Introducing SQL Anywhere Studio
Adaptive Server Anywhere is a relational database system with a multitude of uses, from a network database server hosting many clients to a compact embedded database. The UltraLite deployment technology allows you to use Adaptive Server Anywhere features on even the smallest of devices.
This chapter describes the architecture of database applications that operate with a single database server.
For information about distributed database systems involving many databases sharing data through SQL Anywhere replication and synchronization technologies, see Consolidated and remote databases.
The pieces of a database system
Embedded database architecture
Client/server architecture
Multi-tier computing architecture
Using multiple databases
Comparing Adaptive Server Anywhere and UltraLite