You can change how your database systems behave without changing either clients or servers, by defining your logic in a smart database proxy.

Smart database proxies may not be familiar to many people, and it’s a shame because they can solve many difficult problems elegantly. This article explains what they are, what they do, and when they are useful.

A Quick Comparison

Why Would You Want to Do That?

Two Simple Examples

A Variety of Uses

What About Performance?

But That’s Not the Real Data!

A State of Mind

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