19 Distributed Transactions ....................................................................................................................... 22 Storage Structures ................................................................................................................................. 23 Security ..................................................................................................................................................... 28 Integrity ................................................................................................................................................. 28 Access Security ...................................................................................................................................... 31 Client/Server encryption ........................................................................................................................ 33 Backup and Recovery ............................................................................................................................ 33 24 x 7 Operation ....................................................................................................................................... 36 Resilience ............................................................................................................................................... 36 Product Quality ..................................................................................................................................... 36 Replication ............................................................................................................................................. 37 Monitoring ................................................................................................................................................ 38 Openness ................................................................................................................................................... 39 SQL ........................................................................................................................................................ 40 JDBC ..................................................................................................................................................... 40 JDBC for small footprint environments ................................................................................................. 41 ADO.NET .............................................................................................................................................. 41 ADO.NET for small footprint environments .......................................................................................... 41 ODBC/CLI ............................................................................................................................................. 42 ODBC for small footprint environments ................................................................................................ 42 MimerAPI .............................................................................................................................................. 42 DbVisualizer .......................................................................................................................................... 43 Web-based Database Application and Enterprise Applications ............................................................ 43 Client/Server - Heterogeneous environments ........................................................................................ 44 Data Types ............................................................................................................................................. 45 Mimer SQL embedded ........................................................................................................................... 48 Mimer SQL Real-time edition ................................................................................................................ 49 Mimer SQL In-memory edition .............................................................................................................. 51 Mimload................................................................................................................................................. 51 Platforms ............................................................................................................................................... 52 © Mimer Information Technology AB 2021 All trademarks acknowledged INTRODUCTION Mimer SQL is a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) developed by Mimer Information Technology AB in Uppsala, Sweden. Mimer SQL is a high-performance database engine, providing an ideal data manage- ment solution across the full range of computing environments - from embedded systems, to workstations, to enterprise 3-tier architecture systems and cloud solutions. It offers a unique level of scalability, including multi-processor support, and with its availability on Windows, OpenVMS, macOS, and Linux, it is perfectly suited for open environments where interoperability is important. Mimer SQL has support for mobile systems such as Android. In Android, Mimer SQL runs seamlessly without applications being aware that the underlying database has been switched. Everything works faster and with a new level of security. It is also possible to integrate information from different parts of the phone in a secure and easy manner. Other popular enhancements include Pinyin support and sorting according to any language in the world. The Mimer SQL product also runs in memory constrained environments such as embedded systems, IOT devices, etc. Because of the small footprint and unique architecture of the Mimer SQL product, unparalleled functionality is supported to applications in these environments. Mimer SQL’s run-time characteristics, such as ease-of-use, high performance, stability and self-tuning, makes it the ideal choice for a wide variety of software products, including those that require an embedded DBMS and large-scale Internet and intranet client/server applications. With its simple installation, maintenance-free operations and no requirement for a database administrator it is a 'black box' without the maintenance, price, complexity or hardware requirements of other enterprise-class databases. Through its 100% conformance to the SQL standards including pre-processors for Embedded SQL (according to the SQL-2016 standard), an ADO.NET provider written completely in managed code, a JDBC™ Type 4 driver, and a native implementation of Microsoft's ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) interface, a Mimer SQL database can be accessed by a large number of different development tools. Mimer SQL also offers a native Mimer SQL client for those wishing to benefit fully from Mimer SQL’s performance and stability. Mimer SQL is well suited for mission-critical