SQL/MED (original) (raw)

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Structured Query Language standard

The SQL/MED ("Management of External Data") extension to the SQL standard is defined by ISO/IEC 9075-9:2008 (originally defined for SQL:2003). SQL/MED provides extensions to SQL that define foreign-data wrappers and datalink types to allow SQL to manage external data. External data is data that is accessible to, but not managed by, an SQL-based DBMS. This standard can be used in the development of federated database systems.

• PostgreSQL has support for some SQL/MED since version 9.1.[1][2]
• LucidDB has support for SQL/MED.[3]
• MariaDB has support for SQL/MED with the CONNECT storage engine.[4] The implementation uses different syntax than the official standard.
• Farrago has support for SQL/MED.[5]
• IBM Db2 has support for SQL/MED.[6]
• Teiid has support for SQL/MED. [7]
• Microsoft SQL Server has internal support for SQL/MED. DATALINK is provided by the FILESTREAM[8] (SQL Server 2008) and FileTable (SQL Server 2012) functionnalities and external data wrapper by the EXTERNAL TABLEs and PolyBase[9]
• SQL
• SQL:2008
• SQL:2003

1. ^ PostgreSQL Wiki: SQL/MED
2. ^ Chapter 5.12, "Foreign Data" of the PostgreSQL Guide.
3. ^ LucidDB Architecture
4. ^ CONNECT storage engine
5. ^ Farrago SQL/MED Support
6. ^ IBM federated database technology
7. ^ Teiid Documentation
8. ^ FILESTREAM
9. ^ EXTERNAL TABLE / PolyBase

• SQL/MED - A Status Report