US Patent 6862593 Separation of database transactions

According to an embodiment of the invention, a database is separated into at least a first partition and a second partition. An instruction comprising access to the database is received. An address is determined for the instruction, with a first address being assigned if the access involves a read of data in the database and a second address being assigned if the access involves a write of data in the database. The instruction is executed on the first partition of the database if the instruction involves a read of data and on the second partition of the database if the instruction involves a write of data.